Learn to read the market. One grade at a time.
A free trading school in plain English. Bite-size lessons, quick checks, XP and streaks. No hype, no signals.
Ten grades. Zero to graduation.
225 free lessons in order. Each grade ends with a badge, and risk comes in Grade 4, before any strategy.
Try a real check. Right now.
Learn a rule, answer a question, see why. That is every lesson.
Grade 1 check
EUR/USD moves from 1.1000 to 1.1030. How many pips is that?
Tap an answer. Every lesson ends with quick checks like this one.
It feels like a game. You leave knowing the market.
+25
XP every lesson
Plus a +10 bonus when you pass the check on the first try.
- Day 1
- Day 2
- Day 3
Day streaks
Learn on back-to-back days and the flame grows. Miss a day and it starts over. No guilt trips.
Levels
Every 100 XP is a new level.
- 1Spark
- 2Wick
- 3Candle
- 4Torch
- 5Lantern
- 6Lighthouse
A badge for every grade
Finish every lesson in a grade to win its badge. Graduation earns the cap.
- Market Rookie
- Price Detective
- Candle Reader
- Risk Keeper
- Map Maker
- Indicator Whiz
- Pattern Spotter
- Cool Head
- Broker Checker
- Graduate
Rewards are for learning only. Candleread never rewards trading more, depositing or opening an account.
Risk comes in Grade 4. Before any strategy.
Before you learn a single strategy, you learn how big a loss can be, how to size a trade so one loss stays small, and why a 50% loss needs a 100% gain to get back.
Peek at Risk CampFree calculators that show the math.
Check every number before a trade. No sign-up, works on your phone.
All 16 toolsBeginner questions, answered fast.
The short answer first. The lesson that goes deeper right after.
- What is a pip in forex?A pip is the small step a currency price moves. For most pairs it is the fourth number after the dot (0.0001). For yen pairs it is the second (0.01).
- What is leverage in forex?Leverage lets you control a big trade with a small deposit. It makes wins bigger and losses bigger by the same amount.
- How much should I risk on one trade?Many trading teachers suggest risking a small, fixed slice of your account on each trade, often 1% or less, so a losing streak cannot wipe you out.
- How do you read a candlestick chart?Each candle shows four prices for one slice of time: where price opened, the highest it went, the lowest it went and where it closed.
- What is support and resistance?Support is a price area where falling prices tend to stop because buyers step in. Resistance is an area where rising prices tend to stall because sellers step in.
- Can you get rich trading forex?Most people who trade leveraged products lose money. In Europe and the UK, brokers must show the share of their retail accounts that lose money, and it is often more than 70%.
The school is free. Pro is coming soon.
Free forever
- All 10 grades and every lesson
- Checks in every lesson
- XP, streaks and badges
- The glossary and answer hub
- All 16 calculators
- Progress saved on your device
Pro: coming soon
Pro will be an AI coach that helps you practice. It is not ready, and you cannot buy it yet. Everything you see here today is free.
What is freeReady to practice? Need a broker?
Practice with pretend money first. Genesis is the broker Vino uses, and it offers demo access. Check the regulator, the costs and a small test withdrawal before you ever fund a live account.
- 1Practice on a demoPretend money, real charts. Mistakes cost nothing.
- 2Run the broker checklistRegulator, company, costs and a small test withdrawal.
- 3Go small, only when readyOnly risk money you can afford to lose.
Trading has risk of loss. Education, not financial advice.
Good questions
Is Candleread really free?
Yes. Every grade, every lesson check, XP, streaks, badges, the glossary, the answer hub and all the calculators are free. You do not need a card or a broker account to learn.
I have never traded. Where do I start?
Start with Grade 1: Market Basics. It explains what a market is, what a pip is and what a spread is in plain words. Each lesson takes a few minutes and ends with a quick check.
Is this like BabyPips?
It is the same idea, a free trading school with grades from the basics to graduation, rebuilt for today: short lessons, checks inside every lesson, XP, streaks and badges, no ads, and risk taught early instead of late.
Will Candleread make me money?
No school can promise that, and you should be careful of anyone who does. Candleread teaches how markets work, how to control risk and how to practice. Your results depend on your own decisions.
Does Candleread give trade signals?
No. Candleread does not tell you what to buy or sell, does not trade for you and does not copy trades. It teaches you to read the chart and make your own plan.
What does Pro add?
Pro is coming soon. It will be an AI coach that helps you practice. It is not for sale yet. Everything on Candleread today is free.
Your first lesson takes about 3 minutes.
Start at Grade 1. Graduate knowing how the market works and how to protect your money.
Start Grade 1, free