diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 597708e..0b97d1e 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { insuranceRoutes } from "./routes/insurance.js";
 import { openInterestRoutes } from "./routes/open-interest.js";
 import { statsRoutes } from "./routes/stats.js";
 import { chartRoutes } from "./routes/chart.js";
+import { candleRoutes } from "./routes/candles.js";
 import { docsRoutes } from "./routes/docs.js";
 import { adlRoutes } from "./routes/adl.js";
 import { setupWebSocket, cleanupPriceUpdateTimers } from "./routes/ws.js";
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ app.route("/", insuranceRoutes());
 app.route("/", openInterestRoutes());
 app.route("/", statsRoutes());
 app.route("/", chartRoutes());
+app.route("/", candleRoutes());
 app.route("/", adlRoutes());
 app.route("/", docsRoutes());
 
diff --git a/src/routes/candles.ts b/src/routes/candles.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ca10c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/candles.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+/**
+ * Candles API Route — internal Percolator OHLCV from the `trades` table.
+ *
+ * GET /candles/:slab?resolution=1&from=<unix_s>&to=<unix_s>
+ *
+ * Response shape follows TradingView UDF (same as Pyth Benchmarks proxy so the
+ * frontend can swap data source without changing parsing):
+ *
+ *   { s: "ok"|"no_data", t: number[], o: number[], h: number[], l: number[], c: number[], v: number[] }
+ *
+ * Timestamps are Unix seconds (UDF convention). Resolution maps to minutes,
+ * except "1D" which buckets into days.
+ *
+ * Implementation: fetches raw trades in the requested range, buckets them
+ * in-process. Works on plain Postgres; when Variant B of migration
+ * 20260420_candle_support.sql is applied (TimescaleDB continuous aggregates),
+ * this can be upgraded to query the candles_* materialized views directly.
+ */
+import { Hono } from "hono";
+import { getSupabase, getNetwork, createLogger, truncateErrorMessage } from "@percolator/shared";
+import { validateSlab } from "../middleware/validateSlab.js";
+
+const logger = createLogger("api:candles");
+
+const RES_TO_SECONDS: Record<string, number> = {
+  "1": 60,
+  "5": 5 * 60,
+  "15": 15 * 60,
+  "60": 60 * 60,
+  "240": 4 * 60 * 60,
+  "1D": 24 * 60 * 60,
+};
+
+const MAX_BARS = 5000;
+
+interface UdfResponse {
+  s: "ok" | "no_data" | "error";
+  t: number[];
+  o: number[];
+  h: number[];
+  l: number[];
+  c: number[];
+  v: number[];
+}
+
+function emptyResponse(status: "no_data" | "error"): UdfResponse {
+  return { s: status, t: [], o: [], h: [], l: [], c: [], v: [] };
+}
+
+interface TradeRow {
+  price: number;
+  size: number | string;
+  created_at: string;
+}
+
+/** Bucket raw trades into OHLCV candles. Input must be in ascending `created_at` order. */
+export function bucketCandles(trades: TradeRow[], bucketSeconds: number): UdfResponse {
+  if (trades.length === 0) return emptyResponse("no_data");
+  const bars = new Map<number, { o: number; h: number; l: number; c: number; v: number }>();
+
+  for (const t of trades) {
+    const ts = Math.floor(new Date(t.created_at).getTime() / 1000);
+    const bucket = Math.floor(ts / bucketSeconds) * bucketSeconds;
+    const price = Number(t.price);
+    const size = Math.abs(Number(t.size));
+    if (!Number.isFinite(price) || !Number.isFinite(size)) continue;
+
+    const existing = bars.get(bucket);
+    if (!existing) {
+      bars.set(bucket, { o: price, h: price, l: price, c: price, v: size });
+    } else {
+      if (price > existing.h) existing.h = price;
+      if (price < existing.l) existing.l = price;
+      existing.c = price;
+      existing.v += size;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const sortedKeys = [...bars.keys()].sort((a, b) => a - b);
+  const out: UdfResponse = { s: "ok", t: [], o: [], h: [], l: [], c: [], v: [] };
+  for (const k of sortedKeys) {
+    const b = bars.get(k)!;
+    out.t.push(k);
+    out.o.push(b.o);
+    out.h.push(b.h);
+    out.l.push(b.l);
+    out.c.push(b.c);
+    out.v.push(b.v);
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+export function candleRoutes(): Hono {
+  const app = new Hono();
+
+  app.get("/candles/:slab", validateSlab, async (c) => {
+    const slab = c.req.param("slab");
+    const resolution = c.req.query("resolution") ?? "1";
+    const fromSec = parseInt(c.req.query("from") ?? "0", 10);
+    const toSec = parseInt(c.req.query("to") ?? String(Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)), 10);
+
+    const bucketSeconds = RES_TO_SECONDS[resolution];
+    if (!bucketSeconds) {
+      return c.json({ s: "error", errmsg: `Unsupported resolution '${resolution}'` }, 400);
+    }
+    if (!Number.isFinite(fromSec) || !Number.isFinite(toSec) || toSec <= fromSec) {
+      return c.json({ s: "error", errmsg: "Invalid from/to" }, 400);
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const { data, error } = await getSupabase()
+        .from("trades")
+        .select("price, size, created_at")
+        .eq("slab_address", slab)
+        .eq("network", getNetwork())
+        .gte("created_at", new Date(fromSec * 1000).toISOString())
+        .lte("created_at", new Date(toSec * 1000).toISOString())
+        .order("created_at", { ascending: true })
+        .limit(MAX_BARS * 10);
+      if (error) throw error;
+      const bars = bucketCandles((data ?? []) as TradeRow[], bucketSeconds);
+      return c.json(bars);
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error("Candles query failed", {
+        slab,
+        resolution,
+        error: truncateErrorMessage(err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err), 120),
+      });
+      return c.json(emptyResponse("error"), 500);
+    }
+  });
+
+  return app;
+}
diff --git a/tests/routes/candles.test.ts b/tests/routes/candles.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fbdce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/routes/candles.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { bucketCandles, candleRoutes } from "../../src/routes/candles.js";
+
+vi.mock("@percolator/shared", () => ({
+  getSupabase: vi.fn(),
+  getNetwork: vi.fn(() => "devnet"),
+  createLogger: vi.fn(() => ({
+    info: vi.fn(),
+    warn: vi.fn(),
+    error: vi.fn(),
+    debug: vi.fn(),
+  })),
+  truncateErrorMessage: vi.fn((msg: string) => msg),
+  sanitizeSlabAddress: vi.fn((addr: string) => addr),
+}));
+
+const { getSupabase } = await import("@percolator/shared");
+
+describe("bucketCandles", () => {
+  it("returns no_data on empty input", () => {
+    expect(bucketCandles([], 60)).toMatchObject({ s: "no_data", t: [] });
+  });
+
+  it("buckets trades into 1-minute OHLCV", () => {
+    const trades = [
+      { price: 100, size: 10, created_at: "2026-04-20T12:00:15Z" }, // bucket 12:00
+      { price: 105, size: 5, created_at: "2026-04-20T12:00:45Z" },  // bucket 12:00
+      { price: 102, size: 20, created_at: "2026-04-20T12:01:10Z" }, // bucket 12:01
+    ];
+    const bars = bucketCandles(trades, 60);
+    expect(bars.s).toBe("ok");
+    expect(bars.t).toHaveLength(2);
+    // first bucket: o=100, h=105, l=100, c=105, v=15
+    expect(bars.o[0]).toBe(100);
+    expect(bars.h[0]).toBe(105);
+    expect(bars.l[0]).toBe(100);
+    expect(bars.c[0]).toBe(105);
+    expect(bars.v[0]).toBe(15);
+    // second bucket: o=102, h=102, l=102, c=102, v=20
+    expect(bars.o[1]).toBe(102);
+    expect(bars.v[1]).toBe(20);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps high/low across many trades in one bucket", () => {
+    const trades = [
+      { price: 100, size: 1, created_at: "2026-04-20T12:00:00Z" },
+      { price: 110, size: 1, created_at: "2026-04-20T12:00:10Z" },
+      { price: 95, size: 1, created_at: "2026-04-20T12:00:20Z" },
+      { price: 105, size: 1, created_at: "2026-04-20T12:00:30Z" },
+    ];
+    const bars = bucketCandles(trades, 60);
+    expect(bars.h[0]).toBe(110);
+    expect(bars.l[0]).toBe(95);
+    expect(bars.c[0]).toBe(105);
+    expect(bars.v[0]).toBe(4);
+  });
+
+  it("skips trades with non-finite price/size", () => {
+    const trades = [
+      { price: NaN, size: 1, created_at: "2026-04-20T12:00:00Z" },
+      { price: 100, size: Infinity, created_at: "2026-04-20T12:00:05Z" },
+      { price: 101, size: 5, created_at: "2026-04-20T12:00:10Z" },
+    ];
+    const bars = bucketCandles(trades, 60);
+    expect(bars.t).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(bars.o[0]).toBe(101);
+  });
+
+  it("sorts buckets ascending even when input is shuffled", () => {
+    const trades = [
+      { price: 200, size: 1, created_at: "2026-04-20T12:02:00Z" },
+      { price: 100, size: 1, created_at: "2026-04-20T12:00:00Z" },
+      { price: 150, size: 1, created_at: "2026-04-20T12:01:00Z" },
+    ];
+    const bars = bucketCandles(trades, 60);
+    expect(bars.t[0] < bars.t[1] && bars.t[1] < bars.t[2]).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("GET /candles/:slab", () => {
+  let mockSupabase: any;
+  const SLAB = "GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG";
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    mockSupabase = {
+      from: vi.fn(() => mockSupabase),
+      select: vi.fn(() => mockSupabase),
+      eq: vi.fn(() => mockSupabase),
+      gte: vi.fn(() => mockSupabase),
+      lte: vi.fn(() => mockSupabase),
+      order: vi.fn(() => mockSupabase),
+      limit: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ data: [], error: null }),
+    };
+    vi.mocked(getSupabase).mockReturnValue(mockSupabase);
+  });
+
+  it("returns no_data when trades table is empty", async () => {
+    const app = candleRoutes();
+    const res = await app.request(`/candles/${SLAB}?resolution=1&from=0&to=9999999999`);
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    const body = await res.json() as any;
+    expect(body.s).toBe("no_data");
+  });
+
+  it("returns ok with bars when trades exist", async () => {
+    mockSupabase.limit.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      data: [
+        { price: 100, size: 10, created_at: "2026-04-20T12:00:00Z" },
+        { price: 101, size: 5, created_at: "2026-04-20T12:00:30Z" },
+      ],
+      error: null,
+    });
+    const app = candleRoutes();
+    const res = await app.request(`/candles/${SLAB}?resolution=1&from=0&to=9999999999`);
+    const body = await res.json() as any;
+    expect(body.s).toBe("ok");
+    expect(body.t).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(body.h[0]).toBe(101);
+    expect(body.v[0]).toBe(15);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects unsupported resolution", async () => {
+    const app = candleRoutes();
+    const res = await app.request(`/candles/${SLAB}?resolution=99&from=0&to=9999999999`);
+    expect(res.status).toBe(400);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects invalid from/to", async () => {
+    const app = candleRoutes();
+    const res = await app.request(`/candles/${SLAB}?resolution=1&from=1000&to=500`);
+    expect(res.status).toBe(400);
+  });
+});