Also, known as the “Pin Bar”. The hammer and hanging man look exactly alike but have completely different meanings. That again depends on the earlier Price Action . Both have small, cute little bodies (green or red), long lower shadows and no or almost none upper shadow. A Hammer is a reverse signal at the end of a downward trend. IT’s called a Hammer since the markets “Hammers” from the bottom. When the price is going down a hammer well give the signal that the jar is almost empty, the bottom is within sight and the price will likely go up again (the jar needs to be filled). The lower shadow gives us the information that the Bears have tried to lower the price even more but the Bulls were simply too strong and lift up the price a little over the opening level again. Call it survival mode. We all tend to be much stronger as soon as our life is at danger. Just to be careful, once you’ve spotted your Hammer, don’t rush into placing your buying order. You will need more Bullish i