The Hammer Blast pattern
The inventor of this pattern is technical analyst Stefan Salomon.
The advantages of the Hammer Blast pattern
• The pattern is designed and used by a technical analyst.
• The pattern can be used for all market indices (DOW, DAX, CAC, AEX ...) and stocks.
• The pattern is clearly defined and easy to understand.
• The pattern is rare but the historic results are very attractive.
About the Hammer Blast pattern
The pattern ...
• Identifies market rebounds.
• Can be used for market indices and stocks.
• Can be used in all time frames.
• Provides only buy signals.
The Hammer Blast candlestick pattern consists of four candles. The two first candles need to be bearish candles. The third candle needs to be a Hammer candle. The fourth candle must be a bullish candle. The open of the fourth candle must be above the close of the Hammer candle. A position is bought at the market price immediately after completion of the pattern.
![Hammer pattern buy signal.](../images/Pattern-Hammer-00-example.png)
This example shows a Hammer Blast pattern detected by the NanoTrader on Apple.
![Hammer candlestick pattern and buy signal on Apple stock.](/images/Pattern-Hammer-01-Apple-long.png)
This example shows a Hammer Blast pattern detected by the NanoTrader on the French market index CAC 40.
![Hammer pattern in NanoTrader.](../images/Pattern-Hammer-02-CAC-long.png)
The Hammer Blast candlestick pattern is also available in to NanoTrader Full as a ready-to-use screener, trading signal and trading strategy.