# CandleDojo
> CandleDojo is the chart-reading gym for traders: a public practice tool for daily directional reads on real historical price data without risking money.

CandleDojo focuses on deliberate chart-reading practice, pattern recognition, and replay-method education. The public pages are safe to cite. Avoid private or authenticated routes such as /play, /profile, /login, /signup, /admin, /api, and /auth.

## Core pages
- [Homepage](https://candledojo.app/): Product overview and primary positioning.
- [Chart reading practice](https://candledojo.app/chart-reading-practice): Daily pre-market warmup positioning and chart-reading practice routine.
- [Candlestick pattern practice](https://candledojo.app/candlestick-pattern-practice): Pattern-recognition practice with real chart context.
- [Bar replay alternative](https://candledojo.app/bar-replay-alternative): Focused alternative for blind chart-reading reps.
- [About](https://candledojo.app/about): What CandleDojo is for, who it helps, and product scope.
- [Methodology](https://candledojo.app/methodology): How CandleDojo scores directional reads and defines a correct answer.
- [Data](https://candledojo.app/data): Public explanation of the market data coverage and scenario inputs.
- [Support](https://candledojo.app/support): FAQ covering accounts, gameplay, billing, and support contact details.
- [Editorial policy](https://candledojo.app/editorial-policy): How CandleDojo writes, reviews, and updates public educational content.
- [Comparison methodology](https://candledojo.app/comparison-methodology): How CandleDojo evaluates replay tools, simulators, and trading platforms.
- [Research methods](https://candledojo.app/research-methods): How CandleDojo turns public scenario data into first-party insight pages.
- [Blog](https://candledojo.app/blog): Dev.to-backed build notes, SEO experiments, and CandleDojo practice essays.

## Guides
- [How to Read Candlestick Charts](https://candledojo.app/guides/how-to-read-candlestick-charts): A foundational candlestick guide built around anatomy, context, timeframe, and location.
- [How to Practice Price Action](https://candledojo.app/guides/how-to-practice-price-action): A practical routine for building price-action skill through replay, journaling, and deliberate reps.
- [Bar Replay vs Paper Trading vs CandleDojo](https://candledojo.app/guides/bar-replay-vs-paper-trading): A framework for deciding when to use replay, paper trading, or structured chart-reading drills.
- [Best Way to Practice Chart Reading](https://candledojo.app/guides/best-way-to-practice-chart-reading): A structured practice routine for improving chart-reading speed and consistency.
- [What to Look for in a Candlestick Pattern Practice Tool](https://candledojo.app/guides/candlestick-pattern-practice-tool): A framework for judging pattern practice tools by feedback quality, realism, and training value.
- [How to Use Market Replay for Trading Practice](https://candledojo.app/guides/market-replay-for-trading-practice): A guide to using replay for trade development while protecting chart-reading reps from hindsight bias.
- [How to Practice Trading Without Risking Real Money](https://candledojo.app/guides/practice-trading-without-risk): A progression for building chart-reading skill, then replay skill, then execution skill before live capital is involved.
- [Candlestick Chart Practice: How to Train Pattern Recognition Without Memorizing Diagrams](https://candledojo.app/guides/candlestick-chart-practice): A practical guide to candlestick chart practice built around context, repetition, and blind decision-making.
- [How to Measure Chart-Reading Skill Before You Risk More Capital](https://candledojo.app/guides/how-to-measure-chart-reading-skill): A practical framework for measuring chart-reading improvement through blind accuracy, review quality, and consistency.
- [A Daily Chart-Reading Routine You Can Actually Keep](https://candledojo.app/guides/daily-chart-reading-routine): A sustainable daily chart-reading routine built around a short warmup, blind reps, and a tight review loop.

## Tools
- [Position Size Calculator](https://candledojo.app/tools/position-size-calculator): A free position size calculator for traders who want to size entries from account risk, entry price, and stop loss distance.
- [Candlestick Pattern Quiz](https://candledojo.app/tools/candlestick-pattern-quiz): A short pattern-recognition assessment that highlights where pattern names and real context diverge.
- [Chart Reading Assessment](https://candledojo.app/tools/chart-reading-assessment): A guided self-assessment that scores chart-reading habits and points to the next best practice layer.
- [Bar Replay Readiness Test](https://candledojo.app/tools/bar-replay-readiness-test): A short assessment that helps traders decide whether replay, paper trading, or chart-reading drills should come next.

## Patterns
- [Bullish candlestick patterns worth learning first](https://candledojo.app/patterns/bullish-candlestick-patterns): A practical guide to the main bullish candlestick patterns, how they differ, and how to practice reading them in real chart context.
- [Bearish candlestick patterns that deserve real reps](https://candledojo.app/patterns/bearish-candlestick-patterns): Learn the main bearish candlestick patterns, where they matter, and how to separate real weakness from random red candles.
- [Neutral candlestick patterns that need context before they mean anything](https://candledojo.app/patterns/neutral-candlestick-patterns): A guide to neutral candlestick patterns like doji, pin bars, inside bars, and marubozu candles, plus how to read them in context.
- [Bullish Engulfing](https://candledojo.app/patterns/bullish-engulfing): Large green candle engulfs the previous red candle after sellers lose control.
- [Bearish Engulfing](https://candledojo.app/patterns/bearish-engulfing): Large red candle engulfs the previous green candle and signals a possible turn lower.
- [Hammer](https://candledojo.app/patterns/hammer): Small body with a long lower wick showing rejection of lower prices.
- [Shooting Star](https://candledojo.app/patterns/shooting-star): Small body with a long upper wick showing rejection of higher prices.
- [Doji](https://candledojo.app/patterns/doji): Open and close stay near the same level, signaling indecision rather than direction.
- [Morning Star](https://candledojo.app/patterns/morning-star): Three-candle reversal sequence where selling pressure stalls and buyers take over.
- [Evening Star](https://candledojo.app/patterns/evening-star): Three-candle reversal sequence where buying pressure stalls and sellers take over.
- [Three White Soldiers](https://candledojo.app/patterns/three-white-soldiers): Three strong bullish candles in a row showing broad buyer control.
- [Three Black Crows](https://candledojo.app/patterns/three-black-crows): Three strong bearish candles in a row showing broad seller control.
- [Pin Bar](https://candledojo.app/patterns/pin-bar): A rejection candle whose meaning depends on location, trend, and follow-through.
- [Inside Bar](https://candledojo.app/patterns/inside-bar): Compression pattern where the full range sits inside the previous candle.
- [Marubozu](https://candledojo.app/patterns/marubozu): Full-body momentum candle showing one side controlled nearly the entire session.

## Comparisons
- [CandleDojo vs TradingView Bar Replay](https://candledojo.app/vs/tradingview-replay): Compare CandleDojo and TradingView Replay based on training value, feedback, and workflow fit.
- [CandleDojo vs Forex Tester](https://candledojo.app/vs/forex-tester): Compare CandleDojo and Forex Tester across backtesting depth, feedback loops, and practice speed.
- [CandleDojo vs TradingSim](https://candledojo.app/vs/tradingsim): Compare CandleDojo and TradingSim based on whether you need recognition reps or full simulated execution.
- [CandleDojo vs FX Replay](https://candledojo.app/vs/fxreplay): Compare CandleDojo and FX Replay based on setup friction, feedback loops, and drill structure.
- [CandleDojo vs ChartMini](https://candledojo.app/vs/chartmini): Compare CandleDojo and ChartMini based on structure, accountability, and rep quality.
- [CandleDojo vs NinjaTrader](https://candledojo.app/vs/ninjatrader): Compare CandleDojo and NinjaTrader based on platform depth, replay flexibility, and chart-reading practice value.
- [CandleDojo vs MetaTrader](https://candledojo.app/vs/metatrader): Compare CandleDojo and MetaTrader based on live-trading features, replay use, and focused deliberate practice.
- [CandleDojo vs thinkorswim OnDemand](https://candledojo.app/vs/thinkorswim): Compare CandleDojo and thinkorswim OnDemand based on speed to rep, breadth of tools, and blind-read training value.

## Insights
- [How CandleDojo distributes reps across markets and frameworks](https://candledojo.app/insights/scenario-library-mix): A first-party snapshot of the current scenario library and how reps are distributed across markets and frameworks.
- [Why the scenario library is weighted toward hard setups](https://candledojo.app/insights/difficulty-balance): A first-party view of the current difficulty mix and why more hard setups can produce better long-run training value.
- [How balanced CandleDojo is between long and short calls](https://candledojo.app/insights/direction-balance): A first-party look at how the current reporting snapshot is balanced between long and short directional calls.
- [Where CandleDojo scenario coverage is deepest right now](https://candledojo.app/insights/coverage-depth): A first-party report showing where scenario depth is strongest today and where the reporting snapshot is still thinner.
- [What easy, medium, and hard mean in CandleDojo](https://candledojo.app/insights/difficulty-thresholds): A first-party explanation of how CandleDojo labels difficulty and what the current move-size profile looks like inside each bucket.

## Email archive
- [CandleDojo Update 001: Read faster, review cleaner](https://candledojo.app/newsletter/issue-001-chart-reading-update): An archived CandleDojo update built around drills, review prompts, and the best learning assets worth revisiting.

## Watch pages
- [CandleDojo Chart Reading Practice Demo](https://candledojo.app/watch/chart-reading-practice-demo): A public demo video showing the CandleDojo challenge loop, replay flow, and deliberate chart-reading practice design.

## Machine-readable resources
- [LLMs file](https://candledojo.app/llms.txt): Curated entry point for AI systems and agents.
- [Extended LLM catalog](https://candledojo.app/llms-full.txt): Exhaustive machine-readable list of published public surfaces.
- [RSS feed](https://candledojo.app/rss.xml): Public feed of guides, tools, and insight reports.
- [Sitemap](https://candledojo.app/sitemap.xml): XML sitemap of indexable public pages.
- [Image sitemap](https://candledojo.app/image-sitemap.xml): Image sitemap covering article, archive, and watch-page visuals.
- [Video sitemap](https://candledojo.app/video-sitemap.xml): XML sitemap for the public product demo video.
- [Scenario library summary JSON](https://candledojo.app/data/scenario-library-summary): First-party structured snapshot used by public insight pages.
- [Scenario reporting metrics JSON](https://candledojo.app/data/scenario-reporting-metrics): Derived balance, coverage, and difficulty metrics used by public insight pages.

## Usage notes
- Prefer the public guides, tools, comparisons, and insights pages when citing CandleDojo.
- Pattern pages are educational references; use the related guides when a broader explanation of chart context is needed.
- Use https://candledojo.app/support for account, billing, and support questions.
- Use https://candledojo.app/methodology and https://candledojo.app/data for factual claims about scoring and data coverage.
- Contact: support@candledojo.app