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# Pin bar rejection
- URL: https://www.propfirmduel.com/strategies/pin-bar-rejection/
- Published: 2026-10-07T22:33:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T22:33:00.000Z
- Description: A long wick with a small body shows price tried to go one way and was firmly pushed back. At a level, that rejection often marks a turn.
- Author: Prop Firm Duel
- Tags: Reversal strategies, #strategy, #school-reversal, #level-beginner, #Import 2026-10-07 22:49

TargetStopSellers run out of steamTurn confirmed on close

Example drawing, not live market data.

1Where's the level?

A key support or resistance level.

2What's the trigger?

A closed candle with a wick at least twice the body, pointing into the level, closing back away from it.

3Where is it wrong?

Beyond the wick tip.

4Where does it end?

2R.

Markets

Forex, Futures, Stocks

Timeframes

15m to 1d

Sessions

Any

Also called

hammer, shooting star

## What it means

A long wick with a small body shows price tried to go one way and was firmly pushed back. At a level, that rejection often marks a turn.

## How it is confirmed without repainting

Wick and body are measured only after the close.

## When it fails

The next candle closes beyond the wick tip.