Review of Tradenzio's The Art of Trading
A Candlestick Kit That Scans to Life
The name — and the painterly cover — are a wink at Bob Ross's The Joy of Painting, and as a lifelong educator I respect the nerve. But this isn't really a book — it's a spiral-bound, full-color candlestick kit where every page scans into an app full of video. Here's what I actually got, what it cost me, and who it's really for.
Last updated July 25, 2026
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More Than a Book
I buy a lot of trading books, and most of them end up as shelf decoration — a good chapter or two, then they date themselves and go quiet. The Art of Trading pitched itself as something different: not a book but a "trading education kit," and after using it, that's the honest description. It focuses entirely on candlestick patterns, and it's built so the printed part and the digital part work together instead of competing.
The nod to Bob Ross runs deeper than the name — the painterly cover art is a tip of the hat too, all of it echoing The Joy of Painting, the PBS show that ran for eleven years teaching people that anybody could learn a craft with the right patient guide. As someone who has taught for twenty-five years, I appreciate the framing — trading, like painting, is a skill you build one repeatable technique at a time, not a talent you're born with.
What You Actually Get
The physical piece is genuinely well made. It's not a hardcover, but at 100+ pages they're heavy, full color, and spiral-bound — which matters more than it sounds, because it lays flat next to your keyboard and stays open on the pattern you're studying instead of snapping shut. The pages aren't numbered, but there are 67 separate lessons, each built around a clear, well-chosen example. I found it easy to follow, and I say that as someone who grades other people's instructional material for a living.
What's Actually Inside
I bought it expecting a candlestick reference, and candlesticks are the heart of it — but the table of contents is broader than I assumed. The lessons span the whole foundation of technical trading, from chart patterns to the psychology that wrecks most beginners:
- Chart Patterns
- Candlestick Patterns
- Technical Indicators
- Fundamental Analysis
- Technical Analysis
- Support & Resistance
- Trendlines & Channels
- Supply & Demand
- Risk Management
- Psychology of Trading
- Market Emotions
The QR Codes Are the Clever Part
Here's what actually won me over. Every page carries a QR code. Scan it with your phone or tablet and the Tradenzio app opens straight to that lesson — first Tradenzio's own proprietary video, then roughly three curated YouTube videos underneath it for deeper study. The effect is that a printed book stops being frozen in time: the words on the page stay put, but the video layer behind them can be updated whenever the market or the teaching improves. It's the smartest answer I've seen to the oldest problem with trading books, which is that they're out of date the day they print.
How It Arrived
It ships from overseas — Great Britain, as best I can tell — so I expected to wait. It landed on my desk within five days, which beat my expectations for an international order of a physical book. No complaints there.
What It Costs
Pricing is the one place I'd tell you to slow down. The site quoted me $99.90, but the amount that actually hit my card was $79 plus shipping — so what you're shown on screen and what you're charged may not line up, and it moves with sales and your region anyway. I'm not going to turn my receipt into the headline number; go see the current price for yourself and decide from there.
Two things made an overseas purchase feel low-risk: it arrived fast, and Tradenzio backs it with a money-back guarantee if you're not satisfied. Return terms can change, so confirm the current policy before you buy — but that safety net is part of why I was willing to try it in the first place.
What the Ratings Say
For what it's worth beyond my own take: on Tradenzio's own site the kit shows a 5.0 rating, with 149 of 155 reviews at five stars. On Trustpilot, the company sits around 4.4. On-site ratings are curated by the seller and Trustpilot is open to anyone, so I'd weight the 4.4 more heavily — and it still lands solidly positive. My five stars are for the product I used, not a promise about the company's every transaction.
Bottom Line
The Art of Trading does exactly one thing and does it well: it teaches candlestick patterns in a format you'll actually keep using. It's a study aid, not a signal service — no picks, no alerts, no shortcuts. If you're a beginner or intermediate trader who wants to genuinely learn to read a chart, the spiral binding, the clean examples, and especially the scan-to-video app make it the most useful candlestick resource I've bought. Five stars from me.
Common Questions
Is it a book or a course?
Both, and that's the point. The physical piece is a spiral-bound, full-color book of 100+ pages and 67 lessons — candlesticks, chart patterns, indicators, risk management, and trading psychology. Every page has a QR code that opens the Tradenzio app to that lesson, with a proprietary video plus about three curated YouTube videos. It reads like a book and behaves like a course — and the printed pages can't go stale, because the video layer updates on its own.
How much does it cost?
The site quoted me $99.90, but my card was actually charged $79 plus shipping — the two didn't match, and pricing shifts with sales and your region anyway. Rather than trust a number in a review, check the current price and decide from there.
How do the QR codes work?
Every formation sits next to a QR code. Scan it with your phone or tablet and the Tradenzio app opens right to that pattern, with a short video and extra notes. It's the feature that sold me — it turns a static reference into something you can watch play out, and it's why a printed book here doesn't age the way trading books usually do.
How long did shipping take?
It ships from overseas — Great Britain, as far as I can tell — and I braced for a long wait. It arrived within five days, quicker than I expected for an international order of a physical book.
Is there a money-back guarantee?
Yes. Tradenzio states it offers easy returns and a money-back guarantee if you're not satisfied. Return terms can change, so read the current policy before buying — but that guarantee is what made trying an overseas, GBP-priced product feel low-risk to me.
Who is it for?
Beginner-to-intermediate traders who want to actually learn candlestick patterns, not memorize a cheat sheet. It's a study aid — no picks, no alerts, no get-rich system. If you want a structured, well-illustrated way to build candlestick literacy you'll keep on your desk, it fits. If you're hunting for trades to copy, this isn't that.
How is it different from a candlestick book on Amazon?
Two ways, and both matter. A normal book freezes on its print date; this one's pages scan to a video layer that updates on its own, so it doesn't age the same way. And the spiral binding lays flat next to your keyboard instead of snapping shut on the pattern you're studying. It costs more than a paperback — but a paperback can't play you a video of the setup.
Is Tradenzio a legitimate company?
Yes, in my experience. Tradenzio is a UK company that lists the kit in pounds, and my order shipped from Great Britain and reached me in five days. On Trustpilot the company sits around 4.4, and it backs the kit with a money-back guarantee. I paid with my own money and got exactly what was described. As with any overseas purchase, confirm the current return policy before you buy — but nothing about my transaction raised a flag.
What do Tradenzio’s reviews say?
On Tradenzio’s own site the kit shows a 5.0, with 149 of 155 reviews at five stars — but on-site ratings are curated by the seller. On Trustpilot, which is open to anyone, the company sits around 4.4. I weight the 4.4 more heavily, and it still lands solidly positive. My own five stars are for the product I used, not a promise about every transaction.
Do I need the Tradenzio app to use the book?
The printed book stands on its own as a spiral-bound candlestick reference. But the app is where the real value lives: every page’s QR code opens the Tradenzio app to that lesson, with a proprietary video plus a few curated YouTube videos. You can read the book without it — you’d just be skipping the “scan to video” layer that makes it more than a book.
Is The Art of Trading worth it?
For a beginner-to-intermediate trader who wants to actually learn candlestick patterns, yes — I rated it 5/5 as a candlestick primer. The one place I’d slow down is pricing: I was shown $99.90 but charged about $79 plus shipping, and it moves with sales and exchange rates, so check the current price and decide from there. It’s a study aid, not a system of picks or alerts.
Do you get paid if I buy?
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