Editorial Policy

How One Candle Ahead writes, reviews, updates, and corrects trading-education content, plus our AI-tool disclosure.

1. Content creation principles

Every article is written to answer a real learner question: what a pattern means, when it fails, how to drill it in the simulator, what risk it implies. We do not publish vague motivation, hype, or "guaranteed-return" framing. Articles cite specific patterns, dates, or scenarios whenever possible.

2. Evidence and fact-checking process

Numeric examples must state whether they are illustrative or historical. Definitions and risk claims link to named primary or authoritative sources where available. Automated checks flag missing sources, unlabeled scenarios, performance promises, and structural duplication; the owner checklist covers calculations, links, translation meaning, and risk framing.

3. AI tool disclosure

The founder may use large-language-model assistants for research organization, outline structure, bilingual drafting, grammar checks, and restructuring. AI-assisted changes are disclosed. They do not receive a fresh Reviewed date until the founder completes the owner-review checklist, and corrections can be reported through the public support address.

4. Update and review status

The Updated date records a material content or code change. The separate Reviewed date records the latest completed owner editorial pass and may therefore be older. Core guides are prioritized for periodic review using traffic, learner usefulness, source changes, and reported errors.

5. Advertising–content separation

We display Google AdSense advertising on content-rich pages. Advertisers have zero influence on what we write, how we recommend simulator practice, or which patterns we cover. Ads do not appear on the gameplay routes (/play/*) or signed-in dashboards. We do not accept paid placements, sponsored articles, or affiliate links inside educational content.

6. Corrections policy

Found an error, an unclear explanation, an outdated screenshot, or a policy issue? Email support@onecandleahead.app with the article URL and what is wrong. We respond within 48 hours and, when we correct an article, we add a short note at the top with the correction date.

7. Contact channels

Editorial questions, fact-check requests, takedown requests, and policy concerns all go to support@onecandleahead.app. Security disclosures: security@onecandleahead.app.

Last updated

2026-05-07