Tweezer Top and Tweezer Bottom are two-candle patterns where consecutive candles share the same high (Tweezer Top) or same low (Tweezer Bottom). The matching price level shows that the market has clearly rejected a specific price twice in a row — creating a very precise support or resistance level.
Pattern Diagrams
Why Tweezers Are Significant
When price reaches the same level twice and reverses, it shows the market has clearly defined a boundary. Institutions often place orders at these exact levels — making them reliable technical zones.
Trading Tweezers
Tweezer Bottom Strategy:
Entry: Buy on the close of the second candle (if it closes bullishly)
Stop Loss: A few points below the matching low
Target: Previous swing high
Most reliable when: The matching low is also a historical support level
Entry: Buy on the close of the second candle (if it closes bullishly)
Stop Loss: A few points below the matching low
Target: Previous swing high
Most reliable when: The matching low is also a historical support level
Tweezer Top Strategy:
Exit longs on the close of the second candle
Short entry: Open of the next candle
Stop Loss: Above the matching high
Most reliable when: The matching high is also a historical resistance level
Exit longs on the close of the second candle
Short entry: Open of the next candle
Stop Loss: Above the matching high
Most reliable when: The matching high is also a historical resistance level
Tweezer Bottoms on NSE are highly reliable at round-number support levels. When NIFTY touches 22,000 or 23,000 twice on consecutive days with matching lows and reverses, it is a very strong institutional buy zone — these levels are watched by thousands of traders simultaneously.