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Confirmation
9 guides in Finabase Learn
- Dow theory: the six tenets and confirmation by the transports Where Dow theory came from, its six tenets explained plainly, how the industrials and transports confirm each other, and what DIA and IYT showed from 2024 to 2026.
- Hammer candlestick pattern: meaning, rules and reliability How to identify a hammer candle, the exact rules Finabase’s scanner uses, why it needs confirmation, and what 167 real hammers did next.
- Hanging man candlestick: rules, context and what the data shows What separates a hanging man from a hammer, the exact TA-Lib test Finabase runs, why most never confirm, and what 483 real ones did next.
- Hikkake pattern: trading the false breakout of an inside bar How the hikkake inside-bar trap works, what TA-Lib’s ±100 and ±200 values mean, and what 3,452 hikkake signals on 60 US stocks did next.
- Homing pigeon candlestick pattern: rules, examples and data How to spot a homing pigeon, the two-black-candle bullish pattern, the TA-Lib rules behind Finabase’s markers, and what 416 real cases did next.
- Ladder bottom candlestick pattern: rules, examples and data How to spot a ladder bottom, the loose TA-Lib test Finabase uses, two real cases from March 2026, and what 60 ladder bottoms on US large caps did next.
- Three inside up and three inside down: the confirmed harami How the three inside up and three inside down patterns form, TA-Lib’s exact test, two real cases from 2026, and how 467 detections on US stocks performed.
- Three outside up and down: engulfing plus a follow-through day The three outside up and three outside down patterns: how they form, TA-Lib’s size-free test, real 2025 examples, and results from 994 detections.
- Volume analysis: confirmation, climax volume and relative volume How to read trading volume on a chart: confirming trends and breakouts, climax volume, relative volume, and three real 2025 cases including one that failed.
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