Hammer Candlestick
One of the most famous reversal candles in technical analysis, often appearing at the end of a downtrend as a signal for a potential upward reversal.
📌 Its shape:
A small body (red or green).
A very long lower wick (at least twice the size of the body).
A short or almost nonexistent upper shadow.
Green hammer shape ✅ (a stronger signal for upward reversal).
Red hammer shape 🔴 (a signal for reversal but weaker).
📌 Its meaning:
The long lower wick indicates that sellers tried to push the price down significantly, but buyers pushed the price back up and it closed near the opening price → this means there was buying strength entering the market.
📌 What do we do when it appears?
1. Confirm its location: its true value when it appears after a downtrend.
2. Wait for confirmation: it’s best if the next candle is green and closes above the hammer body.
3. Stop-loss level: usually, we place it right below the hammer's wick.
4. Entry level: it could be at the closing of the confirmation candle or when breaking above the hammer.
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✨ Summary: The hammer is an important signal for a potential beginning of an upward move, but we must always wait for confirmation from the next candle and use proper capital management.
Have you ever tried to rely on a hammer candle to enter a trade? What was the outcome?
