Glossary

Hammer

A candle with a long lower wick at a low — sellers pushed, buyers slammed it back. Bullish at support.

Related terms

  • HawkishCentral-bank tone favoring HIGHER rates / tighter money — usually bearish for risk assets.
  • HedgeA position opened to offset the risk of another — insurance, not profit-seeking.
  • Heikin-AshiAveraged "smoothed" candles. Look clean, but hide real entries/exits — display only, never execute from them.
  • HFT — High-Frequency TradingAlgorithms trading in micro-seconds, farming spreads and reacting to news instantly.
  • Higher High (HH)A swing high above the previous one — uptrend fuel.
  • Higher Low (HL)A pullback low above the previous low — buyers stepping up earlier. Where pros buy.

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