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Tweezer bottom on USD/JPY
On USD/JPY the tweezer bottom showed up 56 times. The target came first 29% of the time, the stop 66%, and 5% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on USD/JPY: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 6 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Hourly | 50 | 32% | 62% | 6% |
USD/JPY against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/JPY | 56 | 29% | 66% | 5% |
| All Forex charts | 625 | 33% | 57% | 11% |
| Every market | 9,709 | 35% | 55% | 11% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 45% | 45% |
| 2025 | 28 | 32% | 61% |
| 2026 | 11 | 18% | 82% |
The last 8 times
- 25 Sep 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 9 Sep 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 19 Aug 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 19 Aug 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 28 May 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 24 Apr 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 23 Mar 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 10 Feb 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 9 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 USD/JPY
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The tweezer bottom elsewhere
GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · EUR/USD · USD/CHF · GBP/JPY · NZD/USD · EUR/GBP · AUD/USD · USD/CAD · EUR/INR · Sensex · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the tweezer bottom work on USD/JPY?
In 56 cases on USD/JPY, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 29% of the time and the stop came first 66%; 5% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the tweezer bottom?
Two candles hit the same low. That floor held twice.