Guides
Chart reading guides
Plain explanations for learning to read charts. Educational only, not financial advice.
- What chart pattern is this?
A simple way to work out which chart pattern you are looking at: check the trend, mark the swings, name the shape and find the level that would prove it wrong. - Chart patterns list
A full list of chart patterns grouped into reversal and continuation, with bullish or bearish lean, and a page explaining each one. - How to read candlestick charts
What the body and wicks of a candle mean, how to read a row of candles, and the beginner mistakes to avoid. - Support and resistance
What support and resistance are, how to find the levels that matter on a chart, and why a level can flip after it breaks. - Head and shoulders vs double top
Both are bearish reversal patterns that complete on a neckline break. Here is how to tell them apart on a chart. - Bull flag vs pennant
Bull flags and pennants both follow a sharp move. The difference is the shape of the pause. Here is how to tell them apart. - Rising wedge vs falling wedge
Rising wedges usually lean bearish and falling wedges usually lean bullish, which surprises many beginners. Here is why, and how to spot each one. - AI chart analyzer
What an AI chart analyzer does with a screenshot, where it helps, where it can be wrong, and how to use one for learning.