Hammer candlestick recognition criteria

[andylt]

Hello,
babypips school is giving this criteria for recognizing hammer:

• The long shadow is about two or three times of the real body.
  
• Little or no upper shadow.
  
• The real body is at the upper end of the trading range.
  
• The color of the real body is not important.

Could somebody explain me 3rd point? The real body is at the upper end of the trading range.

[KingKaivar]

real body = the fat bit at the top of each hammer. You want it to be located in the upper half of the candle.

[Richard87]

real body = the fat bit at the top of each hammer. You want it to be located in the upper half of the candle.

Sorry, I dont agree, ^^ that is rule nr 2, rule nr 3 specifies that this candle is on the top of a swing/trend

[andylt]

Sorry, I dont agree, ^^ that is rule nr 2, rule nr 3 specifies that this candle is on the top of a swing/trend

Maybe they had the hanging man in mind, as the hammer can't be on top of the trend, rather in the bottom of it... ?

[Master Tang]

Sorry, I dont agree, ^^ that is rule nr 2, rule nr 3 specifies that this candle is on the top of a swing/trend

It's not up for debate.

Reread KK's reply to the question. He's right.

And while you're at it, head back to the school.

Hammers are at the bottom of a swing low, hanging man candle is at the top of a swing high. But it's the same candle in both instances, just at different points on a chart.

[andylt]

Ok, so this sentence: "The real body is at the upper end of the trading range." more or less summarizes these:
"The long shadow is about two or three times of the real body. Little or no upper shadow."