Concept
Double Top/bottom
Double Top/bottom, also known as Adam & Eve variants, is a Chart & Candlestick Patterns concept. The Library holds 4 implementations, each one a working definition you can pull into Quant.
Top Double Top/bottom indicators
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What is a Double Top/bottom?
A double top is two swing highs at about the same level with a pullback between them; a double bottom is the mirror image at the lows. The pattern is a failed second test: the retest of resistance (or support) cannot attract follow-through, and the traders who chased the second push are left offside. Nothing is confirmed at the second touch. The classic completion rule is a break of the interim swing between the two tests (the neckline); only then has a failed retest turned into a change of behavior.
Tolerance matters: the two extremes rarely match to the tick, and a second peak that slightly overruns the first often just clears the stops resting above equal highs before turning. Pattern references also distinguish shape: an 'Adam' test is sharp and spiky, an 'Eve' test wide and rounded, giving the Adam & Eve combinations. The measure rule projects the pattern's height from the neckline for a first objective.
How traders use it
- As a confirmation-based reversal trade: entry on the neckline break (or its retest), stop beyond the double extreme, first target from the measure rule. The second touch alone is a level test, not a completed pattern.
- As a liquidity read: a second high that wicks above the first and closes back inside is treated by many traders as a stop sweep that strengthens the case, while a clean hold below the first high is the more conventional double top.
- As a volume check: classic references look for lighter volume on the second test and expansion on the neckline break; a quiet, low-participation break is easier to fade back into the range.
More Double Top/bottom implementations
Related concepts · Reversal chart patterns
Concept family
Chart & Candlestick Patterns
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Double Top/bottom FAQ
How far apart do the two tops or bottoms need to be?
There is no fixed rule. Classic chart-pattern references want two distinct swings separated by a meaningful pullback, not two candles side by side, and many screeners require the interim dip to retrace a noticeable fraction of the first advance. The closer together the two tests sit, the more the structure reads as a single level test or a small range rather than a double top.
When is a double top or double bottom confirmed?
The common rule is a close beyond the interim swing between the two tests, the neckline. Until that break, price is simply holding a range between support and resistance, and the structure can resolve as continuation instead. Confirmed patterns still fail, so most traders pair the break with a stop beyond the double extreme rather than treating the signal as settled.
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