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Inverted hammer on Bitcoin
On Bitcoin the inverted hammer showed up 155 times. The target came first 26% of the time, the stop 63%, and 11% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Bitcoin (BTC/USDT): daily candles from January 2021, 4-hour candles from January 2021 and hourly candles from January 2021.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 3 | 33% | 0% | 67% |
| 4-hour | 22 | 18% | 68% | 14% |
| Hourly | 130 | 28% | 63% | 9% |
Bitcoin against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 155 | 26% | 63% | 11% |
| All Crypto charts | 4,297 | 34% | 56% | 9% |
| Every market | 6,734 | 37% | 55% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | 41% | 53% |
| 2022 | 31 | 23% | 58% |
| 2023 | 17 | 35% | 41% |
| 2024 | 29 | 38% | 62% |
| 2025 | 36 | 19% | 69% |
| 2026 | 25 | 12% | 80% |
The last 8 times
- 20 Sep 2026, 05:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 14 Aug 2026, 07:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 10 Aug 2026, 14:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 13 Jul 2026, 11:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 25 Jun 2026, 23:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 18 Jun 2026, 18:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 14 Jun 2026, 16:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 14 Jun 2026, 15:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 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 Bitcoin
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · Stochastic bullish cross · Volume profile bounce · Doji · Volume profile rejection · MACD bearish cross · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The inverted hammer elsewhere
Ethereum · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · Aave · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY
Questions
How often does the inverted hammer work on Bitcoin?
In 155 cases on Bitcoin, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 26% of the time and the stop came first 63%; 11% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the inverted hammer?
After a fall, buyers tried to push up. A first sign of interest.