Technical analysis quiz using real blind charts
Most technical analysis quizzes ask what RSI stands for or whether a textbook drawing is a head and shoulders pattern. Those questions test vocabulary. A stronger quiz asks what you would do with an imperfect chart before the future is known.
Read the Tape uses five real, anonymised S&P 500 charts each day. Your answer is directional, your confidence is scored, and the next five trading sessions provide the answer key.
Play today’s five blind charts →The concepts being tested
Trend asks whether price and moving averages point in the same direction. Range location asks whether the tape is breaking a boundary or reverting inside it. Momentum and RSI describe the strength and stretch of the recent move. Volume hints at participation.
Why signals can disagree
A chart can be in a strong uptrend and simultaneously overbought. That is not an error in the quiz; it is the decision. Trend-following says strength persists, while mean reversion says stretch snaps back. Confidence should fall when both readings are credible.
How answers are graded
UP is correct when the fifth hidden close is above the last visible close; DOWN is correct otherwise. Confidence is converted to a probability and Brier scored. A paper stake grows with confidence, making an unjustified certain answer more expensive.
Questions
Does the quiz reveal the answer immediately?
Yes. After each call it reveals the ticker, dates, actual move, story and chart-reading signals.
Are the examples fabricated?
No. They are historical daily candles from liquid S&P 500 companies.
Is technical analysis guaranteed to predict the move?
No. The game measures decisions under uncertainty; every signal can fail.