If you flip the Hammer candlestick on its head, the result becomes the (aptly named) Inverted Hammer candlestick pattern. Like the Hammer, the Inverted Hammer occurs after a downtrend, and it also has one long shadow and one nonexistent (or very short) shadow. Plus, they’re both bullish reversal patterns formed with just one candle! The key to identifying a Hammer versus an Inverted Hammer is the location of the long shadow. A Hammer’s long shadow extends from the bottom of the body, while an Inverted Hammer’s long shadow projects from the top. To learn a little more about this common reversal pattern, please scroll down.
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