Candlestick hammer · TradersWeek

Output: Signal
Input: OHLC price structure and chart scale
Horizon: From intraday to several weeks
Best use: Turn a repeatable chart condition into a falsifiable trade hypothesis.

Input: OHLC price structure and chart scale.
Output: signal.
Use boundary: Turn a repeatable chart condition into a falsifiable trade hypothesis.

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Candlestick patternsconfidence 0.76

The hammer is constructed as a named OHLC reversal from body, shadow, and trend location, making it a specialization of the candlestick-patterns method rather than a separate technique.

Read in the archive12 readings

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This registry entry describes a research method. It is not investment advice and does not make a performance claim.