Candlestick Learning Lab
Explore candle shapes and 15 chart patterns, then practise with two quizzes.
Simulated examples · Free learning toolRead a candle first
The body joins the opening and closing prices. The upper and lower wicks show the high and low. Green means close ≥ open; red means close < open. Read the shape together with the preceding trend and timeframe.
Doji
What to notice
The open and close are very close together, making a small body.
Shows a balance between buying and selling during this candle. Context matters; it is not a reversal guarantee.
Hammer shape
What to notice
A small body near the top, a long lower wick and a short upper wick.
Price recovered from its low. The name Hammer is usually interpreted after a decline; the shape alone does not establish that context.
Shooting Star shape
What to notice
A small body near the bottom with a long upper wick.
Price pulled back from its high. Reversal interpretation usually needs a preceding rise and further evidence.
Bullish Engulfing
What to notice
A rising candle body covers the previous falling candle body.
The second candle closes above the first candle’s open. Wicks do not have to be engulfed; a pattern does not guarantee a rise.
Bearish Engulfing
What to notice
A falling candle body covers the previous rising candle body.
The second candle closes below the first candle’s open. Interpret it alongside the preceding trend rather than as a trade instruction.
Inside Bar
What to notice
The second candle has a lower high and a higher low than the first.
Shows a narrower price range. It can precede movement in either direction; candle colour is not the definition.
Can you recognise the shape?
Six questions, one for each example. You receive an explanation after every answer. Your score stays on this page and is not uploaded.
Which shape does this example show?
Practice complete
Recognising a shape is one part of chart-reading. It does not establish a profitable strategy.
Chart-pattern explorer
These patterns develop over many candles. They are different from single-candle shapes. Choose one of 15 original examples.
Head & Shoulders
Reversal after a rise
Formation: Three peaks: the middle peak is highest; the outer peaks form the shoulders.
Confirmation and failure: A close below the neckline supports completion; a move back above it weakens that reading.
Volume is supporting context: activity often contracts during consolidation and expands on a break. It does not make a breakout certain. These sketches show the setup before confirmation.
Test your pattern recognition
Six random questions. Dashed lines mark boundaries, not trading instructions.
Reference reading: StockCharts ChartSchool pattern guide. Diagrams and wording here are original educational examples. Recognition does not predict a profitable outcome.
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