Railway tracks
Guide to trading the railway tracks candles pattern on IQ Option

Today, an interesting topic. Railway Tracks. Don't get the blog wrong, you're on the IQ Option Wiki. But we are not going to talk about railways, but about candlestick formations.

There are many different types of candle patterns. For price action traders, the tweezers tops and tweezers bottom candles are among the most important type. These candles have a solid body with a wick at the top or bottom. They often come in handy when you want to spot a trend reversal especially if you love holding long positions.

In this guide, you'll learn about the railway tracks candle pattern and how to use it to trade on IQ Option.

Overview of the railway tracks candlestick pattern

How to recognise a railway track pattern on a chart

The candlestick pattern itself is quite simple to construct and consists of only 2 candles. It is worth mentioning that in addition to Railway Track, the pattern is also called Tweezer Tops and Bottoms or Railroad Tracks Pattern. All these names refer to one candlestick pattern.

railway tracks - tweezers
Railway tracks candle pattern

For this pattern to develop there are three conditions that must be met.

The first condition is that it's created by a pair of candles. The second condition is that both candles must be of the same or almost the same length making them look like railway tracks (notice the candles above).

The third condition is that the two candles must be different. If the first is bullish, the second must be bearish.

One of the cool things about this pattern is that it's very easy to spot. The reason being is that they usually occur when the trend is exhausted and about to reverse. So if you've been watching a trend run over a period of time, watch out for this pattern, it's usually a signal that the trend is about to reverse.

How to trade using the railway tracks pattern on IQ Option

tweezer top
Railway tracks pattern appears at peak of an uptrend

If the trend has been up for a while, the railway tracks will likely appear at the peak meaning a reversal will occur. Immediately the bearish candle starts forming, and gets into a sell position.

tweezer bottom
Railway tracks pattern occur at the bottom of a downtrend

In the chart above, you'll notice that the two candles aren't exactly the same size. However, their lows are at the same level making them good candidates for a tweezer bottom pattern. This is simply a signal that the trend is about to reverse and go bullish.

When does the railway tracks candles pattern work best?

If you look at both charts, the new trend doesn't quite develop for a while. It, therefore, pays to get into long positions lasting more than 15 minutes if you're trading options on IQ Option.

This pattern also works when the markets have clear trends. It should be remembered here that every candlestick pattern requires a trend to be in place before it occurs.

Are Tweezer Top and Bottom reliable patterns?

Today, this candlestick pattern is often shown in technical analysis textbooks on a par with other patterns. However, I would like to point out here clearly and honestly that its effectiveness differs fundamentally from the results of other candlestick formations. On some instruments, the pattern may work in the opposite way to the assumptions, i.e. instead of reversing the trend, after breaking out of the pattern we have the continuation of the trend.

I would like you to use this pattern with caution. It works and it will work, but it is best used in combination with other chart analysis techniques. Supports and resistances can be helpful here. You can also filter signals by the long term trend set by the SMA200. You can use additional elements, but do not use this pattern as a stand-alone strategy.

Now that you've learned about the railway tracks candles pattern and how to use it on IQ Option, it's time to try it out. Open an IQ Option practice account today and use this pattern.

Good luck.


GENERAL RISK WARNING

IQ option products like CFDs and options are investments that can be risky. This means that if you invest in them, you could lose your money quickly. In fact, 83% of people who invest in CFDs with this provider "IQ Option" lose money. You should make sure you understand how CFDs work and if you can afford to risk losing your money. Remember, this article is not giving you any advice about investing. Any information about what happened in the past or what could happen in the future is just an opinion and not guaranteed to be true. Including examples given in the content displayed. Be warned!

How useful was this post?

Click on a star to rate it!

Average rating 4.6 / 5. Vote count: 90

No votes so far! Be the first to rate this post.

As you found this post useful...

Follow us on social media!

We are sorry that this post was not useful for you!

Let us improve this post!

Tell us how we can improve this post?


Bart Bregman

Author / IQ Option expert: "My name is Bart Bregman, I have 9 years of full-time professional trading experience. I've been trading with IQ Option for more than 7 years, mainly on the shorter time frames doing technical analyses, and have many experience with Binary Options, CFDs, Options, and Crypto trading. There is no such thing as a bad trade! As a digital nomad trader, I'm mostly traveling all over the world. Follow my journey on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/bart_bregman/. "

    1 Response to "Trading the Railway Tracks Pattern on IQ Option. Great setup and only 2 candles"

    • Gede suyatna

      Kalao di baca terus kayaknya menyanangkan,tetepi saya sering ikut riil trading selalu kalah tahu lalu beli bitcoin kalh irontrade fbs olympyadetrade kalah terakhir beli txoin$10000 sampai sekarang tak pernah kembali modal hampir $1000 000sudah habis.untuk trading,ya nanti saya coba ikut iq option .cari hal yang menyenangkan susah.???

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

3 × one =