Free AI candlestick analysis that grades the trade, not just the pattern.
Upload a candlestick chart screenshot and SnapPChart reads the pattern (engulfing, hammer, doji, flag, breakout), then grades whether the setup is actually worth trading. Paid plans add the entry, stop, targets, and the bear case.
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Your first grade is free, no card: a summarized analysis of your chart and a graded second opinion on whether to take it, wait or pass. Entry, stop, targets and the trade plan come with a paid plan.
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Pattern
Bull flag
Grade
B+
Entry
$3.87
Stop
$3.75
Candlestick readout
Sample readout: SnapPChart names the candlestick pattern, then checks whether volume and structure actually back it before grading the setup and returning an entry, a structural stop, and targets.
REVERSAL
Hammer, engulfing, doji, morning and evening star
CONTINUATION
Flags, inside bars, and pullbacks in trend
BREAKOUT
Range breaks, base breakouts, and clean retests
EXHAUSTION
Shooting star, topping tail, and blow-off candles
Quick answer
How do you analyze candlestick charts with AI for free?
To analyze candlestick charts with AI for free, screenshot the chart and upload it to an AI candlestick analyzer like SnapPChart. It reads the candles the way a trader does, scores the patterns it recognizes (hammer, engulfing, doji, morning star, and more), then grades whether the setup is worth trading from A+ to F, with an entry zone, a stop, targets, and the main reason it could fail. No data feed or broker connection needed. Your first grade is free; entry, stop, and targets need a paid plan.
Most pattern tools stop at the label and leave you to decide what it means. SnapPChart goes one step further, which is the step that actually matters: after it recognizes the pattern, it checks the trend, volume, support and resistance, and risk/reward behind the candle before it grades. A textbook hammer at the wrong level on thin volume is not a trade, and the grade says so. The best AI for analyzing candlestick chart screenshots is the one that tells you whether the pattern earned the trade, using the same criteria every time so your own bias does not get to upgrade a weak candle into an A setup.
What you are actually getting
AI candlestick pattern recognition, the candle reader, and what it costs
Straight answers on what the AI names, what it describes, and what it grades.
Pattern recognition
AI candlestick pattern recognition on your own chart
Upload the screenshot and the AI recognizes eight candlestick patterns as named signals: bullish and bearish engulfing, hammer or pinbar, shooting star, doji, morning star, evening star, and topping tail. Each comes back with a confidence score from 0 to 100 and a line on what it saw, then feeds the setup grade.
Candle reader
An AI candlestick reader for the candles at your level
Past the named patterns, the AI candle reader describes what the last few candles are doing at the nearest key level, such as a rejection wick, an inside bar, or a clean break and retest, and names the level price. That read is plain English, with no separate score.
Free
A free AI candlestick grade, with a ceiling
New accounts get one free grade. You get a summarized analysis of your chart and a graded second opinion on whether to take it, wait or pass. Entry, stop, targets and the trade plan come with a paid plan. No card needed to try it.
Markets
Candlestick AI on stocks, forex, crypto, and futures
The candle read works on any chart image, and a clean engulfing on EURUSD gets the same A+ to F grade as one on a stock.
What the AI returns from a candlestick chart
Pattern recognition is step one. The grade and trade plan are why you actually upload the chart.
Pattern Identified
The AI candle reader names the pattern on the screenshot (engulfing, hammer, doji, flag, breakout) and reads the wick-to-body ratio, candle size against recent bars, and the level it printed at.
A+ to F Setup Grade
Grades whether the pattern has the trend, volume, and structure to be worth trading, not just a textbook shape.
Entry, Stop, Targets
Turns the pattern into a structured trade plan with an entry zone, an invalidation level, and realistic targets.
Bear Case First
Flags failed patterns, weak volume, and chop so a clean-looking candle does not talk you into a bad trade.
Workflow
From candlestick pattern to graded trade plan
Spotting the pattern is the easy part. The question that costs you money is whether this hammer or engulfing candle is actually worth trading. SnapPChart grades that in seconds.
- Screenshot the chart showing the candlestick pattern you spotted
- Let the AI confirm the pattern: engulfing, hammer, doji, flag, breakout
- Check whether volume and structure actually back the candle
- Read the grade before you trust a textbook pattern shape
- Pass on the C and F patterns instead of trading a likely fakeout
- Use the same read on stock, forex, crypto, and futures candles
Pattern checks
What the AI checks before it grades a candlestick pattern
Naming the candle is the easy part. Five of these come back as scored signals with a confidence number. The rest show up in the written structure read, not as a named score. Either way, the grade rests on the level, volume, and trend checks below.
| Pattern | Signal | What confirms it | What the AI checks before grading |
|---|---|---|---|
| HammerScored signal | Bullish reversal | What confirms it: Prints after a decline, and the next candle closes above the hammer's high. | What the AI checks before grading: Lower wick at least twice the body, the candle sitting on real support, volume above the recent average, and room to the next resistance. |
| Shooting starScored signal | Bearish reversal | What confirms it: Prints after a rally, and the next candle closes below the shooting star's low. | What the AI checks before grading: Upper wick at least twice the body, rejection at a visible resistance level, a volume spike, and how extended the run was before it. |
| Bullish and bearish engulfingScored signal | Bullish or bearish | What confirms it: The second body fully covers the first, against the prior move, with follow-through on the next close. | What the AI checks before grading: Engulfing body size against recent candles, the level it prints at, volume on the engulfing candle, and stop distance to the pattern extreme versus the target. |
| DojiScored signal | Indecision | What confirms it: Only means something after a trend or at a level. Direction comes from the next close. | What the AI checks before grading: Whether it sits at a key level or in the middle of a range, the trend going into it, and whether a confirming candle has printed yet. |
| Morning star and evening starScored signal | Bullish or bearish | What confirms it: Three candles, where the third closes past the midpoint of the first candle's body. | What the AI checks before grading: Length of the prior trend, a small-bodied middle candle, the level the turn happens at, and volume on the third candle. |
| HaramiStructure read | Bullish or bearish | What confirms it: A small body inside the prior large body, then a close that breaks out of the pair in the new direction. | What the AI checks before grading: Location, the size contrast between the two bodies, and whether the confirming close has printed. An unconfirmed harami is a pause, not a turn. |
| Three white soldiers and three black crowsStructure read | Bullish or bearish | What confirms it: Three consecutive strong candles, each closing near its extreme in the same direction. | What the AI checks before grading: Whether the wicks grow on the third candle (exhaustion), how far price has run from the start of the move, and whether it is pressing into resistance or support. |
| Tweezer tops and bottomsStructure read | Bullish or bearish | What confirms it: Two candles reject the same price, with matching highs (top) or matching lows (bottom). | What the AI checks before grading: Whether the matched price is a real prior level, the length of the rejection wicks, and volume on the second touch. |
| Dark cloud cover and piercing lineStructure read | Bullish or bearish | What confirms it: The second candle opens past the first and closes beyond the midpoint of its body. | What the AI checks before grading: How deep past the midpoint it closes, the trend going in, the level, and volume. A shallow close is a weaker read than a full engulf. |
| MarubozuStructure read | Bullish or bearish | What confirms it: A full body with little or no wick, showing one side controlled the whole session. | What the AI checks before grading: Where it closes relative to support or resistance, volume, and whether it is a breakout from a base or a late chase at the end of a move. |
| Spinning topStructure read | Indecision | What confirms it: A small body with wicks on both sides. Needs the next candle to pick a direction. | What the AI checks before grading: Treated as a pause, not a signal. The grade leans on trend, level, and what the candles around it are doing. |
| Rising and falling three methodsStructure read | Bullish or bearish | What confirms it: Small counter-trend candles stay inside a large candle's range, then price breaks out in the trend direction. | What the AI checks before grading: Whether the pullback candles stay inside the range, volume drying up on the pullback and expanding on the break, and the stop below the range. |
New to candlesticks? Start with the complete candlestick patterns guide.
Head to head
SnapPChart vs a candlestick pattern scanner
Most candlestick pattern tools stop at naming the candle: hammer, engulfing, doji. That is the easy part. The hard part is knowing whether this particular pattern is actually worth trading. Here is how a setup grader compares for the decision right before you risk money.
| Feature | SnapPChart | A pattern-recognition scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Names the candle (hammer, engulfing, doji) | Yes | Yes |
| Grades if the pattern is worth trading | A+ to F | Just labels it |
| Checks volume and structure behind the candle | Every grade | Shape only |
| Entry, stop, and targets from the pattern | Yes, on paid plans | No |
| Flags failed / low-quality patterns | Every bear case | Rarely |
| Reads any chart screenshot, any platform | Every upload | Needs a data feed |
| Same criteria on every pattern | Fixed methodology | Varies |
| Grade history to review | Yes, on paid plans | No |
Keep learning candlestick patterns
Short reads on how AI reads candlestick patterns and why a clean pattern still needs a grade before you trade it.
What do traders ask about AI candlestick analysis?
How SnapPChart reads candlestick patterns from a screenshot and grades the setup.
Can AI recognize candlestick patterns from a screenshot?
Yes. SnapPChart uses a multimodal vision model to read candlestick patterns directly from a chart image, as long as the candles, timeframe, and price scale are visible. Engulfing, hammer, shooting star, doji, and morning and evening star come back as named patterns with a confidence score. Flags, inside bars, and breakouts are described in the written structure read. It does not need a data feed, an API key, or broker integration; it reads the picture the same way you do.
What is the best AI for analyzing candlestick chart screenshots?
The best AI for candlestick chart screenshots is the one that grades the setup, not just the one that names the pattern. Look for a tool that recognizes the candle, then returns a setup grade, an entry, a stop, targets, risk/reward, and a clear bear case. SnapPChart is built around that recognize-then-grade workflow, and it applies the same criteria to every chart so a strong pattern and a weak one are judged on the same checklist.
Does naming the candlestick pattern mean it is a good trade?
No, and this is the core problem with pattern-only tools. A hammer at the wrong level, an engulfing candle on thin volume, or a breakout into resistance are textbook patterns that still fail. SnapPChart grades whether the trend, volume, structure, and risk/reward behind the candle actually support the trade, then flags the reasons it could fail in the bear case before you size in.
Which candlestick patterns can the AI read?
SnapPChart scores eight candlestick patterns as named signals, each with a confidence score: bullish engulfing, bearish engulfing, hammer or pinbar, shooting star, doji, morning star, evening star, and topping tail. Other candle behavior, such as an inside bar, a flag, or a break and retest, is described in plain English in the structure read instead of scored. Either way the pattern is folded into the overall setup grade rather than judged in isolation. The pattern checks table on this page marks which is which.
Can I upload a TradingView candlestick chart for analysis?
Yes. Open the chart in TradingView, Webull, Robinhood, MetaTrader, ThinkOrSwim, or any broker, take a screenshot showing the candles and your indicators, and upload it. SnapPChart reads the candlestick patterns and visible indicators from the image and returns the grade and trade plan.
Does the AI work on stock, forex, and crypto candles?
Yes. Candlestick pattern recognition works the same across stocks, forex pairs, crypto, futures, and ETFs because the AI reads the chart image, not the symbol. The asset class is inferred from the chart and the trade plan adapts to it.
How accurate is AI candlestick pattern recognition?
The pattern read is reliable when the candles are clearly visible, but recognition is not the same as a guarantee. SnapPChart returns a probabilistic setup grade: A and B+ reflect a pattern with strong confluence behind it, while C, D, and F reflect a pattern that is weak, conflicting, or already extended. Use the grade as a pre-trade gate, not a prediction.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. New accounts get one free grade. You get a summarized analysis of your chart and a graded second opinion on whether to take it, wait or pass. Entry, stop, targets and the trade plan come with a paid plan. No card needed to try it. Start from the upload section on the homepage.
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