Tweezer Top Candlestick Pattern — Meaning, Psychology & How to Trade It
7/6/2026
Two candles with matching highs after an uptrend — resistance rejects twice.
In plain words
Price bumps its head on the same ceiling twice and gives up.
What the classic books say
The Tweezer Top is a 2-candle reversal pattern described in the standard candlestick literature (Steve Nison's work brought these Japanese techniques west). Reference reliability is rated Medium with illustrative behaviour of ~52-58% when confirmed. Useful at established resistance.
Level by level
Beginner
Price tried to break the same high twice and failed both times. Sellers are defending that level.
Intermediate
A double rejection at identical highs signals strong overhead supply.
Advanced
A short-term top; strongest when the second candle is bearish and volume confirms the rejection.
Trade plan (educational template)
- Confirmation: Bearish close after the matched highs.
- Invalidation: A decisive close above the matched highs.
- Size the trade with the Position-Size and Risk-Reward calculators.
Common beginner mistakes
- Requiring exact ticks (approximate highs are fine)
Practise it now
- ▶ Build the Tweezer Top live in the Candlestick Playground
- 📖 Full lesson with quiz in the Learning Hub
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_Educational content only — not financial advice. Historical behaviour never guarantees future results._
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