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Hammer: what it's actually best at

Hammer reversal candle (long lower wick) — enter long, hold a short horizon.

2

assets where it was the #1 edge

0.06

average Sharpe across all tests

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Assets where Hammer won

Crude Oil WTI (CL) +7.4%Heating Oil (HO) +1.3%

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