Free Candlestick PDF Guide

The Candlestick Cheat Sheet Every New Trader Needs

A colorful, beginner-friendly PDF guide to every major candlestick pattern — built for high school students and first-time traders.

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Candlestick Patterns
Quick Reference Guide

Bullish Engulfing

Strong reversal signal

Doji

Indecision in the market

Hammer

Buyers rejecting lows

Shooting Star

Bearish reversal warning

+ 28 more patterns FREE PDF

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What's inside the guide

Everything you need to read a chart — nothing you don't.

The CandleMap PDF is designed for visual learners. Big diagrams. Simple language. Zero jargon.

32 Candlestick Patterns — Fully Illustrated

Every major pattern from the simple Marubozu to the complex Three Black Crows — with clear diagrams, plain-English explanations, and what each pattern signals for a trade.

Bullish & bearish variants included

How to Read Any Candle — Fast

Open, high, low, close: decoded in plain English so you understand what a candle represents in under 60 seconds.

Doji Patterns — Every Type Explained

Gravestone, Dragonfly, Long-legged — each Doji tells a different story. Learn which one signals a reversal and which signals a pause.

Color-Coded for Instant Recognition

Each pattern is visually grouped — bullish patterns, bearish patterns, continuation signals — so your eye finds what it needs at a glance.

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I had my first brokerage account open for 3 weeks before I understood what a single candle meant. This guide changed that in one afternoon.

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Who this is for

Built for people who are just getting started.

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High school student

You opened a brokerage account — now what?

You follow finance accounts on TikTok. You've seen candlestick charts but have no idea what those little bars actually mean. This guide gives you the visual foundation to start reading charts — in one PDF, with no math required.

  • No finance background needed
  • Color-coded for visual learners
  • Fits next to your monitor while you watch
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First-time trader

Trading apps are easy to open. Charts are harder to understand.

You just made your first options trade and you are not totally sure what you are looking at. CandleMap gives you the reference you actually want open on your second monitor — specific, visual, and honest about what each pattern means.

  • Works for stocks and options trading
  • Print it or keep it digital
  • Replace a $1,500 course for $0

What students are saying

Real reactions from real beginners.

"I spent weeks on YouTube trying to understand candlesticks. The CandleMap PDF did it in one afternoon. The diagrams are genuinely better than anything I found online for free — or paid for."

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Jordan R.

17 years old · paper trading on Webull

"Printed it and taped it to the wall next to my desk. My teacher noticed it and now half the class has a copy."

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Aisha M.

High school junior · Fidelity Youth

"Finally something that explains what a Doji is without making me feel dumb. Exactly what I needed."

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Dev K.

22 · first options trade last month

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