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Inverted hammer on Nikkei 225
On Nikkei 225 the inverted hammer showed up 30 times. The target came first 50% of the time, the stop 50%, 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 | 11 | 55% | 45% | 0% |
| Hourly | 19 | 47% | 53% | 0% |
Nikkei 225 against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | 30 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| All Japanese stock market charts | 94 | 50% | 49% | 1% |
| Every market | 6,734 | 37% | 55% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 67% | 33% |
| 2025 | 9 | 56% | 44% |
| 2026 | 11 | 27% | 73% |
The last 8 times
- 3 Sep 2026, 10:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 19 Aug 2026, 10:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 28 Jul 2026, 10:00 JST · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 22 Jul 2026 · daily · stop first after 3 candles
- 16 Jul 2026, 14:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 2 candles
- 11 Jun 2026, 10:00 JST · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 30 Apr 2026, 11:00 JST · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 11 Mar 2026 · daily · 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 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 inverted hammer elsewhere
Sony · Toyota · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY · Ethereum · Bitcoin
Questions
How often does the inverted hammer work on Nikkei 225?
In 30 cases on Nikkei 225, 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.