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TradingView

Cloud-based charting and technical analysis platform for traders and investors.

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4.6 ratingBeginnerFree, paid plans roughly $13–$240/mo depending on tier and regionBest for: Traders and investors who want serious charting without needing broker execution built in
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Overview

TradingView is the charting platform most retail and professional traders end up using at some point — a cloud-based engine covering stocks, forex, crypto and futures, with a large community sharing analysis and custom indicators.

Key Features

  • Advanced charting
  • Pine Script custom indicators
  • Multi-asset coverage
  • Social trading ideas
  • Broker integrations

Pros

  • Best-in-class charting engine, usable free forever on the Basic plan
  • Covers 3.5M+ instruments across 150+ exchanges — stocks, forex, crypto, futures
  • Huge active community sharing analysis and open-source indicators (Pine Script)

Cons

  • Real-time exchange data for some markets costs extra on top of the subscription
  • Pricing has increased across tiers in 2026 — confirm current rates before subscribing
  • It's an analysis tool, not a broker — you still need a separate account to actually place trades

Who is it for?

Retail traders and investors who want professional-grade charts and are comfortable connecting their own broker.

Pricing

Basic

Free

  • Core charting
  • 2 indicators per chart
  • Ads shown

Essential

~$13–15/mo (annual)

  • No ads
  • More indicators
  • More alerts

Premium

~$60–70/mo (annual)

  • Advanced charting tools
  • Priority support

FAQ

Is there a free plan?

Yes — a full-featured free Basic plan with no time limit, ad-supported.

Does it execute trades?

TradingView connects to many brokers for execution, but it's primarily a charting and analysis platform, not a broker itself.