TradingView

Charting platform and trader social network for stocks, forex, futures and crypto, with a free Basic plan.

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Facts checked Sep 26, 2026

TradingView key facts

CategoryAnalytics tool
PlatformsWeb, Desktop, iOS, Android
Free planBasic: 1 chart per tab, 2 indicators per chart, 1 saved chart layout, 1 watchlist
PricingPaid tiers: Essential, Plus, Premium, Ultimate; free trial 30 days (14 days on Ultimate); annual billing saves up to 17%
ChainsCrypto market pages cover major coins plus total crypto market cap and Bitcoin dominance charts
CompanyTradingView, Inc.
US availabilityAvailable in the US
About

What is TradingView?

TradingView is a charting platform and social network for traders that covers stocks, forex, futures and crypto; it is not a crypto-native tool. Its About page cites 100M+ users. The crypto section charts major coins, total crypto market cap and Bitcoin dominance. The free Basic plan allows 1 chart per tab and 2 indicators per chart.

How TradingView works

Charts on TradingView draw on data feeds the company licenses from exchanges and data partners.

You build a layout by adding indicators, drawings and alerts, and your plan sets the ceilings: indicators per chart run from 2 on Basic to 50 on Ultimate, active price alerts from 3 to 1,000, and historical bars from 5K to 40K. Custom indicators and strategies are written in Pine Script, TradingView's own language, and you can publish them publicly or, on paid plans, as protected or invite-only scripts.

Strategies are backtested in the Strategy Tester on historical bars. The help center warns that a strategy run on Renko, Kagi, Point and Figure or Range charts fills orders at synthetic prices, so its results cannot be reproduced in a real market; Heikin Ashi strategies can be switched to fill on standard OHLC data. Live orders go through third-party brokers you connect to the chart, and a simulated paper trading account is built in. The broker directory mixes forex and CFD brokers with crypto exchanges such as OKX.

How to start with TradingView

  1. You can open a Basic account with no credit card and use it on the web, the desktop app, or the iOS and Android apps.
  2. Paid plans begin with a free trial: 30 days on Essential, Plus and Premium, and 14 days on Ultimate, though the policies say trial length can vary by plan, region and platform.
  3. The trial can be used once, and billing starts when it ends unless you cancel auto-renewal.
  4. If you trade professionally, only Ultimate is open to you; the terms ask non-professional subscribers to confirm they trade their own capital and are not acting as registered investment advisers.

TradingView fees and limits

  • The paid tiers are Essential, Plus, Premium and Ultimate, billed monthly or annually, and annual billing saves up to 17%.

The pricing page notes that TradingView, Inc. may add sales tax depending on where you live. Real-time data for some exchanges is a separate market data purchase on top of the plan. Teams that need 100 or more subscriptions are sent to an Enterprise sales contact. Refunds follow fixed windows in the policies: 14 calendar days after payment for annual plans and 7 days for monthly plans. Monthly market data subscriptions are not refundable, and annual ones are refunded minus the current month. Purchases made in the iOS or Android app follow App Store or Google Play refund rules, and anyone who files a chargeback loses refund eligibility.

Risks to know before using TradingView

  • TradingView is a charting and social platform, not a broker.
  • When you trade from a chart, the order, the account and the custody of your funds sit with the broker you connected, under that broker's terms.
  • Community indicators and published ideas come from other users; TradingView moderates script publications that run strategies on non-standard charts because their backtests mislead.
  • Read a community script's source before you rely on its signals, and treat strategy results on synthetic chart types as unreliable.
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Where TradingView ranks on DappAtlas

TradingView pros and cons

Pros
  • Free Basic plan with no credit card needed
  • 400+ built-in indicators and 100K+ community scripts
  • Paid plans have a free trial: 30 days, or 14 days on Ultimate
Cons
  • Basic plan is limited to 2 indicators per chart and 1 saved layout
  • Not crypto-specific: no on-chain or wallet data
  • Ads on the free plan; ad-free starts at the paid Essential tier

TradingView FAQ

What is TradingView?

TradingView is a charting platform and social network for traders that covers stocks, forex, futures and crypto; it is not a crypto-native tool. Its About page cites 100M+ users. The crypto section charts major coins, total crypto market cap and Bitcoin dominance. The free Basic plan allows 1 chart per tab and 2 indicators per chart.

How much does TradingView cost?

Paid tiers: Essential, Plus, Premium, Ultimate; free trial 30 days (14 days on Ultimate); annual billing saves up to 17%, according to TradingView’s own page (checked Sep 26, 2026). Free plan: Basic: 1 chart per tab, 2 indicators per chart, 1 saved chart layout, 1 watchlist.

Is TradingView available in the US?

Available in the US, according to TradingView’s own page (checked Sep 26, 2026).

Sources

  1. TradingView: official site
  2. TradingView: Pricing
  3. TradingView: Crypto market
  4. TradingView: Terms of Use
  5. TradingView: Help Center, strategies on non-standard charts
  6. TradingView: Brokers

How this page works

Sources: TradingView: official site, TradingView: Pricing, TradingView: Crypto market. Data as of Sep 26, 2026.

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