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Tweezer top on SoftBank
On SoftBank the tweezer top showed up 25 times. The target came first 36% of the time, the stop 64%, and 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on SoftBank Group: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 12 | 33% | 67% | 0% |
| Hourly | 13 | 38% | 62% | 0% |
SoftBank against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoftBank | 25 | 36% | 64% | 0% |
| All Japanese stock market charts | 98 | 42% | 58% | 0% |
| Every market | 10,991 | 34% | 58% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2025 | 12 | 50% | 50% |
| 2026 | 4 | 25% | 75% |
The last 8 times
- 4 Sep 2026, 13:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 26 Aug 2026, 14:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 14 Aug 2026, 15:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 6 Mar 2026, 13:00 JST · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 4 Nov 2025 · daily · target first after 1 candle
- 26 Sep 2025, 11:00 JST · hourly · target first after 10 candles
- 11 Sep 2025, 10:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 13 Aug 2025 · daily · stop first after 1 candle
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.
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Other patterns on SoftBank
Inside bar · Gap up · Gap down · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Doji · Spinning top · MACD bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The tweezer top elsewhere
Sony · Toyota · Dow Jones · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Gold · Silver · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the tweezer top work on SoftBank?
In 25 cases on SoftBank, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 36% of the time and the stop came first 64%; 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the tweezer top?
Two candles hit the same high. That ceiling held twice.