# Tweezer Top/bottom Tweezer Top/bottom is an indicator on [Vela](https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart), our next-generation charting platform, written in Pine Script®. Detects tweezer tops and bottoms (consecutive candles matching highs or lows within a tick- and ATR-scaled tolerance after a qualifying 1-ATR move) and grades each with a confluence score for rejection wicks and prior support or resistance. Matched levels extend until a close invalidates them, with boxes, starred labels and four alerts. - Indicator in the LuxAlgo Library, by LuxAlgo, published Jun 10, 2026. - Access: free. - Concepts: [Tweezer Top/bottom](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/tweezer-top-bottom/) (primary) - Open on Vela: https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart?pineScriptCodeId=b7od2f3qlymi378au4cvazxu - Page: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/tweezer-top-bottom/ **Tweezer Top/bottom** finds the two-candle rejection and then grades it: bare matched extremes are everywhere on a chart. A [tweezer](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/tweezer-top-bottom/) registers when consecutive candles (or separated by up to two, if allowed) print highs or lows within a tick- and volatility-scaled tolerance after a qualifying move, the second candle closing counter-trend by default. Each detection carries a starred confluence score and its matched extreme becomes a live level. ## How to Trade the Tweezer Top/bottom? - **Starred patterns first**: ★★ tweezers combine a rejection wick with tested support or resistance; Minimum Confluence Score silences everything below the bar you set. - **Matched level lines**: the shared extreme extends right as the price the pattern rests on. While it holds, the thesis holds. - **Invalidation**: a candle settling past the matched level dashes the line and marks ✕. The level failed; both sides carry alerts. ## Tweezer Top/bottom Settings - **Tolerance (Ticks)** (default 2) and **Tolerance (ATR Fraction)** (default 0.10): the two match tolerances. The larger applies; **ATR Length** (default 14) drives the volatility side. - **Allowed Gap Candles** (default 0): 0 keeps the strict form; 1-2 accept the looser separated form. - **Second Candle Filter** (default Counter-Trend Close): Any, Counter-Trend Close, or Opposite Colors. - **Require Preceding Move** (default on) with **Move Lookback (Bars)** (default 10) and **Minimum Net Move (ATR)** (default 1.0): demands a move into the pattern with the matched extreme as the window extreme. - **Minimum Confluence Score** (default 0), **Rejection Wick (× Body)** (default 2.0), **Swing Pivot Length** (default 5) and **S/R Proximity (ATR)** (default 0.25): the grading layer. - **Active Levels per Side** (default 3): matched levels that keep extending; style: **Pattern Labels**, **Highlight Pattern Candles**, **Matched Level Lines**, **Mark Invalidation** (all on). ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How does a tweezer differ from a Harami? Both are two-candle reversals: the [Harami](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/harami/) reads containment (a small body inside the prior body), while the tweezer reads repeated rejection at one exact price, handing you a level to trade against. ### What do the stars on a label mean? One condition earns ★, both earn ★★: a wick on the matched side at least the wick multiple times its body, and the matched extreme within the S/R proximity of a prior swing level. ### Do the gap candles weaken the pattern? Allowing one or two bars between the matches admits the looser textbook form; the in-between candles must stay inside the matched extremes. The strict consecutive default remains the cleanest expression of the fast retest. ## Related indicators - [On-neck / In-neck / Thrusting](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/on-neck-in-neck-thrusting/) (Chart & Candlestick Patterns): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/on-neck-in-neck-thrusting.md - [Rising/falling Three Methods](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/rising-falling-three-methods/) (Chart & Candlestick Patterns): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/rising-falling-three-methods.md - [Swing Highs/Lows & Candle Patterns](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/swing-highs-lows-candle-patterns/) (Hammer): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/swing-highs-lows-candle-patterns.md - [Reversal Candlestick Structure](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/reversal-candlestick-structure/) (Hammer): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/reversal-candlestick-structure.md - [Candlestick Structure](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/candlestick-structure/) (Doji): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/candlestick-structure.md - [Evening Star](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/evening-star/) (Chart & Candlestick Patterns): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/evening-star.md - [Hanging Man](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/hanging-man/) (Chart & Candlestick Patterns): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/hanging-man.md - [Candlestick Channels](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/candlestick-channels/) (Hammer): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/candlestick-channels.md --- Source: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/tweezer-top-bottom/ (LuxAlgo Library). 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