How do you spot a Tweezer Top candle?

Appears at the top of an uptrend or at a key resistance level: two consecutive candles with equal or nearly equal highs. Candle 1: usually bullish, continuing the trend.

Is the Tweezer Top candle a bullish or bearish signal?

A bearish reversal pattern made of two candles, with confirmation: optional. Its reference success rate is 60%. You can spot it yourself on live daily candles for any symbol in the members' technical terminal.

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Tweezer Top

A Tweezer Top is the bearish counterpart of the Tweezer Bottom. Two consecutive candles share the same high (or nearly) at the top of an uptrend. The matching high marks a price sellers refused to let through twice in a row, forming a clear resistance ceiling.

PATTERN ID

Signal Bearish ▼

Reliability ★★★☆☆

Win Rate 60%

Expected move -3–7%

Timeframe Daily / 4 hours

Confirmation optional

The short answer

What is a Tweezer Top candle?: A Tweezer Top (Tweezer Top) is the bearish counterpart of the Tweezer Bottom. Two consecutive candles share the same high (or nearly) at the top of an uptrend.
How do you spot a Tweezer Top candle?: Appears at the top of an uptrend or at a key resistance level: two consecutive candles with equal or nearly equal highs. Candle 1: usually bullish, continuing the trend.
Is the Tweezer Top candle a bullish or bearish signal?: A bearish reversal pattern made of two candles, with confirmation: optional. Its reference success rate is 60%. You can spot it yourself on live daily candles for any symbol in the members' technical terminal. Open the technical terminal →

Pattern illustration

A dashed line showing equal highs: a resistance ceiling

How to identify the pattern

Step-by-step checks

Appears at the top of an uptrend or at a key resistance level
Two consecutive candles with equal or nearly equal highs
Candle 1: usually bullish, continuing the trend
Candle 2: usually bearish, signaling rejection
Stronger with RSI above 70 or a known resistance and long upper shadows

Trading psychology

The power struggle between buyers and sellers

Price reaches a new high and buyers cannot break through, as sellers reject the level twice. The market said it twice: the bulls tried and failed, then tried again and failed at the same price.

Outlook and confirmation

Entry conditions and expected price move

Optional, adds confidence

Especially strong at major resistance levels or round numbers. The stop-loss goes just above the shared high.

Ideal setting for the pattern

At key resistance

Typical timeframe: daily / 4 hours

Where to find it on the platform

Technical terminal for members
Shows the daily-timeframe candles for any symbol on the platform's list. You identify the pattern by eye: the terminal does not name it.

How it is traded in practice

A Tweezer Top is two candles touching the same high (green, then red): buyers tested the ceiling twice and were turned back from the exact same point, which suggests sell orders sitting right above the price. Traders often look to exit or sell after the second candle closes below the midpoint of the first, with the stop just above the double high. Like its mirror image, the precision of the level gives a tight, well-defined stop and a calculated ratio.

Common mistake

Selling every pair of nearby highs in an uptrend: strong trends touch a level twice and then break through on the third try. A serious tweezer needs a mature rise, resistance with a history and bearish confirmation after it. Another mistake is a stop placed exactly at the high: a brief third test just above it hits the stop and then the market reverses without you. The small margin above the level is part of the design.