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Inverted hammer on GBP/USD
On GBP/USD the inverted hammer showed up 50 times. The target came first 32% of the time, the stop 58%, and 10% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on GBP/USD: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 6 | 17% | 83% | 0% |
| Hourly | 44 | 34% | 55% | 11% |
GBP/USD against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP/USD | 50 | 32% | 58% | 10% |
| All Forex charts | 558 | 40% | 53% | 8% |
| Every market | 6,734 | 37% | 55% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 33% | 67% |
| 2024 | 6 | 50% | 33% |
| 2025 | 20 | 30% | 60% |
| 2026 | 18 | 33% | 56% |
The last 8 times
- 17 Sep 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 10 Sep 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 23 Jun 2026, 12:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 22 Jun 2026, 05:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 18 Jun 2026, 01:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 7 candles
- 12 May 2026, 10:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 21 Apr 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 21 Apr 2026, 05:00 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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The inverted hammer elsewhere
EUR/JPY · EUR/USD · USD/CHF · GBP/JPY · USD/JPY · NZD/USD · EUR/GBP · AUD/USD · USD/CAD · GBP/INR · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the inverted hammer work on GBP/USD?
In 50 cases on GBP/USD, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 32% of the time and the stop came first 58%; 10% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the inverted hammer?
After a fall, buyers tried to push up. A first sign of interest.