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Tweezer bottom on S&P 500
On S&P 500 the tweezer bottom showed up 22 times. The target came first 45% of the time, the stop 50%, and 5% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on S&P 500: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 4 | 25% | 50% | 25% |
| Hourly | 18 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
S&P 500 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 22 | 45% | 50% | 5% |
| All US stock market charts | 710 | 38% | 57% | 5% |
| Every market | 9,709 | 35% | 55% | 11% |
The last 8 times
- 21 Aug 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 6 candles
- 28 Jul 2026 · daily · stop first after 1 candle
- 8 Jul 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 23 Jun 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 30 Mar 2026, 15:30 ET · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 30 Mar 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 14 Jan 2026, 12:30 ET · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 19 Nov 2025, 09:30 ET · hourly · 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 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 S&P 500
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · Gap up · Spinning top · Gap down · RSI overbought drop · Doji · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · all of them
The tweezer bottom elsewhere
Dow Jones · Nasdaq 100 · Alibaba · Tesla · Broadcom · Oracle · Microsoft · Meta · Intel · Boeing · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the tweezer bottom work on S&P 500?
In 22 cases on S&P 500, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 45% of the time and the stop came first 50%; 5% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the tweezer bottom?
Two candles hit the same low. That floor held twice.