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Reversal Candlestick Patterns and Their Confirmation: Hammer Candlestick Pattern and Hanging Man Candle Pattern

Hammer Bullish Candle Patterns

Reversal candlestick patterns occur after an extended prior trend. Therefore, for a candle pattern to qualify as a reversal gold pattern there must be a prior trend.

These reversal candlestick patterns are:

  1. Hammer Candle Pattern & Hanging Man Candle Pattern
  2. Inverted Hammer Candle Pattern & Shooting Star Candle Pattern
  3. Piercing Line Candle Pattern & Dark Cloud Cover Candle Pattern
  4. Morning Star Candles & Evening Star Candles
  5. Engulfing Candles Patterns

Hammer Candlestick Pattern & Hanging Man Candlestick

Hammer Candle Pattern & Hanging Man Candlestick Pattern candles look alike but hammer is bullish reversal gold pattern and hanging man is a bearish reversal gold pattern.

How Do I Interpret Hammer Candles Patterns Bullish or Bearish?

Hammer Candle Pattern & Hanging Man Candle Pattern

Hammer Candlestick

Hammer is a potentially bullish pattern which forms during a downwards trend. It is named so because the xauusd market is hammering out a market bottoms.

A hammer has:

  • A small body
  • The body is at the top
  • The lower shadow is 2 or 3 times length of real body.
  • Has no upper shadow or very small upper shadow if present.
  • The color of the body is not important

How Do I Analyze Hammer Candles Patterns Bullish or Bearish?

Hammer Candle

Technical Analysis of Hammer Candles Pattern

The buy trading signal is confirmed when a candle closes above the opening xauusd price of the candle on the left side of the hammer candle pattern.

Stop orders should be set a few pips just below low of the hammer candle.

Hanging Man Candlestick

This gold pattern is a potentially bearish reversal gold trading signal that occurs during a upward trend. It is named so because it looks like a man hanging on a noose up high.

A hanging man candlestick has:

  • A small body
  • The body is at the top
  • The lower shadow is 2 or 3 times length of real body.
  • Has no upper shadow or very small upper shadow if present.
  • The color of the body is not important

How to Analyze Hammer Candlestick Pattern Technical Analysis

Hanging Man Candle

Technical Analysis of Hanging Man XAUUSD Candlesticks

The sell signal is confirmed when a bearish candlestick closes below the open of the candle on left-side of this hanging man candle pattern.

Stop orders should be placed a few pips just above high of hanging man candle.


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