Trust, but Verify · The Verdict Series · Book 1
The Candlestick Verdict
Companion Resources
The Candlestick Verdict tested classic candlestick patterns as measurable claims rather than inherited wisdom—one measurable claim, one fair baseline, and one verdict at a time.
Download the free Companion Guide for the principal findings, the complete two-gate anchor definition, qualifying and nonqualifying examples, and the printable Seven Questions checklist.

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The free Companion Guide.
Companion Guide
The principal findings, the complete two-gate anchor definition, qualifying and nonqualifying examples, and the printable Seven Questions checklist.
- 106 Stocks
- Liquid U.S. equities, 2021–2026.
- 140,871 Candle-Days
- Large sample. Real outcomes.
- Five Verdict Tiers
- Anchor, secondary, suggestive, control, null.
Read the complete research
The Companion Guide summarizes the verdicts. The complete book contains the full pattern-by-pattern evidence, figures, methodology, controls, trend and location tests, limitations, and the reasoning behind each conclusion.
Next in the Verdict Series
The AI Trading Verdict
Book 2, The AI Trading Verdict, is now available
Artificial intelligence has produced a new generation of confident claims about market prediction, automated analysis, and algorithmic advantage. The next book applies the same evidence-first standard used here: define the claim, establish a fair baseline, test it out of sample, and determine what—if anything—the added complexity contributes.
Evidence over tradition. Measurement over assumption. Trust — but verify.
The AI Trading Verdict companion