“+easy to use
+simple layout
+Many useful tools and indicators
+fair prices
-There's no direct way to report issues or suggest changes to the tools. It can only be done via Reddit, and I don't think that's very professional.
I tried sending a useful idea for a tool to TradingView myself (via Reddit), but unfortunately it didn't work.
It would be great if TradingView provided an email address where users could share directly ideas and suggestions for tool customizations.
If AMP could forward these concerns to TradingView, that would be great.”
“I like having everything on the one screen. I would like to have the PnL om the ladder in currency.
The trading panel works great fpr tracling trade history. A decent program for trading futures.”
“I mainly use TradingView for futures charting and live trading, connected to AMP Futures through CQG. I primarily trade CME index futures such as MES and ES.
Overall, my view of TradingView is this:
**The charting and analysis experience is excellent, the trading experience is generally good, but there are still some noticeable weaknesses in order-status synchronization, trade information, and professional order-management features.**
### What TradingView does very well
TradingView’s biggest strength is definitely its charting experience.
Candlestick charts, timeframe switching, drawing tools, indicators, custom layouts, and multi-chart monitoring are all very intuitive and efficient.
For someone like me who mainly trades using price action, TradingView works extremely well.
Tools such as trendlines, horizontal lines, channels, measurement tools, and quick switching between different timeframes make daily market analysis very efficient.
Another major advantage is:
**You can trade directly from the chart.**
After connecting AMP/CQG, I can place and manage trades directly inside TradingView, including:
- Opening positions
- Closing positions
- Limit orders
- Stop-loss orders
- Take-profit orders
- Dragging orders directly on the chart to modify their prices
This makes it possible to analyze and trade in the same interface without constantly switching between TradingView and a separate broker platform.
For day trading, this is a major advantage.
The cross-device experience is also very good. The desktop, web, and mobile versions are fairly consistent, and watchlists, chart layouts, and indicators generally sync well across devices.
### What could be improved
The biggest issue for me is this:
**Sometimes there is uncertainty between what TradingView shows on the screen and the actual order status on the broker/CQG server.**
I have personally experienced a situation where TradingView showed that an order had been canceled, but when price later reached that level, the order still appeared to be triggered.
Whether the root cause was TradingView, CQG, network latency, or the broker side, the problem from the user’s perspective is the same:
**I cannot always be 100% certain that the order status shown in TradingView is the final status confirmed by the exchange or broker server.**
For stock trading, this might mainly be a user-experience issue.
For futures products such as ES and MES, however, this can become a risk-management issue.
If a trader believes an order has been canceled while it is actually still active on the server, that can result in an unintended position.
Because of that, I think one of the most important improvements TradingView could make is not adding more indicators or chart features, but improving:
**The certainty and transparency of order status.**
For example, after canceling an order, it would be helpful to clearly distinguish between:
“Cancellation request sent”
and
“Cancellation confirmed by the exchange.”
That would make it much easier for traders to know whether an order is truly inactive.
### Order and position management could be stronger
TradingView’s trading panel is good enough for normal trading, but compared with dedicated professional futures platforms, it still feels somewhat basic.
I would like to see clearer information for things such as:
- Current working orders
- Stop-loss and take-profit orders linked to each position
- OCO relationships
- Actual execution price
- Slippage
- Commission per trade
- Net P&L
- True average entry price of the current position
During fast-moving markets, especially when entering and exiting multiple times or adjusting stops frequently, order information can become complicated very quickly.
In these situations, TradingView still does an excellent job visually, but the order-management side is not as strong as the charting side.
### Commission and fee information is not very transparent
This is one of the areas that I would describe as neither good nor bad.
TradingView shows trading P&L, but real trading costs also include broker commissions, exchange fees, clearing fees, and other charges.
For MES day trading, especially if you trade multiple times per day, commissions can have a meaningful impact on actual profitability.
It would be much more useful if TradingView could clearly show something like:
Gross P&L
Commission
Exchange Fees
Net P&L
That would make post-trade review much easier.
At the moment, I often still need to check AMP’s Daily Statement to confirm the final trading costs.
### TradingView is excellent for analysis, but it may not completely replace a professional trading terminal
This became more obvious to me after using it for a while.
If I were rating TradingView purely as a:
**Charting and market-analysis platform**
I would consider it one of the best available.
But if I were rating it as a:
**Professional futures trading terminal**
I think there is still room for improvement.
To me, TradingView feels more like:
**An excellent charting platform with very capable trading functionality**
rather than:
**A professional order-management system with charting built around it.**
For most retail traders, that is probably more than enough.
However, as trading frequency increases, position sizes become larger, and requirements for order reliability, DOM, execution speed, bracket orders, OCO functionality, and detailed order management become more demanding, platforms such as NinjaTrader or Sierra Chart may still offer advantages as dedicated execution platforms.
### Small details I really like
TradingView also has many smaller features that may not seem important at first, but become very valuable with daily use.
For example:
Saving chart layouts is very convenient.
Watchlists are very easy to use.
Switching between different timeframes is extremely smooth.
Monitoring multiple instruments is simple.
The Pine Script ecosystem is very powerful.
Alerts are excellent.
The interface is modern and relatively easy to learn.
Many professional trading platforms are powerful but feel outdated or complicated. TradingView does a very good job of balancing professional functionality with ease of use.
### Pricing
TradingView is not a cheap platform.
If you subscribe to a higher-tier plan and add real-time CME market data, the total cost can become significant over time.
However, if you use TradingView every day, I still think the cost is generally justified.
For traders who rely heavily on chart-based analysis, TradingView becomes one of the core tools used every trading day.
### Overall rating
If I were to rate TradingView, I would give it approximately:
**Charting and analysis: 9.5/10**
**Ease of use: 9/10**
**Cross-device experience: 9/10**
**Pricing: 7.5/10**
**Broker integration: 8/10**
**Order management: 7/10**
**Professional futures execution: 7/10**
Overall:
**8.5/10**
I like TradingView a lot and plan to continue using it.
For me, its biggest value is still that:
**I can analyze the market and place trades from the same clean and intuitive interface.**
However, I would not rely entirely on the TradingView interface alone to confirm whether an important order has truly been canceled or executed.
If TradingView continues improving broker synchronization, order confirmations, commission visibility, and professional order-management features, I think it could become much closer to a complete professional trading terminal rather than simply being one of the best charting platforms available.”
