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Tweezer bottom on Polkadot
On Polkadot the tweezer bottom showed up 281 times. The target came first 26% of the time, the stop 63%, and 11% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Polkadot (DOT/USDT): daily candles from January 2021, 4-hour candles from January 2021 and hourly candles from January 2021.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 8 | 25% | 50% | 25% |
| 4-hour | 46 | 22% | 65% | 13% |
| Hourly | 227 | 27% | 63% | 10% |
Polkadot against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polkadot | 281 | 26% | 63% | 11% |
| All Crypto charts | 6,991 | 33% | 55% | 12% |
| Every market | 9,709 | 35% | 55% | 11% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | 24% | 69% |
| 2022 | 47 | 26% | 64% |
| 2023 | 55 | 31% | 62% |
| 2024 | 53 | 28% | 57% |
| 2025 | 57 | 25% | 61% |
| 2026 | 27 | 19% | 70% |
The last 8 times
- 28 Sep 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 11 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 2 candles
- 31 Aug 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 23 Aug 2026, 05:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 17 Aug 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 16 Aug 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 15 Aug 2026, 21:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 11 Aug 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
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 bottom is
Two candles hit the same low. That floor held twice.
Picture a pair of tweezers, with two tips meeting at the very same point. A tweezer bottom is two candles whose lowest points land at almost exactly the same price. Price tested the floor twice, and the floor held both times.
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Other patterns on Polkadot
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · Volume profile rejection · Doji · Volume profile bounce · MACD bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The tweezer bottom elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Aave · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY
Questions
How often does the tweezer bottom work on Polkadot?
In 281 cases on Polkadot, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 26% of the time and the stop came first 63%; 11% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the tweezer bottom?
Two candles hit the same low. That floor held twice.