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Inverted hammer on Dow Jones
On Dow Jones the inverted hammer showed up 20 times. The target came first 50% of the time, the stop 50%, and 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Dow Jones: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from October 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 6 | 67% | 33% | 0% |
| Hourly | 14 | 43% | 57% | 0% |
Dow Jones against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones | 20 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2025 | 8 | 50% | 50% |
| 2026 | 5 | 20% | 80% |
The last 8 times
- 1 Oct 2026, 15:30 ET · hourly · target first after 1 candle
- 29 Jul 2026, 14:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 8 Jun 2026, 09:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 30 Mar 2026, 11:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 13 Mar 2026 · daily · stop first after 4 candles
- 18 Nov 2025, 13:30 ET · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 26 Sep 2025, 09:30 ET · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 25 Sep 2025, 11:30 ET · 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 Dow Jones
Inside bar · Stochastic bearish cross · Stochastic bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · Doji · Spinning top · MACD bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The inverted hammer elsewhere
S&P 500 · Alibaba · 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 Dow Jones?
In 20 cases on Dow Jones, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 50% of the time and the stop came first 50%; 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the inverted hammer?
After a fall, buyers tried to push up. A first sign of interest.