Your friendly trading handbook

See the chart. Spot the pattern. Speak the lingo.

ChartBuddy turns every candlestick, chart pattern and trader term into a clear answer in seconds. Go from squinting at charts to reading them with confidence, no finance degree required.

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From confused to confident

Open a chart and actually know what you are looking at.

Most beginners freeze the moment a chart gets busy, second-guess every move, and forget what they read a week later. ChartBuddy is built to fix exactly that.

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Spot setups, not noise

Recognise what a candle or pattern means the moment it forms, instead of scrambling to look it up.

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Trade with a plan, not a hunch

Learn the logic and the psychology behind each move, so your decisions stay calm and deliberate.

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Knowledge that sticks

Visual lessons, flashcards and quizzes turn one-time reading into recall you can trust under pressure.

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Wait, what does “Moonshot” even mean?
…and “runners”? “compression”?

Never lost in the lingo

Hear a word you do not know? Look it up the second you hear it.

Watching a trader talk and they drop a term you have never heard? Search any trading word, slang or piece of lingo in ChartBuddy and get a clear, no-nonsense answer in seconds. Over 500 terms, across every market, A to Z.

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A long-shot bet on something small, hoping it rises enormously. Low odds, big payoff if it works.

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Made for everyone, whatever your starting point.

Trading should not be a club for finance graduates. ChartBuddy is simple enough that anyone can start building real confidence today, at their own pace and with zero pressure.

No experience neededNo jargonGo at your own pace
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The illustrated handbook

We turn complicated market moves into clear visual lessons. No jargon to decode, just one idea at a time, drawn out so it actually clicks.

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Visual-first learning

Every pattern is drawn to be remembered. One look and the shape sticks, no memorising definitions.

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The psychology, explained

Understand why price moves. See the fear, greed and hesitation playing out behind each candle.

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Quick reference

Need a refresher mid-chart? Bite-size cheat sheets give you the core idea in a few seconds.

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Every market, explained

Know the market before you risk a penny.

Stocks, ETFs, indices, futures, forex, options and crypto, each one explained in plain English: how it really works, what moves it, and who it suits. No more pretending you understand the thing you are trading.

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Practice that pays off

Drill the patterns until they are instant.

Hundreds of flashcards across candlesticks, chart patterns, indicators and market structure. Flip, guess, reveal, repeat, until recognising a setup on a live chart feels like second nature rather than hard work.

ChartBuddy guided learning path and progress

Guided from day one

Always know what to learn next.

A step-by-step path takes you from Beginner to Advanced without the guesswork. Daily streaks keep your momentum, and quizzes at every level prove what has actually stuck.

One app, the whole journey

Everything you need, in one place.

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300+ illustrated topics

Candlesticks, chart patterns, indicators, Smart Money and more.

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Quick cheat sheets

Candlestick and pattern grids you can scan mid-trade.

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Hundreds of flashcards

Drill recognition until it is second nature.

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Quizzes by level

Beginner to Advanced, plus a random mix.

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Guided learning paths

A clear order so you never feel lost.

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500+ glossary terms

A clear meaning for every term, slang and bit of lingo.

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Seven markets

Stocks, ETFs, indices, futures, forex, options, crypto.

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Trading-style quiz

Find the markets and approach that suit you. Free.

Fully offline once installed. No account, no ads, no subscription. One simple purchase, yours forever.

Every term, decoded

Every bit of trading jargon, translated into words you already use.

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Bullish

When the mood is optimistic and prices are expected to rise. Picture a bull charging forward and tossing its horns up.

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Bearish

When caution takes over and prices are likely to fall. Picture a bear swiping its paw downward.

Candlestick

The heartbeat of the chart. Each one tells you who won the session, the buyers or the sellers.

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Discover your trading style

Answer ten quick questions and get a personalised profile: your risk, pace, approach and composure, plus the markets that genuinely suit you. It is completely free, and it never pushes risky markets on a cautious profile. Here is what a result looks like.

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The Methodical Planner

Careful and research-led. You like to understand something fully before you act, which is a quietly powerful edge.

RiskPaceApproachComposure
Risk24%
CautiousBold

Protects capital over chasing the upside.

Pace30%
PatientFast

Happiest holding for the longer term.

Approach20%
PlannerGut

Trusts data and a clear process.

Composure26%
SteadyImpulsive

Sticks to the plan when things get loud.

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A cautious profile is steered toward the calmer markets first. Higher-risk markets like Crypto and Futures are never pushed on you.

Learning to read charts at a desk with ChartBuddy

Built for the moments you actually trade.

Pull ChartBuddy up the second something on the chart catches your eye, and act with a clear head instead of a guess.

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Ready to read charts with confidence?

Download ChartBuddy and start turning confusing charts into clear, calm decisions. Free to download, no account needed.