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Learn to read price charts. Fourteen free lessons, original fictional charts and a practice lab. Learn what a chart shows, what a pattern might mean, and what could make that interpretation fail.
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Reading Charts LESSON 01 chart-chart-anatomy fictional candlestick chart Closes in observation order: 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. The full OHLCV table is available in this lesson. Period 1: open 10, high 11, low 9, close 10 Period 2: open 10, high 13, low 9, close 12 Period 3: open 12, high 15, low 11, close 14 Period 4: open 14, high 17, low 13, close 16 Period 5: open 16, high 19, low 15, close 18 Period 6: open 18, high 21, low 17, close 20 CHART SCHOOL FREE LESSON
Chart anatomy and axes A price chart places time on the horizontal axis and price on the vertical axis.
Not marked complete Read lesson → LESSON 02 chart-candlesticks fictional candlestick chart Closes in observation order: 50, 55, 52, 54, 51, 53. The full OHLCV table is available in this lesson. Period 1: open 50, high 51, low 49, close 50 Period 2: open 50, high 56, low 49, close 55 Period 3: open 55, high 56, low 51, close 52 Period 4: open 52, high 55, low 51, close 54 Period 5: open 54, high 55, low 50, close 51 Period 6: open 51, high 54, low 50, close 53 CHART SCHOOL FREE LESSON
Candlesticks and OHLC Each candle summarizes an interval using open, high, low and close, or OHLC.
Not marked complete Read lesson → LESSON 03 chart-timeframes fictional candlestick chart Closes in observation order: 100, 101, 100, 106, 105, 108. The full OHLCV table is available in this lesson. Period 1: open 100, high 101, low 99, close 100 Period 2: open 100, high 102, low 99, close 101 Period 3: open 101, high 102, low 99, close 100 Period 4: open 100, high 107, low 99, close 106 Period 5: open 106, high 107, low 104, close 105 Period 6: open 105, high 109, low 104, close 108 CHART SCHOOL FREE LESSON
Timeframes and gaps An interval determines what each candle summarizes: minutes, days or longer.
Not marked complete Read lesson → LESSON 04 chart-trend-structure fictional candlestick chart Closes in observation order: 40, 48, 43, 52, 46, 55. The full OHLCV table is available in this lesson. Period 1: open 40, high 41, low 39, close 40 Period 2: open 40, high 49, low 39, close 48 Period 3: open 48, high 49, low 42, close 43 Period 4: open 43, high 53, low 42, close 52 Period 5: open 52, high 53, low 45, close 46 Period 6: open 46, high 56, low 45, close 55 CHART SCHOOL FREE LESSON
Trend structure Chart readers describe an uptrend with successive higher swing highs and higher swing lows, and a downtrend with lower highs and lows.
Not marked complete Read lesson → LESSON 06 chart-volume-liquidity fictional candlestick chart Closes in observation order: 10, 10, 10, 10.5, 10.2, 10.4. The full OHLCV table is available in this lesson. Period 1: open 10, high 11, low 9, close 10 Period 2: open 10, high 11, low 9, close 10 Period 3: open 10, high 11, low 9, close 10 Period 4: open 10, high 11.5, low 9, close 10.5 Period 5: open 10.5, high 11.5, low 9.2, close 10.2 Period 6: open 10.2, high 11.4, low 9.2, close 10.4 CHART SCHOOL FREE LESSON
Volume and liquidity Volume counts traded units during a period.
Not marked complete Read lesson → Recognizing Patterns LESSON 05 chart-support-resistance fictional candlestick chart Closes in observation order: 40, 50, 41, 49, 40, 51. The full OHLCV table is available in this lesson. Period 1: open 40, high 41, low 39, close 40 Period 2: open 40, high 51, low 39, close 50 Period 3: open 50, high 51, low 40, close 41 Period 4: open 41, high 50, low 40, close 49 Period 5: open 49, high 50, low 39, close 40 Period 6: open 40, high 52, low 39, close 51 CHART SCHOOL FREE LESSON
Support and resistance Support and resistance are areas where price previously paused or reversed, often called floors and ceilings.
Not marked complete Read lesson → LESSON 09 chart-double-tops fictional candlestick chart Closes in observation order: 80, 90, 100, 90, 99, 94, 87. The full OHLCV table is available in this lesson. Period 1: open 80, high 81, low 79, close 80 Period 2: open 80, high 91, low 79, close 90 Period 3: open 90, high 101, low 89, close 100 Period 4: open 100, high 101, low 89, close 90 Period 5: open 90, high 100, low 89, close 99 Period 6: open 99, high 100, low 93, close 94 Period 7: open 94, high 95, low 86, close 87 CHART SCHOOL FREE LESSON
Double tops and necklines A proposed double top starts with a prior advance, then two peaks near a resistance area separated by a trough.
Not marked complete Read lesson → LESSON 10 chart-bear-flags fictional candlestick chart Closes in observation order: 60, 50, 40, 42, 45, 43, 38. The full OHLCV table is available in this lesson. Period 1: open 60, high 61, low 59, close 60 Period 2: open 60, high 61, low 49, close 50 Period 3: open 50, high 51, low 39, close 40 Period 4: open 40, high 43, low 39, close 42 Period 5: open 42, high 46, low 41, close 45 Period 6: open 45, high 46, low 42, close 43 Period 7: open 43, high 44, low 37, close 38 CHART SCHOOL FREE LESSON
Bear flags A bear flag describes a possible continuation after a sharp decline, sometimes called the pole.
Not marked complete Read lesson → LESSON 11 chart-triangles-ranges fictional candlestick chart Closes in observation order: 46, 54, 48, 53, 49, 52, 50. The full OHLCV table is available in this lesson. Period 1: open 46, high 47, low 45, close 46 Period 2: open 46, high 55, low 45, close 54 Period 3: open 54, high 55, low 47, close 48 Period 4: open 48, high 54, low 47, close 53 Period 5: open 53, high 54, low 48, close 49 Period 6: open 49, high 53, low 48, close 52 Period 7: open 52, high 53, low 49, close 50 CHART SCHOOL FREE LESSON
Triangles and ranges A range contains repeated movement between approximate boundaries.
Not marked complete Read lesson → LESSON 12 chart-false-breakouts fictional candlestick chart Closes in observation order: 40, 50, 45, 50, 52, 48. The full OHLCV table is available in this lesson. Period 1: open 40, high 41, low 39, close 40 Period 2: open 40, high 51, low 39, close 50 Period 3: open 50, high 51, low 44, close 45 Period 4: open 45, high 51, low 44, close 50 Period 5: open 50, high 53, low 49, close 52 Period 6: open 52, high 53, low 47, close 48 CHART SCHOOL FREE LESSON
Breakouts and false breakouts A breakout moves beyond a previously specified boundary.
Not marked complete Read lesson → Thinking About Strategies & Risk LESSON 07 chart-moving-averages fictional candlestick chart Closes in observation order: 10, 12, 14, 10, 11, 9. The full OHLCV table is available in this lesson. Period 1: open 10, high 11, low 9, close 10 Period 2: open 10, high 13, low 9, close 12 Period 3: open 12, high 15, low 11, close 14 Period 4: open 14, high 15, low 9, close 10 Period 5: open 10, high 12, low 9, close 11 Period 6: open 11, high 12, low 8, close 9 CHART SCHOOL FREE LESSON
Moving averages and crossovers A simple moving average takes the arithmetic mean of a chosen number of past prices, usually closes.
Not marked complete Read lesson → LESSON 08 chart-rsi-momentum fictional candlestick chart Closes in observation order: 70, 78, 85, 95, 94, 105. The full OHLCV table is available in this lesson. Period 1: open 70, high 71, low 69, close 70 Period 2: open 70, high 79, low 69, close 78 Period 3: open 78, high 86, low 77, close 85 Period 4: open 85, high 96, low 84, close 95 Period 5: open 95, high 96, low 93, close 94 Period 6: open 94, high 106, low 93, close 105 CHART SCHOOL FREE LESSON
RSI and momentum The Relative Strength Index, or RSI, summarizes the balance of recent gains and losses on a scale from 0 to 100.
Not marked complete Read lesson → LESSON 13 chart-strategy-framework fictional candlestick chart Closes in observation order: 45, 50, 48, 51, 52, 48. The full OHLCV table is available in this lesson. Period 1: open 45, high 46, low 44, close 45 Period 2: open 45, high 51, low 44, close 50 Period 3: open 50, high 51, low 47, close 48 Period 4: open 48, high 52, low 47, close 51 Period 5: open 51, high 53, low 50, close 52 Period 6: open 52, high 53, low 47, close 48 CHART SCHOOL FREE LESSON
A hypothetical strategy framework A useful educational framework records a hypothesis, observable conditions, invalidation, a hypothetical outcome and a review.
Not marked complete Read lesson → LESSON 14 chart-risk-costs fictional candlestick chart Closes in observation order: 50, 51, 50, 49, 47, 48. The full OHLCV table is available in this lesson. Period 1: open 50, high 51, low 49, close 50 Period 2: open 50, high 52, low 49, close 51 Period 3: open 51, high 52, low 49, close 50 Period 4: open 50, high 51, low 48, close 49 Period 5: open 49, high 50, low 46, close 47 Period 6: open 47, high 49, low 46, close 48 CHART SCHOOL FREE LESSON
Risk, costs and review A chart cannot show every risk.
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