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Tweezer top on USD/JPY
On USD/JPY the tweezer top showed up 75 times. The target came first 25% of the time, the stop 63%, and 12% 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 | 15 | 27% | 73% | 0% |
| Hourly | 60 | 25% | 60% | 15% |
USD/JPY against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/JPY | 75 | 25% | 63% | 12% |
| All Forex charts | 672 | 31% | 56% | 13% |
| Every market | 10,991 | 34% | 58% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2024 | 7 | 29% | 57% |
| 2025 | 26 | 31% | 62% |
| 2026 | 28 | 18% | 61% |
The last 8 times
- 18 Sep 2026, 14:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 15 Sep 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 1 Sep 2026, 08:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 17 Aug 2026, 19:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 9 candles
- 23 Jul 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 21 Jul 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 21 Jul 2026, 09:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 15 Jul 2026, 12:00 UTC · 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 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 USD/JPY
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · MACD bearish cross · Doji · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The tweezer top elsewhere
GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · EUR/USD · USD/CHF · GBP/JPY · NZD/USD · EUR/GBP · AUD/USD · USD/CAD · GBP/INR · Dow Jones · Sony · Gold · Silver · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the tweezer top work on USD/JPY?
In 75 cases on USD/JPY, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 25% of the time and the stop came first 63%; 12% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the tweezer top?
Two candles hit the same high. That ceiling held twice.