Hammer & Shooting Star — Strategy

Hammer & Shooting Star Strategy for Intraday Trading

This strategy identifies two candlestick patterns commonly used in technical analysis:

Hammer Candles (a bullish reversal signal):
A hammer candle has a small body at the top with a long lower wick. The strategy goes long on the next bar open when a hammer is detected, with a stop loss at the low of the hammer bar and a target at the high.

Shooting Star Candles (a bearish reversal signal):
A shooting star candle has a small body at the bottom with a long upper wick. The strategy goes short on the next bar open when a shooting star is detected, with a stop loss at the high of the shooting star bar and a target at the low.