Because I'm in a good mood, so let's learn something today.
What Does Hammer Mean?A price pattern in candlestick charting that occurs when a security trades significantly lower than its opening, but rallies later in the day to close either above or close to its opening price. This pattern forms a hammer-shaped candlestick.
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http://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/hammer.asp#ixzz1Z3i4qh73Tips:
1. You will always see reversal candlesticks here and there. But the true reversal only happens at very important support & resistance.
2. How do we determine important support & resistance? Pls do your homework!
Attach is the recent Gold chart with a hammer. Look where the market went, after that.
Here is some question for you to ponder so that you learn about "hammer reversal candlestick".
1. On the H4 chart, did you manage to spot a hammer?
2. On the Daily chart, did you manage to spot a hammer?
3. On the Daily chart, does it give you a clearer picture where it is heading in the next few days? (im sure many people is going to give me the same wrong answer).
I predict gold will go up till 1710-1790xx for 1-2 days then drop to 15xx-13xx... Maybe it's a trap? what say you?