How to Automate Trading on TradingView — Full Guide

TradingView is one of the most powerful platforms for algorithmic trading thanks to its indicator library, charts, and Pine Script.

1. Automation Flow

TradingView automation works as follows:

1. Strategy generates signals
2. Alert triggers
3. Webhook sends JSON
4. Bot executes API order

View indicators:
TradingView Indicators

2. Strategy with Pine Script

//@version=5
strategy("EMA Bot", overlay=true)

emaFast = ta.ema(close, 9)
emaSlow = ta.ema(close, 21)

longSignal = ta.crossover(emaFast, emaSlow)
shortSignal = ta.crossunder(emaFast, emaSlow)

if longSignal
    strategy.entry("Long", strategy.long)

if shortSignal
    strategy.entry("Short", strategy.short)

Indicators used:
Indicators

3. Backtesting

Use Strategy Tester to measure:

• Win rate
• Drawdown
• Net profit

Open chart →
Open Chart

4. Alerts

Premium offers more alerts:
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5. Webhook → Bot → API

Webhook example:

{
  "type": "long",
  "symbol": "BTCUSDT",
  "price": "{{close}}",
  "strategy": "EMA Bot"
}

6. Is Premium Required?

Yes — for automation stability.

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7. Automation Setup

1. Open chart
2. Add strategy
3. Backtest
4. Create alert
5. Configure webhook
6. Connect bot API

Conclusion

TradingView enables full automation using strategies, alerts, webhooks and bots.

Learn more:
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