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Cohort VI · Class 03

Breakout Room Guide

Candle Reading Challenge — your instructions for the next 15 minutes
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Candle Reading Challenge

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15:00
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Setup

First 1–2 minutes

One person shares their screen with NQ1! on TradingView on the 5-minute timeframe. Scroll to any area of recent price action. The screen-sharer controls the chart — everyone else is looking at it with them and calling things out together. Decide who's sharing before the timer starts.

Who Should Share?

It doesn't matter — just pick someone quickly. If one person is more comfortable with TradingView's annotation tools, let them share so the labeling goes faster.

What You're Looking For

Scan the chart and identify 3 specific candle types from today's lesson:

Strength

Big body, small wicks. One side dominated.

Rejection

Long wick on one side. Price got slammed back.

Indecision

Small body, wicks both ways. Nobody won.

For Every Candle You Find, Answer These 3 Questions

1 What type is it? — Name it (strength, rejection, or indecision).
2 Who was in control? — Buyers, sellers, or neither.
3 What happened during that candle? — Tell the price story from open to close.
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Find & Annotate Together

Minutes 3–12

Work together as a team to scan the chart and find candles. Anyone can call out a candle — then you talk through it together before the screen-sharer annotates it on the chart.

Screen-Sharer
Controls the Chart & Annotates
Scroll through price action, zoom in on candles your partner(s) point out, and use TradingView's text or arrow annotation tool to label each one with the candle type.
Partner(s)
Spot Candles & Talk Through Them
Call out candles you see — "go back to that one at 9:35" — and help explain what type it is and why. Challenge each other's reads. If you disagree, talk it out.
Your goal as a group: find and annotate at least one strength candle, one rejection candle, and one indecision candle. More is better — but quality of your explanation matters more than quantity.
If You're in a Trio

Same format — one person shares, all three of you hunt together. With three sets of eyes you'll find more, so aim for at least 5–6 annotated candles. Take turns being the one who explains each candle out loud so everyone gets practice.

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Quick Debrief

Minutes 13–14
Before Time Is Called

Ask each other two questions:

① What's one thing that clicked for you?

② What's one candle type you're still unsure about?

If you're all unsure about the same thing, post it in Circle.

When We Come Back: The person who shared their screen will share it again with the class and walk through the annotated chart. Your partner(s) are right there to help you explain — this is a team effort. You're presenting what you found together, not solo. Your partner(s) can jump in, add context, or help if you get stuck.
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What to Bring Back

Minute 15

Your annotated chart is your deliverable. Make sure it's ready to present:

1 Review your annotations. Scroll through the chart together and make sure every labeled candle has the pattern name written on it (use TradingView's text or arrow tool).
2 Pick your best 2–3 candles to talk about when we come back. You won't have time for all of them — choose the ones where your explanation is strongest.
3 Screen-sharer: be ready to share your screen when class regroups. Walk through each candle with help from your partner(s). For each one: name the candle, say who was in control, and explain the price story.
You have about 60 seconds per group. The screen-sharer drives, but your partner(s) can jump in at any time. This is collaborative — nobody is presenting alone.
What La'Kera is Looking For: This isn't graded — but here's what separates a good breakout from a great one: Can you explain why you labeled it that way? Saying "that's a hammer" isn't enough. Saying "that's a hammer because the body is small at the top, the lower wick is about 3x the body, and it's sitting at the bottom of this move down, so sellers tried to push lower and buyers rejected it" — that's the level you're building toward.