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Hammer

BullishReversal1 candleReliability:

Small body on top, long lower shadow (≥2× the body) after a downtrend — a bullish reversal.

Description

After a decline, price is sold off hard intraday then recovers to close near the high, forming a long lower shadow like a hammer's handle.

Market psychology

Sellers tried to force price down but buyers stepped in aggressively and pushed back — seller exhaustion.

How to trade

Buy when the next candle breaks the hammer's high; stop-loss below the tail; best at support.

Confirmation

The next bullish candle closes above the hammer's body; higher volume is better.

Also known as: Bullish pin bar
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