What Is a Hammer in Trading

A hammer is a price pattern in candlestick charting that occurs when a security trades significantly lower than its opening, but rallies within the period to close near the opening price. This pattern forms a hammer-shaped candlestick, in which the lower shadow is at least twice the size of the real body.

How do you trade with a hammer?

To trade when you see the inverted hammer candlestick pattern, start by looking for other signals that confirm the possible reversal. To trade an uptrend, you can ‘buy’ (go long). If you think that the signal is not strong enough and the downtrend will continue, you can ‘sell’ (go short).

What is hammering in stock market?

Hammering is rapid and concentrated selling of stock shares in the wake of an unexpected event that is perceived as extremely damaging to the company’s short-term performance. The effect of hammering is a steep drop in the price of the stock.