Crypto · candlestick pattern
Hammer on Optimism
On Optimism the hammer showed up 260 times. The target came first 32% of the time, the stop 56%, and 12% went nowhere within 12 candles.
Counted on Optimism (OP/USDT): daily candles from June 2022, 4-hour candles from June 2022 and hourly candles from June 2022.
By timeframe
| Timeframe | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 8 | 25% | 38% | 38% |
| 4-hour | 48 | 38% | 50% | 12% |
| Hourly | 204 | 30% | 58% | 11% |
Optimism against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimism | 260 | 32% | 56% | 12% |
| All Crypto charts | 9,050 | 29% | 59% | 12% |
| Every market | 11,792 | 31% | 58% | 10% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 31 | 19% | 65% |
| 2023 | 55 | 42% | 49% |
| 2024 | 86 | 27% | 60% |
| 2025 | 45 | 22% | 69% |
| 2026 | 43 | 47% | 37% |
The last 8 times
- 12 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 12 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
- 25 Aug 2026, 21:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 5 candles
- 25 Aug 2026, 20:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 6 candles
- 19 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 3 candles
- 13 Aug 2026, 16:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 2 candles
- 13 Aug 2026, 02:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 3 candles
- 13 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC · 4-hour · target first after 6 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.
The full hammer lesson, video and quiz ›
Other patterns on Optimism
Inside bar · Stochastic bullish cross · Stochastic bearish cross · Spinning top · Volume profile bounce · Volume profile rejection · Doji · MACD bullish cross · MACD bearish cross · EMA 9/21 bearish cross · all of them
The hammer elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · Nifty 50 · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY
Questions
How often does the hammer work on Optimism?
In 260 cases on Optimism, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 32% of the time and the stop came first 56%; 12% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the hammer?
After a fall, a long lower wick shows buyers stepped in.