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Hammer on Nikkei 225
On Nikkei 225 the hammer showed up 25 times. The target came first 52% of the time, the stop 48%, and 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Nikkei 225: daily candles from January 2015 and hourly candles from September 2024.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 10 | 60% | 40% | 0% |
| Hourly | 15 | 47% | 53% | 0% |
Nikkei 225 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | 25 | 52% | 48% | 0% |
| All Japanese stock market charts | 82 | 43% | 52% | 5% |
| Every market | 11,792 | 31% | 58% | 10% |
The last 8 times
- 9 Sep 2026, 13:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 3 Sep 2026, 14:00 JST · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 29 Jun 2026, 11:00 JST · hourly · target first after 4 candles
- 30 Apr 2026, 10:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 6 Feb 2026, 09:00 JST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 18 Dec 2025, 14:00 JST · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 16 Dec 2025, 11:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 4 candles
- 18 Nov 2025, 13:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 3 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 hammer is
After a fall, a long lower wick shows buyers stepped in.
Drop a ball on the floor and it bounces back up. A hammer candle is like that: price fell a lot during the candle, then buyers bounced it back up near where it started. The long tail below shows how far it dropped before the bounce.
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Other patterns on Nikkei 225
Inside bar · Gap up · Stochastic bearish cross · Gap down · Stochastic bullish cross · Spinning top · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bullish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · RSI overbought drop · all of them
The hammer elsewhere
Sony · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the hammer work on Nikkei 225?
In 25 cases on Nikkei 225, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 52% of the time and the stop came first 48%; 0% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the hammer?
After a fall, a long lower wick shows buyers stepped in.