ChatGPT prompts for trading chart and technical analysis
To analyze a trading chart with ChatGPT, upload a clear screenshot and give it a structured prompt: ask it to read the instrument, timeframe and price, then the trend, the key support and resistance levels, any chart pattern and the visible indicators, and finally a bullish and a bearish scenario, each with a trigger, an entry, a stop, a target and the risk-reward. The prompts below do exactly that and can be copied as they are. Check every price ChatGPT gives you against the chart's price axis. If you would rather skip the prompting, apps built for this, such as Wick, return the same structure for every screenshot.
Before you prompt: take a good screenshot
ChatGPT can only analyze what it can see, so the screenshot matters as much as the prompt:
- Keep the price axis on the right in the picture. Without it, ChatGPT has to guess the prices.
- Show the symbol and the timeframe, or type them into the prompt.
- Include enough history, roughly 100 candles or more, for the trend to be clear.
- Keep only the indicators you actually use. A cluttered chart gets a vaguer answer.
- Send one chart per screenshot, unless you are asking about two timeframes on purpose.
The main prompt: a full chart analysis
Upload your screenshot to ChatGPT, then paste this prompt. Replace the parts in square brackets, or delete them and let ChatGPT read them from the chart.
You are an experienced technical analyst. Analyze the attached chart of [MARKET] on the [TIMEFRAME] timeframe. 1. Read the instrument, the timeframe and the current price from the chart. If you cannot read one of them clearly, say so instead of guessing. 2. Describe the trend and the current market phase in one or two sentences. 3. List the key support and resistance levels, using prices read from the price axis. 4. Name any chart pattern you see, and say what would confirm it and what would invalidate it. 5. List the indicators visible on the chart and what each one is showing. 6. Give a bullish and a bearish scenario. For each one: the trigger to wait for, the entry, the stop loss, the target, the risk-reward ratio and a rough probability. 7. Say which scenario the chart favors and why, in two sentences. Use only what is visible on the chart. Keep the answer structured and concise.
Steps 1 and 3 matter most. Asking ChatGPT to say when it cannot read something, and to take prices from the axis, cuts down on invented numbers. Step 6 forces both sides of the trade, so you do not get a one-sided call.
Skip the prompt: let Wick read the chart
A prompt is only as good as the person writing it, and ChatGPT starts from zero every time. Wick is built for this one job: it pairs an AI that reads your chart with its own analysis rules, so every screenshot gets everything the full prompt above asks for, in one report, without typing a word. On top of that, it runs checks a prompt can only ask for:
- It only analyzes real trading charts. Upload anything else and it tells you, instead of inventing an analysis.
- It builds the trade plan from the same levels as the scenarios, and checks that the stop and the target sit on the right side of the entry before showing them.
- It gives both sides every time: a bullish and a bearish case, each with a probability, entry, target, stop and risk-reward.
- It tailors the read to how you trade: day or swing, aggressive or conservative.
- It saves every analysis to your journal, ready to compare later or share as a report.
Upload a screenshot from MetaTrader, TradingView or your broker's app and get the full analysis in seconds.
Prompts for specific questions
Shorter prompts for when you only need one part of the analysis. Upload the screenshot first each time.
List the three most important support levels and the three most important resistance levels on this chart. For each one, give the price as read from the price axis and say why it matters.
Is there a recognizable chart pattern on this chart? If so, name it, say where it starts and ends, and explain what would confirm it and what would invalidate it. If there is no clear pattern, say so.
I am planning to [buy or sell] at [ENTRY], with a stop loss at [STOP] and a target at [TARGET]. Based on this chart, calculate the risk-reward ratio, tell me whether the stop sits beyond a meaningful level, and list the main ways this plan could go wrong.
These two screenshots show [MARKET] on the [HIGHER] and [LOWER] timeframes. Does the setup on the lower timeframe agree with the trend on the higher one? Answer in three bullet points, then give the key level to watch on each chart.
Read the [RSI / MACD / moving averages] on this chart. Is there any divergence between the indicator and price? Explain what the indicator suggests and how much weight it deserves next to the price action.
Explain this chart to me as a beginner: what is the trend, what are the most recent candles showing, and what are the one or two things I should watch next? Avoid jargon.
Check the answer: where ChatGPT goes wrong
- Prices. ChatGPT can misread the price axis, especially on a small or cropped screenshot. Compare every level it gives you with the chart before using it.
- Patterns. It can name a pattern that is not really there. Asking where the pattern starts and ends is a quick way to test it.
- Consistency. The same chart can get a different answer from one run to the next, or with slightly different wording. If two runs disagree, trust neither until you have checked the chart yourself.
- Context. ChatGPT only sees your screenshot. It does not know about news, upcoming data releases or price moves after the screenshot unless you tell it.
- Limits. Image uploads and the quality of the answer can depend on your ChatGPT plan and model.
None of this makes ChatGPT useless for charts. It means its answer is a draft to check, not a decision.
ChatGPT or a dedicated chart analysis app?
Wick is our app, so weigh this accordingly. The difference is mostly about structure and repetition:
| ChatGPT with a prompt | Wick | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | Upload the screenshot and paste a prompt each time | Upload the screenshot, nothing else |
| Structure | Depends on the prompt and can change between runs | The same report for every chart |
| Scenarios | Whatever you ask for | Bullish and bearish, each with probability, entry, target, stop and risk-reward |
| Trade plan | If you ask for one | Trigger, entry, stop and target on every analysis |
| Built-in checks | Only what the prompt asks for | Rejects non-chart images and checks the plan's stop and target against the entry |
| History | Kept in your chat history | Saved to a journal of analyses |
| Follow-up questions | Yes, in the same chat | No chat: one complete report |
If you like to ask follow-up questions and adjust the analysis as you go, ChatGPT with the prompts above works well. If you want the complete analysis on every chart without writing a prompt, checked and saved, that is what Wick is built for.
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Frequently asked questions
Can ChatGPT analyze trading charts?
Yes. You can upload a screenshot of a chart from TradingView, MetaTrader or a broker app, and ChatGPT will describe the trend, levels and patterns it sees. The quality depends on the screenshot and the prompt, and the prices it reads should always be checked against the chart.
What is the best ChatGPT prompt for technical analysis?
One that asks for a fixed structure: the instrument and timeframe, the trend, key support and resistance read from the price axis, any pattern with what would confirm or invalidate it, and a bullish and a bearish scenario with trigger, entry, stop, target and risk-reward. The full prompt on this page does that, and tells ChatGPT to say when it cannot read something rather than guess.
Is ChatGPT accurate at reading charts?
It is useful, but not reliable enough to trade on unchecked. It can misread prices on the axis, see patterns that are not there, and give different answers to the same chart. Treat its analysis as a draft and verify the key levels yourself.
Can ChatGPT predict stock, crypto or forex prices?
No. It can describe what a chart shows and lay out scenarios, but nobody can reliably predict prices, and ChatGPT does not know the news that moves markets after your screenshot. Use it for structure, not forecasts.
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