Tweezer Top
Two candles with matching or nearly matching highs. The same price was tested twice and sellers defended it both times.
Where it matters
Meaningful at a known resistance zone after a rise.
Faded candles are the trend before it, the band is the pattern, the dashed line is the level it formed at, and ✓ marks the confirming candle.
How to read it
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How it forms
Candle 1 makes a new high. Candle 2 reaches the same high but sellers push it back down.
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Where it matters
Meaningful at a known resistance zone after a rise.
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What confirms it
A close below the low of the second candle.
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Where the idea is wrong
A close above the matching highs.
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What volume should do
Higher volume on the second, bearish candle supports the idea that sellers are defending the level.
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Common mistake
Reading it in a strong uptrend without any other sign of weakness.
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Educational content only. A pattern describes what buyers and sellers did; it does not predict what price will do next. Not investment advice or a buy, sell or hold recommendation.