Before you start
Hook
NQ · 5-min practice chart
Learn more · the details, worked example and common mistakes
CandleLab is a practice space for learning to read price charts. The first charts are computer-generated, not recordings of a market day.
A chart shows candles that have already finished. Your answer must use only those visible candles. Future price movement stays hidden until afterwards.
Sometimes a pattern is present. Sometimes a chart only looks close. Choosing "none" is a skill, not a failure to act.
You can retry as often as you want. Every answer comes with the chart's prices and a short explanation of what was observed.
Common mistakes
- Guessing which way price will move instead of answering the question. The course tests recognition, not forecasting.
- Assuming every chart contains a pattern. Many are built with none on purpose.
- Changing your mind after the outcome is revealed. The outcome wasn't available when you decided.
From the trading desk
Professionals spend most of their screen time waiting. Saying "nothing here" when nothing qualifies is the habit that protects an account.