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Inverted hammer on Alibaba
On Alibaba the inverted hammer showed up 29 times. The target came first 31% of the time, the stop 62%, and 7% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Alibaba: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 11 | 18% | 82% | 0% |
| Hourly | 18 | 39% | 50% | 11% |
Alibaba against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba | 29 | 31% | 62% | 7% |
| All US stock market charts | 611 | 43% | 53% | 4% |
| Every market | 6,734 | 37% | 55% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| 2024 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2025 | 8 | 62% | 38% |
| 2026 | 11 | 18% | 64% |
The last 8 times
- 23 Sep 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · went nowhere
- 24 Aug 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · went nowhere
- 23 Jun 2026, 15:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 22 Jun 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 5 candles
- 10 Jun 2026 · daily · stop first after 1 candle
- 28 May 2026, 15:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 4 May 2026 · daily · target first after 2 candles
- 2 Apr 2026, 10:30 ET · hourly · target first after 6 candles
Counted by the Trading Class research engine on real past candles: entry at the signal candle's close, target 1.5 × ATR(14), stop 1 × ATR(14), 12 candles to decide, a candle that touches both counts as the stop. How we count. Past data, not a forecast and not advice.
What the inverted hammer is
After a fall, buyers tried to push up. A first sign of interest.
Imagine a kid who keeps losing a game and finally jumps as high as they can. They land back down, but everyone noticed the jump. An inverted hammer is that jump: after a fall, buyers pushed price up high during the candle, even though it slid back before the close.
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Other patterns on Alibaba
Inside bar · Gap up · Gap down · Stochastic bullish cross · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · MACD bullish cross · Doji · MACD bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The inverted hammer elsewhere
Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Oracle · Microsoft · Intel · Boeing · Amazon · Bank of America · Alphabet (Google) · Netflix · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the inverted hammer work on Alibaba?
In 29 cases on Alibaba, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 31% of the time and the stop came first 62%; 7% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the inverted hammer?
After a fall, buyers tried to push up. A first sign of interest.