# Candlestick AI

> Candlestick AI is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024, reporting under $25 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 15, 2026.

- CRD: 333215
- Filed as: CANDLESTICK AI
- Legal name: Candlestick Advising Technologies Inc.
- Registration: SEC-registered investment adviser (status as filed: Approved)
- Filing period: October 2026
- Form ADV filing dated: March 15, 2026
- SEC record (IAPD): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/333215
- AdvisorCensus page: https://advisorcensus.com/firm/candlestick-ai-333215

## Quick answers

**How is Candlestick AI compensated?**
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Candlestick AI reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical).

**Is Candlestick AI registered with the SEC or a state?**
Candlestick AI is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 333215.

**How much does Candlestick AI manage?**
Candlestick AI reports $40,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 15, 2026 (0% discretionary).

**How have Candlestick AI's assets and staff changed since 2025?**
In the Form ADV data for Candlestick AI: Regulatory assets under management: $5,000 in the October 2025 data and $40,000 in the October 2026 data, up 700%. Total employees: 2 in October 2025 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

**What types of clients does Candlestick AI serve?**
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (200).

**Which custodians does Candlestick AI use?**
Candlestick AI's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Alpaca Securities LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

**Does Candlestick AI report any disciplinary disclosures?**
Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/333215

**Does Candlestick AI state an account minimum?**
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 11, 2025 says: "Clients participating in advisory services include individuals and small businesses. There is no account minimum."

**What changed in Candlestick AI's recent Form ADV filings?**
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $5,000 to $40,000 (+700%). No longer lists an office in Parsippany, NJ.

## From the Form ADV filing

### Compensation (Item 5.E)
- A percentage of assets under your management
- Subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical)

### Fees and minimums (Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 11, 2025)

- Account minimum: None

> Clients participating in advisory services include individuals and small businesses. There is no account minimum.

As stated in the firm's brochure. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable.

### Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
- Alpaca Securities LLC

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

### Regulatory assets under management (Item 5.F)
- Total: $40,000
- Discretionary: $0
- Non-discretionary: $40,000

### Clients (Item 5.D)

| Client type | Clients | Assets |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 200 | $40,000 |

### Advisory services (Item 5.G)
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses

### Firm details
- Registered since: 2024 (1 year)
- Employees: 2 total, 2 performing advisory functions
- Wrap fee program participation: No
- States registered or notice-filed: NJ
- Disclosures (Item 11): Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.

### Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F), as of the May 2025 filing
- Parsippany, NJ

### Websites listed on Form ADV (Item 1.I)
- candlestick.ai
- Instagram @candlestickai
- X @AICandlestick

## Assets and staff over time

| Data period | Regulatory assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | $5,000 | 2 | April 11, 2025 |
| October 2026 | $40,000 | 2 | March 15, 2026 |

Regulatory assets under management: $5,000 in the October 2025 data and $40,000 in the October 2026 data, up 700%.
Total employees: 2 in October 2025 and 2 in October 2026.

## Changes in the filing (last 12 months)

### April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $5,000 to $40,000 (+700%).
- No longer lists an office in Parsippany, NJ.

## Source

Form ADV as filed, October 2026. Values appear as filed. Cite as: AdvisorCensus. Candlestick AI (CRD 333215): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.