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Tweezer Top & Tweezer Bottom Candlestick Patterns

🔄 Tweezer Top & Tweezer Bottom Candlestick Patterns – Reversal Signals

Tweezer Top and Tweezer Bottom are two-candle reversal patterns that signal a potential trend change. They are identified by two candles with similar highs or lows appearing at trend extremes.

Tweezer Top – potential bearish reversal

Tweezer Bottom – potential bullish reversal

📘 What Are Tweezer Patterns?

Tweezer patterns are **two-candle formations** indicating a possible trend reversal. They occur at the **top or bottom** of trends and are easy to recognize:

  • Tweezer Top: Appears after an uptrend with two candles having **matching highs**. Indicates potential bearish reversal.
  • Tweezer Bottom: Appears after a downtrend with two candles having **matching lows**. Indicates potential bullish reversal.

Example Chart: Tweezer Top and Tweezer Bottom forming at trend extremes

💡 Market Psychology

- Tweezer Top: Indicates buyers could not push prices higher after the second candle, showing selling pressure and potential trend reversal. - Tweezer Bottom: Shows sellers failing to push prices lower after the second candle, signaling buyers are entering and a potential bullish reversal.

⚠️ Pro Tip: Volume confirmation or other indicators strengthen the reliability of Tweezer patterns.

⚙️ How to Trade Tweezer Patterns

  1. Identify the Tweezer Top at an uptrend or Tweezer Bottom at a downtrend.
  2. Ensure the highs (for top) or lows (for bottom) of the two candles are nearly equal.
  3. Enter a sell (short) after confirmation for Tweezer Top or buy (long) for Tweezer Bottom.
  4. Place a stop-loss above the high (Tweezer Top) or below the low (Tweezer Bottom) of the formation.
  5. Target the next support/resistance or use a 1:2–1:3 risk/reward ratio.

Example: Tweezer Top confirmed by bearish movement; Tweezer Bottom confirmed by bullish movement

🏁 Conclusion

Tweezer Top and Tweezer Bottom patterns are simple yet powerful tools for identifying potential reversals. When combined with volume and support/resistance levels, they offer reliable trading signals.

“Tweezer patterns reveal hesitation — and signal that the trend may change direction.”

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