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Connect TradingView to Claude: Complete Guide (2026)

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Summary of technological concepts & product features

  • Core idea: The video explains how to connect TradingView to Claude so Claude can read the TradingView chart, add indicators, perform analysis/backtesting, and help identify trading levels—all through prompting (described as “direct contact” between Claude and TradingView, rather than manual button-clicking).
  • How it works (high level): Claude uses a MCP (Model Context Protocol) server setup for TradingView, enabling Claude to control/query chart data and indicators.

Step-by-step setup (tutorial)

  1. Install Claude on macOS (Mac-only in the tutorial).
  2. Install the TradingView app as well.
  3. Subscription guidance: start with free tiers for both; upgrade if needed (mentions $20 tier and up).
  4. Connect via MCP server:
    • Install the TradingView MCP server (using a GitHub link described as well-established by its star count).
    • Then:
      • Clone/explore the repo
      • Run npm install
      • Add to MCP
  5. Permissions prompts: the setup may request multiple OS/computer permissions; the tutorial instructs to allow all.
  6. Verify connection: run a “TV health check” prompt/instruction to confirm TradingView is connected.

Testing the connection (live demo)

  • The user opens TradingView to a symbol (example: SpaceX).
  • The user asks Claude: “What do you see on the chart at the moment?”
  • Claude responds with chart context, including:
    • switching to the correct symbol/timeframe
    • listing visible indicators (e.g., EMA levels)

Trading workflow enabled by the integration

  • Claude can interpret the chart and recommend actions such as long / short / sidelines.
  • Example scenario: IPO-thin history / limited data (SpaceX just IPO’d). The tutorial shows Claude adapting by:
    • suggesting a 5-minute timeframe
    • recommending indicators suitable for new/low-history assets
    • avoiding irrelevant indicators when data is insufficient (e.g., not using 50-day moving averages due to lack of history)
  • Indicators and analysis features highlighted:
    • VWAP
    • EMA (e.g., 9/21)
    • Bollinger Bands
    • RSI
    • Volume
    • ATR (average true range)
  • Trade-quality assessments (example tone/outputs):
    • “Long not great…”
    • “Short is right direction but not quite the right spot…”
    • “Sidelines best choice” for the given conditions
  • Claude can identify:
    • entry zones
    • key horizontal levels
  • It also supports operational chart actions:
    • adding horizontal trigger lines
    • labeling those lines
    • setting alerts at those levels

Review/analysis takeaway (positioning of value)

  • The tutorial emphasizes that trading knowledge helps a lot; AI alone isn’t sufficient.
  • Claude’s explanations can function as learning reinforcement, e.g. asking:
    • “What do you mean?” to understand indicator meaning and why specific indicators were chosen for the scenario.

Roadmap in upcoming content

The creator says future videos will show how to automate the process so Claude can actually take trades, and how to protect risk when automating.

Key information about what you can do after setup

  • Confirm TradingView is connected via TV health check
  • Ask Claude what’s on the chart in real time
  • Request indicator selection optimized for the situation (e.g., IPO/limited history)
  • Get long/short/sidelines guidance in a comparative summary
  • Add and label trigger levels (horizontal lines)
  • Request alerts for those levels
  • Learn indicator reasoning interactively (“What do you mean?”)

Main speakers/sources

  • Speaker: The video creator/tutorial host (narrator introducing the step-by-step process)
  • System/source referenced:
    • Claude (Anthropic)
    • TradingView
    • Connected via the TradingView MCP server from a GitHub repo linked in the description

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