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Tweezer bottom on Sensex
On Sensex the tweezer bottom showed up 22 times. The target came first 50% of the time, the stop 50%, and 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Sensex: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 10 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| Hourly | 12 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
Sensex against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensex | 22 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| All Indian stock market charts | 1,243 | 42% | 51% | 7% |
| Every market | 9,709 | 35% | 55% | 11% |
The last 8 times
- 16 Sep 2026 · daily · stop first after 6 candles
- 10 Sep 2026, 10:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 9 Sep 2026, 12:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 19 Jun 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 16 Mar 2026, 13:15 IST · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 6 Jan 2026, 14:15 IST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 30 Dec 2025, 12:15 IST · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 3 Dec 2025, 11:15 IST · hourly · target first after 5 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 Sensex
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Gap up · Spinning top · Gap down · Doji · MACD bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The tweezer bottom elsewhere
Nifty 50 · Bank Nifty · Infosys · Coal India · ICICI Bank · Tata Power · Grasim · Bajaj Finserv · Bajaj Auto · TCS · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the tweezer bottom work on Sensex?
In 22 cases on Sensex, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 50% of the time and the stop came first 50%; 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the tweezer bottom?
Two candles hit the same low. That floor held twice.