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ESRX Forms Big Hammer after Gap Down

Arthur Hill

Arthur Hill

Chief Technical Strategist, TrendInvestorPro.com

With a big recovery on Tuesday, a number of stocks formed hammers on the price charts. Express Scripts (EXRX) formed a hammer, but has yet to follow through and fill Monday's gap. In other words, the stock is still down for the week. Follow through above the gap is needed to confirm the hammer.

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Arthur Hill
About the author: , CMT, is the Chief Technical Strategist at TrendInvestorPro.com. Focusing predominantly on US equities and ETFs, his systematic approach of identifying trend, finding signals within the trend, and setting key price levels has made him an esteemed market technician. Arthur has written articles for numerous financial publications including Barrons and Stocks & Commodities Magazine. In addition to his Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation, he holds an MBA from the Cass Business School at City University in London. Learn More