A step-by-step guide from zero to pro on Next Candle.
Welcome to Next Candle. This guide walks you through everything you need to use the platform effectively. From the moment you register, you can practice risk-free on a virtual account with Paper Trading, review market conditions with AI-assisted analysis for learning, and build risk management and discipline habits.
Regardless of your experience level, this guide will show you the way.
When you register on Next Candle, your account automatically opens in Paper Trading mode. This mode lets you trade on real market data with a 1,000 USDT virtual balance. There is no real-money risk — it is designed for getting to know the platform and practicing risk management and discipline.
In Paper Trading, all features are active: opening Long/Short positions, setting leverage, adding TP/SL, partial closing and PnL tracking. All trades take place on a virtual account; Next Candle does not currently offer live trading.
The Dashboard is the heart of the platform. From here, you can see BTC price, current market status, live scenario feed, and AI engine performance on a single screen. Scenarios are generated by our AI engine evaluating 16 different technical indicators and advanced analysis algorithms together.
Each scenario includes:
Score from 0-718. Shows how well the indicators agree; it does not predict the outcome.
The AI engine's confidence percentage in the scenario.
Reference entry, take-profit and stop-loss levels used in the analysis (not a recommendation).
Whether the condition points up or down.
Exchange/API connection is not used; all trades take place on a virtual account. The information below is for general API key security:
The Trading page is your main screen for managing trades. Select coins from the left panel, view live charts and order book in the center, and place orders from the right panel. The bottom panel shows your open positions, order history, and balance.
To open a trade:
1. Select a coin from the left panel or use the search box
2. Set the leverage value (from 1x to 125x)
3. Enter the trade amount or use percentage buttons (25%, 50%, 75%, 100%)
4. Check estimated cost and margin information
5. Click Long or Short (the trade opens on your virtual account)
To manage your open positions:
Set Take Profit and Stop Loss prices to automatically protect your position.
Close part of your position while keeping the rest open.
Monitor your positions' profit/loss status in real time.
Download your trades as PNG cards and share on social media.
Next Candle dynamically calculates Take Profit (TP) and Stop Loss (SL) levels for each scenario based on market volatility. This calculation is based on a technical indicator called ATR (Average True Range).
ATR (Average True Range) is an indicator that measures the average price movement of an asset over a given period. In simple terms: it answers "How much has this coin moved on average over the last 14 candles?" If ATR is high, the market is volatile; if low, the market is calm. Next Candle automatically calculates the 14-period ATR value for each scenario and adjusts TP/SL distances accordingly.
How does it work?
1. When the AI engine generates a scenario, it calculates the current ATR value of that coin
2. Your SL and TP multipliers from the Settings page are applied to this ATR value
3. Example: If BTC ATR = 500 USDT, SL multiplier = 1.5x, TP multiplier = 3x
→ SL = 750 USDT away from entry (500 × 1.5)
→ TP = 1,500 USDT away from entry (500 × 3.0)
4. These values differ for each scenario based on market conditions — wider in volatile markets, tighter in calm markets
Ready-made Profiles
Wide stop loss, wide take profit. Allows price to breathe, reduces risk of premature closing. Suitable for more patient strategies.
Default profile. Provides a 1:2 balance between risk and reward. Recommended starting setting for most users.
Tight stop loss, tight take profit. Aims for quick profits but carries higher risk of SL triggers. Suitable for short-term scalp strategies.
Adjust SL and TP multipliers with sliders to your preference. See the Risk/Reward ratio in real time. Fine-tune according to your own strategy.
V4.0 — Research Enhanced Edition
Academy V4 is a technical indicator that analyzes candle structure and indicator agreement in futures and crypto markets. Using a multi-indicator confluence approach, it shows long- and short-side condition percentages for educational use, with dynamic ADX-based thresholds and visual projection candles. It is not a buy/sell recommendation.
Key Features
Integrates Supertrend, EMAs (8, 21, 50), MACD, RSI, Stochastic, ADX, Volume Delta, and volume ratios. A customizable confluence score (0-8) ensures indications meet user-defined criteria, reducing whipsaws in volatile markets.
ADX-driven adjustments lower the required prediction percentage (e.g., 55% in strong trends) for the "CONDITIONS MET" state, adapting to market conditions like ranging or trending phases.
A sleek, color-coded dashboard displays progress bars for each indicator, prediction percentages, and status (e.g., "CONDITIONS MET" or "NOT MET"). Supports long and short analyses with intuitive bars for quick scans.
Shows labeled "UP" and "DOWN" arrows on EMA crossovers within confirmed trends, with separate alerts for basic conditions and high-confluence "CONDITIONS MET" states. Labels are indicator output, not buy/sell recommendations.
How It Works?
The script calculates long and short scores using weighted contributions from key indicators, normalizing them into prediction percentages. A confluence check — factoring trend, EMA alignment, MACD, Stochastic, volume, Volume Delta, and ADX — triggers "CONDITIONS MET" only when conditions align robustly.
LONG CONDITIONS MET
✓ Supertrend = Uptrend
✓ Model score ≥ Dynamic Threshold
✓ Confluence ≥ 5/8
✓ Volume ≥ 0.8x Average
✓ RSI > 50
✓ Volume Delta = Bullish ✨ (V4)
SHORT CONDITIONS MET
✓ Supertrend = Downtrend
✓ Model score ≥ Dynamic Threshold
✓ Confluence ≥ 5/8
✓ Volume ≥ 0.8x Average
✓ RSI < 50
✓ Volume Delta = Bearish ✨ (V4)
Usage Instructions
1. Enable the "ACADEMY V4" button on the top-left corner of the chart
2. Customize settings via the inputs panel (e.g., set minConfluence to 5 for stricter indications)
3. Monitor the analysis table for predictions and confluence scores
4. Review "UP/DOWN" labels and "CONDITIONS MET" alerts for learning; they are not a trading decision on their own — evaluate them together with your risk management
5. Customize visual elements from the Style tab and timeframe visibility from the Visibility tab
Version History
V4.0 — Critical Fix & UX Improvement 30.12.2025
CONDITIONS MET now requires Volume Delta confirmation as a mandatory condition. In V3, LONG CONDITIONS MET could trigger even when Delta showed "Sellers ↓" pressure — this is now fixed. Volatility badge now displays "ATR: ⚡HIGH".
V3.0 — Research Enhanced Edition 28.12.2025
Added Volume Delta indicator (15% weight), 8-point confluence system, RSI 50-level confirmation, volatility regime detection, custom Supertrend implementation, Delta-confirmed UP/DOWN indications.
Next Candle uses multiple layers of protection to keep users secure. Your account data is protected with industry-standard encryption; authentication and access controls prevent unauthorized access. Exchange (API) connection is not currently offered.
Trade Guard — 5-Layer Protection
Trade Guard is a smart risk protection system that works before and after each of your trades. It shows risk warnings to first-time traders, performs dynamic risk analysis before each trade, suggests breaks through the Anti-Tilt mechanism during consecutive losses, provides automatic SL/TP protections, and calculates a risk score for each trade.
NCP credits are an in-platform usage credit specific to Next Candle. They are NOT a cryptocurrency — they cannot be traded on any exchange, withdrawn, transferred or converted to money. They cannot currently be purchased; they are earned only through tasks and used inside the platform.
How to Earn
Get to know your virtual account: risk-free practice with a 1,000 USDT virtual balance.
Pick Aggressive, Balanced or Conservative; your risk rules follow that mode.
Write your first trade plan on the virtual account: entry, stop-loss and target.
Total for a new user
3-step tour = 100 NCP (one-time completion bonus)
Plus a 32 NCP welcome bonus when you verify your email.
Where and How to Use
Your NCP credit balance is always visible in the yellow 'NCP' badge in the top-right corner. NCP credits are spent to use certain platform features and actions; the NCP amount required for each feature is shown transparently before use.
Anti-Abuse Protection (No Double-Earn)
You can restart the tour from Settings any time — a pedagogical feature for those who want to refresh their knowledge. However, the 100 NCP completion bonus is recorded once in the permanent 'Reward Ledger' table, and a second pass yields +0 NCP. This prevents anyone from looping the tour to farm unlimited NCP. The lifetime maximum onboarding-sourced NCP per user is 100 NCP.
Cryptocurrency trading involves significant risk and can lead to the loss of your capital in real markets. Next Candle is an education and discipline platform; it gives no investment advice or buy/sell recommendations. By default, all trades are on a virtual account. Past performance is not indicative of future results. All decisions and resulting responsibilities belong entirely to the user.
Last updated: 2026
