Crypto · candlestick pattern
Tweezer top on Pepe
On Pepe the tweezer top showed up 188 times. The target came first 28% of the time, the stop 63%, and 9% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Pepe (PEPE/USDT): daily candles from May 2023, 4-hour candles from May 2023 and hourly candles from May 2023.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 4 | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 4-hour | 28 | 18% | 82% | 0% |
| Hourly | 156 | 29% | 61% | 10% |
Pepe against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepe | 188 | 28% | 63% | 9% |
| All Crypto charts | 7,854 | 34% | 57% | 9% |
| Every market | 10,991 | 34% | 58% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 39 | 18% | 67% |
| 2024 | 58 | 17% | 69% |
| 2025 | 47 | 40% | 57% |
| 2026 | 44 | 39% | 59% |
The last 8 times
- 11 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 29 Sep 2026, 14:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 18 Sep 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 14 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 5 Sep 2026, 22:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 4 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 12 candles
- 3 Sep 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 6 candles
- 31 Aug 2026, 11:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
Counted by the Trading Class research engine on real past candles: entry at the signal candle's close, target 1.5 × ATR(14), stop 1 × ATR(14), 12 candles to decide, a candle that touches both counts as the stop. How we count. Past data, not a forecast and not advice.
What the tweezer top is
Two candles hit the same high. That ceiling held twice.
Imagine jumping twice and bumping your head on the same spot of the ceiling both times. A tweezer top is two candles whose highest points land at almost exactly the same price. Buyers hit a ceiling twice, and it held both times.
The full tweezer top lesson, video and quiz ›
Other patterns on Pepe
Inside bar · Doji · Stochastic bullish cross · Stochastic bearish cross · Volume profile rejection · Spinning top · Volume profile bounce · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · all of them
The tweezer top elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · Dow Jones · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver
Questions
How often does the tweezer top work on Pepe?
In 188 cases on Pepe, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 28% of the time and the stop came first 63%; 9% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the tweezer top?
Two candles hit the same high. That ceiling held twice.