Free AI SMC chart scanner: what it detects, what it cannot, how to use it

What the scanner reads on a screenshot

You upload an image of a chart from any platform: TradingView, Binance, Bybit, XT, OKX, Coinbase, Pionex, BingX, Kraken, on desktop or straight from a phone. In about ten seconds it returns a structured Smart Money Concepts read of the visible range:

• Structure: swing highs and lows, break of structure (BOS) and change of character (CHoCH), with the direction it infers from them.
• Zones: order blocks and fair value gaps, each with a confidence level, plus mitigation blocks and breaker blocks when the structure has already been broken.
• Liquidity: buy-side and sell-side pools, equal highs and lows, and the sweep it expects next.
• Context: Wyckoff phase of the range (accumulation, manipulation, expansion, distribution, retracement), premium/discount split, optimal trade entry zone, and the higher-timeframe bias it can deduce from what is on screen.
• Plan: a confluence score out of 100, two scenarios with probabilities, and a hypothetical trade plan (entry, stop, three take-profits with risk/reward, position size under the 1% rule).

The full walkthrough with screenshots of each output field is in the usage guide.

Where it fails

A scanner reads one static image, and every limitation follows from that. It does not know your daily bias if the screenshot is a 15-minute chart with no context, and it cannot see the news calendar, so it will draw an order block straight into a CPI release. It also labels zones by shape rather than by importance: a textbook order block inside a range that has been chopping for a week is still a textbook order block to the model. Like any vision model, it sometimes misreads a candle body on a compressed mobile screenshot.

We built it knowing that. It runs the same checklist on every chart at the same speed, without the bias of the position you already want to take. When the scanner and your own analysis disagree, that gap is what you should look at.

How we use it in a routine

1. Set the higher-timeframe bias yourself first (daily or 4-hour), and screenshot with enough history for the model to see the range.
2. Scan the execution timeframe. Compare its BOS/CHoCH read and its zones with what you drew.
3. Take the confluence score as a filter, not a signal: below 60 we usually pass, above 80 we still size with the position size calculator and never above 1% risk.
4. Keep the scan. Reviewing your own scans against what happened is the fastest way to calibrate how much you trust it per market condition.

Scanner or indicator?

An indicator lives inside the chart and redraws live, while the scanner reads after the fact and adds narrative and a plan. Most traders end up using both. For the live side, our SMC pillar guide explains the concepts the scanner labels, and SM Radar, our open-source Pine Script indicator, covers BOS/CHoCH, order blocks, FVGs and liquidity zones on TradingView. For a second opinion before committing to a setup, the scanner is the faster tool.

FAQ

Is there a free AI SMC chart scanner?

Yes, ours: upload a screenshot, get order blocks, FVGs, structure, liquidity, Wyckoff phase and a scored plan in about ten seconds. Three scans a day free, ten after Telegram verification, no card.

What does it detect?

Order blocks, fair value gaps, BOS/CHoCH, BSL/SSL, equal highs/lows, premium/discount, OTE, mitigation and breaker blocks, Wyckoff phase, inferred higher-timeframe bias.

Can it replace manual analysis?

No. It reads one image with no calendar and no bias of yours. Use it as a consistent checklist and a second opinion; keep the decision, stop and sizing.

Scanner vs paid indicator?

Indicator for live monitoring inside the chart; scanner for a post-hoc read with narrative and a plan. Different jobs.

Disclaimer. Educational tool and content, not financial advice. Trading carries a high risk of capital loss; the scanner's plans are hypothetical and do not account for your situation. Some links on this site are partner links; this page contains none.