Coming from BabyPips? Pick up here
A rough match from BabyPips courses to Candleread grades. Take the quick checks to see what you already know.
- If you did: Preschool and KindergartenGrade 1: Market BasicsPairs, pips, lots, spread, orders and sessions. Skim the quick checks to test yourself.
- If you did: ElementaryGrade 3: Chart Class and Grade 5: Map the MarketCandles, timeframes, trends, support and resistance.
- If you did: Middle SchoolGrade 6: Indicator Lab and Grade 7: Price Action LabIndicators, chart patterns, Fibonacci and price action.
- If you did: Not reached Risk Management yetGrade 4: Risk CampFree here. Risk per trade, position size, stops and drawdown math.
What is different
The full side by side, checked on October 4, 2026. For more detail, read Candleread vs BabyPips.
| Topic | Candleread | BabyPips |
|---|---|---|
| Course shape | Ten grades, from Market Basics to Graduation, plus Crypto, Stocks, Futures and Options clubs. | Eleven courses in the School of Pipsology, from Preschool to Graduation. |
| What is free | Every grade, every lesson, every quick check, the glossary, the answers and all calculators. An optional AI coach called Pro is coming soon; you will never need it to finish a grade. | The first five courses open for free. Courses 6 to 11, from High School onward, are marked Premium. |
| When risk is taught | Grade 4, Risk Camp, before any strategy grade. | Risk Management is course 10 of 11, in the Premium part of the course. |
| Checking what you learned | A quick check at the end of every lesson, on the same page, with instant right or wrong feedback. | A separate Forex Quizzes section. |
| Progress and rewards | XP, levels, streaks and a badge for each grade. Saved on your device, so no account is needed to start. | Progress markers after you sign in. |
| Ads and partners | No display ads. One disclosed broker partner, shown only in a few set places, demo first, and never inside a lesson. | Ad slots, plus partner promotions on the course page (a prop firm, a journal app and a prediction market) and a broker ad. |
| Calculators | 16 free calculators. Each page shows the formula in plain words, a worked example and the lesson that teaches it. | Free tools including position size, pip value, pivot points, a back to breakeven calculator, a currency converter, a correlation calculator and a currency strength meter. |
| Forums, news and calendar | Candleread is a school, so the focus is lessons, quick checks and tools rather than a forum or news desk. | Active forums, an economic calendar, and news and analysis. |
Course shape
Candleread
Ten grades, from Market Basics to Graduation, plus Crypto, Stocks, Futures and Options clubs.
BabyPips
Eleven courses in the School of Pipsology, from Preschool to Graduation.
What is free
Candleread
Every grade, every lesson, every quick check, the glossary, the answers and all calculators. An optional AI coach called Pro is coming soon; you will never need it to finish a grade.
BabyPips
The first five courses open for free. Courses 6 to 11, from High School onward, are marked Premium.
When risk is taught
Candleread
Grade 4, Risk Camp, before any strategy grade.
BabyPips
Risk Management is course 10 of 11, in the Premium part of the course.
Checking what you learned
Candleread
A quick check at the end of every lesson, on the same page, with instant right or wrong feedback.
BabyPips
A separate Forex Quizzes section.
Progress and rewards
Candleread
XP, levels, streaks and a badge for each grade. Saved on your device, so no account is needed to start.
BabyPips
Progress markers after you sign in.
Ads and partners
Candleread
No display ads. One disclosed broker partner, shown only in a few set places, demo first, and never inside a lesson.
BabyPips
Ad slots, plus partner promotions on the course page (a prop firm, a journal app and a prediction market) and a broker ad.
Calculators
Candleread
16 free calculators. Each page shows the formula in plain words, a worked example and the lesson that teaches it.
BabyPips
Free tools including position size, pip value, pivot points, a back to breakeven calculator, a currency converter, a correlation calculator and a currency strength meter.
Forums, news and calendar
Candleread
Candleread is a school, so the focus is lessons, quick checks and tools rather than a forum or news desk.
BabyPips
Active forums, an economic calendar, and news and analysis.
BabyPips details come from its public School of Pipsology page, checked on October 4, 2026. Sites change, so check it yourself too.
Questions people ask
What is a good free alternative to BabyPips?
Candleread is one. Its ten grades, quick checks, calculators and glossary are all free with no account. It is built for the same beginners BabyPips serves.
I finished BabyPips Preschool. Do I start over?
No. Start at the grade that matches what you have not learned yet. If you have not done risk management, go to Grade 4, Risk Camp, first.
Will my BabyPips progress carry over?
No. The two sites are not connected. Candleread saves your XP, streak and badges on your own device as you go.
What does Candleread add?
Every grade free with no account, risk taught in Grade 4, a quick check in every lesson, XP, streaks and badges, Wick cartoons that show each idea, and clubs for crypto, stocks, futures and options.
Practice the math while you learn
Every free calculator shows its formula in plain words and links to the lesson behind it.