Help with button

i have a movieclip on the stage, i named it myclip on the proprty inspector.
i made a listener and a function so this clip will trace its name when clicked:
addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,traceName);
function traceName(evt:MouseEvent)
{ trace(evt.target.name)}
however it returns “instance1” in the output panel
why doesn’t it trace “myClip”, if that’s its name??
please help, i’m very confused