TradingView
Charts + Market AnalysisCharting and market-analysis platform used by millions of traders and analysts. Pine Script lets you write custom indicators and strategies that backtest in seconds.
Pricing
Free; paid plans from $14.95/mo (Essential)
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Overview
TradingView is the de facto charting platform for retail traders, quant tinkerers, and fintech engineers. Beyond charts, it ships a built-in scripting language (Pine Script) for custom indicators and strategies, supports cross-broker order routing on paid tiers, and hosts one of the largest open communities for trading ideas. The free tier covers most analysis needs; paid tiers unlock more concurrent charts, more layouts, faster bar replay, and intraday backtesting on lower timeframes.
Best for
Active traders, technical analysts, and quant tinkerers who need flexible charting + scripting.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Best-in-class charts for retail + prosumer use
- Pine Script for custom indicators and strategies
- Massive community library of scripts and ideas
- Cross-broker integration on higher tiers
Cons
- Free tier shows ads + limits saved layouts
- Pine Script is its own dialect — not transferable
- Tick-level data requires top tier