How to take a chart screenshot an AI can read
Five things that make a chart screenshot readable for AI analysis: price axis, timeframe, enough history, clean candles and one asset per Scan.
In short
- Keep the price axis and the timeframe visible: without them, levels can’t be read as prices.
- Show around 100 candles or more and hide indicators that cover the candles.
- Use the same asset in every screenshot of a Scan. Different timeframes of that asset help.
What the analysis needs to see
An AI reading a chart image only knows what is in the pixels. It can’t scroll back, change the timeframe or check the live price. A good screenshot gives it everything a trader would need to read the same chart.
1. The price axis
Levels are prices. If the right-hand axis is cropped out, a support zone is just a line with no number. Keep the axis in the frame, with enough labels to read the scale.
2. The timeframe
A breakout on the 1-minute chart and on the daily chart are different trades. Make sure the timeframe label (1m, 15m, 4H, 1D…) is visible, usually at the top-left of the chart.
3. Enough history
Structure needs context: the last swing highs and lows, the range, the trend. Around 100 candles or more is a good default. Zoomed-in screenshots of the last 15 candles hide the levels that matter.
4. Clean candles
Indicators drawn on top of price (several moving averages, clouds, heavy drawings) cover the candles and the wicks. Hide them for the screenshot. Volume and oscillators in their own panel below the chart are fine.
5. One asset per Scan
A Scan takes up to 3 screenshots with Basic and up to 6 with Pro, all of the same asset. If you mix BTC and ETH, nothing is analysed and no Scan is used. Different timeframes of the same asset, on the other hand, add useful context, and they decide which style opens by default.
Screenshots from a phone
Exchange and broker apps on a phone often show a small chart under the order panel. Turn the phone sideways or open the full-screen chart before taking the screenshot, so the candles get most of the pixels. Crop out the status bar and the order buttons if you can; they add nothing to the reading.
Quick check before you upload
- Price axis visible?
- Timeframe visible?
- About 100 candles or more?
- Candles not covered by indicators?
- Same asset in every screenshot?
Keep reading
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