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Inverted hammer on Optimism
On Optimism the inverted hammer showed up 132 times. The target came first 32% of the time, the stop 60%, and 8% 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 | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 4-hour | 17 | 18% | 71% | 12% |
| Hourly | 114 | 33% | 59% | 8% |
Optimism against the rest
| Charts | Found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimism | 132 | 32% | 60% | 8% |
| All Crypto charts | 4,297 | 34% | 56% | 9% |
| Every market | 6,734 | 37% | 55% | 8% |
Year by year
| Year | Found | Target first | Stop first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | 10% | 90% |
| 2023 | 29 | 24% | 66% |
| 2024 | 23 | 43% | 52% |
| 2025 | 46 | 41% | 48% |
| 2026 | 24 | 21% | 71% |
The last 8 times
- 16 Sep 2026, 04:00 UTC · hourly · went nowhere
- 14 Sep 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 9 Sep 2026, 16:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 2 candles
- 1 Sep 2026 · daily · target first after 4 candles
- 27 Aug 2026, 08:00 UTC · 4-hour · stop first after 4 candles
- 11 Aug 2026, 17:00 UTC · hourly · target first after 2 candles
- 31 Jul 2026, 06:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 3 candles
- 23 Jul 2026, 20:00 UTC · hourly · stop first after 1 candle
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 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 inverted hammer elsewhere
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Litecoin · NEAR Protocol · Chainlink · Uniswap · BNB · Cardano · Polkadot · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Nikkei 225 · Sony · GBP/USD · EUR/JPY
Questions
How often does the inverted hammer work on Optimism?
In 132 cases on Optimism, the target (1.5 × ATR) came before the stop (1 × ATR) 32% of the time and the stop came first 60%; 8% went nowhere within 12 candles.
What is the inverted hammer?
After a fall, buyers tried to push up. A first sign of interest.