Trading education.
Chart patterns, volume analysis, scanning workflows, and risk management. Backed by Bulkowski data and real crypto examples.
Foundations
How to read crypto charts
The starting point - candlestick anatomy, chart types, and the 8 patterns you'll see everywhere
Chart patterns and volume analysis
Why most breakouts fail - and how to read volume before they do
Crypto chart patterns cheat sheet
All 20 ChartScout patterns with Bulkowski break-even rates, volume rules, and 5m-4h trading playbooks
Pattern library
The most recognized reversal - 81% break-even rate, rank 9 out of 36 bearish patterns
Two failed attempts at the same high. 75% break-even rate, rank 19 out of 36 bearish
84% break-even rate, averages 39% gains. Eve & Eve variant ranks #5 of 39 bullish
Flat resistance, rising support. 83% break-even, 43% average rise, 70% target hit
Counter-intuitively breaks up 53% of the time. 77% break-even on downside breakouts
Bulkowski ranks it 36/39 bullish patterns - his words: 'performance is awful'
Rising wedge ranks 36/36 dead last among bearish patterns. Falling wedge is only 31/39
Ranked 3rd of 39 bullish patterns by Bulkowski - 54% average rise on 913 trades
56% success rate, 9% average rise. High-and-tight variant hits 39% across 1,028 trades
45% break-even failure, 8% average decline. Only 40% of flags break downward - the other 60% break up
Only 43% break down, 54% fail at break-even, 32% hit target. The worst of the flag/pennant family
57% break up, 54% fail at break-even, 35% hit target. Flags beat pennants on every Bulkowski metric
Signals & confirmation
Markets move 10-15 candles before the cross completes. Here's how to front-run it
Three checks before you enter. Volume, retest, order book - in that order
Tightening range + volume dry-up + apex proximity = breakout incoming
Scanning & workflow
You're not lazy for not watching charts 12 hours. You're doing it wrong
An honest comparison - where each approach wins and where it falls apart
4 methods from free to fully automated - with the math on why manual breaks at 50 pairs
Scan supported Binance spot and futures markets for 20 patterns, with alerts in under 20 seconds. No API keys, no account connection.
Most platforms don't detect patterns. The few that do alert after the breakout, not before
Native Discord alerts for 20 chart patterns in under 5 minutes - no webhooks, no code
Native Telegram alerts for 20 chart patterns in under 5 minutes - no BotFather, no signal group gambling
Alternatives & comparisons
Risk management
Recommended learning path
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Stjepan Ivanović
Founder of ChartScout · Crypto Trader Since 2013
Trading crypto since 2013 with his first Bitcoin bought at ~$200. Four complete bull/bear market cycles, traded on early exchanges like Mt.Gox and BTC-e, on-chain trading on IDEX and EtherDelta, and ~70 crypto project investments. Built ChartScout after 18+ months of development to automate what no trader can do manually. Watch hundreds of charts 24/7.