{"id":10442,"date":"2021-11-11T19:49:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T16:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roboforex.com/blog\/?p=10442"},"modified":"2026-05-26T10:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T07:57:11","slug":"how-to-trade-tweezers-candlestick-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roboforex.com/blog\/blog\/2021\/11\/11\/how-to-trade-tweezers-candlestick-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Trade Tweezers Candlestick Pattern?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This article is devoted to the Tweezers pattern: how it forms and trades. This candlestick pattern precedes a correction or reversal of the current trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span><\/a>How Tweezers form<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This candlestick pattern is a reversal one. It can be seen in the charts of various financial instruments: currency pairs<\/a>, stocks<\/a>, futures, etc. The pattern consists of two candlesticks that have the same highs and lows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As long as Tweezers are a reversal pattern, they either appear at the top of the chart in an uptrend or at the bottom of the chart in a downtrend. The pattern is based on a classic tech analysis<\/a> principle: if the price fails to reach over the support\/resistance level<\/a> twice, a correction or even a reversal become highly probable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Tweezers, the extremes of both candlesticks are on the same level. A minor difference of a couple pips regardless of the timeframe<\/a> is admissible<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Tweezers look like on the chart<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/span><\/a>Types of Tweezers<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Depending on whether the pattern forms on the highs or lows, it can be called either Tweezers Top or Tweezers Bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/span>Tweezers Top<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is a bearish pattern that forms after an ascending movement on the local high of the price chart. The first candlestick of the pattern is normally bullish, with a white body and an upper shadow. The second candlestick of the pattern can have a large black body, or a small body of any color, or no body at all, being a Doji candlestick. Both candlesticks of the pattern have the same high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In essence, at the second candlestick, the price bounces off a strong resistance level for the second time. This means that bears<\/a> have collected forces and will be trying to capture the initiative. Further price movement downwards indicates a beginning correction. Falling of the quotations under the low of the completed pattern confirms the beginning of this correction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tweezers<\/a>
Tweezers Top on the price highs<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/span><\/a>Tweezers bottom<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tweezers Bottom is a bullish pattern that appears on the local lows of the price chart after a downtrend. The first candlestick is normally bearish, with a black body and a pronounced lower shadow. The second candlestick of the pattern can have a large white body, or a small body of any color, or no body at all, being a Doji candlestick. The candlesticks of the pattern must have the same low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the second candlestick forms, the price bounces off a strong support level for the second time. This means that bulls<\/a> are eager to stop the decline and start advancing. Further growth of the quotations indicates the beginning of an ascending correction. Power of the bulls is confirmed by growth of the price above the high of the candlestick pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tweezers<\/a>
Tweezers Bottom in the price lows<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/span><\/a>Trading by Tweezers<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tweezers are a reversal candlestick pattern, hence, look for it at the high and lows of the price chart after an ascending or a descending movement, respectively. In a flat<\/a>, this pattern is less efficient, avoid using it there. The larger timeframe<\/a>, the better: start from H1. Almost any liquid asset with acceptable volatility<\/a> will do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/span>Tweezers Bottom: buying<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The algorithm of trading by the bullish pattern is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n