Tweezer top in CB Richard Ellis

Published on Tuesday, 27 December 2011 05:00 Written by Christian Paolinetti

New York, December 27th (TradersHuddle.com) - CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) shares closed the session lower by $0.06 or -0.39% from its previous close. CB Richard Ellis' latest price action developed a short term reversal pattern in the form of a tweezer top, which is a candlestick pattern that is usually formed at the end of a uptrend. Given that the tweezer top is considered a reversal pattern, traders with long positions need to monitor stock price action for confirmation of weakness and plan position accordingly.

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) is a global commercial real estate services firm. The Company offer services such as advice and execution assistance for property leasing and sales, forecasting, and valuations.

CB Richard Ellis' stock has been a defined range with support at $14.18 and resistance at $15.52, which can be used by traders managing their trades, given the possibility of short term weakness in the stock.

Tweezer tops are exactly the opposite of tweezer bottoms, as they define a resistance point for CB Richard Ellis that needs to be digested prior to the stock price to move higher.

Tweezer tops can be formed at the end of an uptrend, at a clear horizontal resistance point, or within a downtrend when price action is dealing with the declining resistance trend. Like any other candlestick pattern it needs confirmation by trading below the previous day low. Below an example of Tweezer Top reversal patterns: