Guides

Learn to read charts, step by step

Plain-language guides to candlesticks, market structure, risk management, forex and crypto. Each one ends with a short self-test, and every topic is a playable lesson inside Candlr.

Candlestick basics

The building blocks: what a candle is made of and how trends look.

Market Structure

Swings, trends, breaks of structure and changes of character.

Support, Resistance & Zones

Support, resistance, retests and supply and demand zones.

Liquidity

Where stop orders sit and how price is drawn to them.

Smart Money Concepts

Fair value gaps, order blocks and how traders combine them.

Trading Strategies

How traders turn chart reading into repeatable setups.

Risk Management

Stops, position size, risk:reward and drawdown. The part that keeps you in the game.

Forex Essentials

Pips, lots, leverage, margin, sessions and order types.

Crypto Essentials

Spot vs futures, funding, liquidation, stablecoins and 24/7 markets.

Candlestick patterns

Eleven classic patterns with how to spot each one. See all patterns.

Candlr is educational. Nothing here is financial advice, and trading involves a high risk of loss.