# What is TradingView?

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​[TradingView](https://www.tradingview.com/gopro/?share_your_love=scanprotectltd) is a free charting platform and social network where traders/investors can look at financial charts and use a wide variety of tools to spot opportunity in every market across Stocks, Forex, Crypto, Futures & Commodities.

This is the platform where we host our Trend Labs Premium Tools. You create an account on TradingView and then provide us with your username when signing up for Trend Labs so we can give you access to the indicators.

## How To Create A TradingView Account <a href="#how-to-create-a-tradingview-account" id="how-to-create-a-tradingview-account"></a>

In order to create a TradingView account you need to go to the TradingView [homepage](https://www.tradingview.com/gopro/?share_your_love=scanprotectltd). Click on "Sign in" at the top right of the homepage, then click on "Sign up" at the bottom of the current window, you can sign up using Google, Facebook, Twitter or your mail address.![](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-MGe74ofcUpGsn04C4d4%2F-Mfh4yk_se6O_Pe2ewwi%2F-Mfh5aNooIl_KYeftLf3%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=b554f352-740a-4555-b2d4-34f760bf8d90)![](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-MGe74ofcUpGsn04C4d4%2F-Mfh4yk_se6O_Pe2ewwi%2F-Mfh5jScC_n0jB1beU11%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=59713a6f-b7ce-48f2-9e46-24c23bffe771)

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## TradingView Charts <a href="#tradingview-charts" id="tradingview-charts"></a>

### How To Open A Chart On TradingView <a href="#how-to-open-a-chart-on-tradingview" id="how-to-open-a-chart-on-tradingview"></a>

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You can open a chart on TradingView by clicking on 'Chart', located at the top left of the website when you are logged in.

### How To Change Symbol <a href="#how-to-change-symbol" id="how-to-change-symbol"></a>

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You can change the symbol of the chart by clicking on the top left section containing the current chart ticker.

You can also type directly the name of the symbol on your keyboard.

Once you click on it you will be able to search for specific symbols. You have the possibility to filter out symbols by markets or exchange.![](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-MGe74ofcUpGsn04C4d4%2F-MXcu7z244zR7u1CAtLk%2F-MXd7I84culpWBYHCQbf%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=9e54827b-674a-4e1d-8018-aa7dc283e6fe)![](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-MGe74ofcUpGsn04C4d4%2F-MXcu7z244zR7u1CAtLk%2F-MXd8R0Z6G2OmpkriIJw%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=4cfa4894-bab6-4b59-a55e-444a13877b7f)

### Change Chart Timeframe <a href="#change-chart-timeframe" id="change-chart-timeframe"></a>

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Timeframes determine the frequency at which a new candle is displayed on the chart. To change the timeframe of your chart simply click on the section at the right of the ticker name and select the timeframe of interest.

You can also type the timeframe directly on your keyboard to change it.

### Add Indicators To Your Chart <a href="#add-indicators-to-your-chart" id="add-indicators-to-your-chart"></a>

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Click on the **fx** symbol at the top of the chart, this will open a menu, search for the indicator and click on it to add it to the chart.![](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-MGe74ofcUpGsn04C4d4%2F-MXcu7z244zR7u1CAtLk%2F-MXdEUXm6aeZei1o6ZrL%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=ae399f93-1122-4d2e-a322-cfd9c0a6b7b7)

### Save A Chart Layout <a href="#save-a-chart-layout" id="save-a-chart-layout"></a>

You can create, delete and save chart layouts on TradingView. Once you make a change on a layout, you will need to save these changes, all you need to do is to click on the cloud symbol at the top right of the chart.![](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-MGe74ofcUpGsn04C4d4%2F-MXcu7z244zR7u1CAtLk%2F-MXdHe-yphxzeWuodHKA%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=827fe25f-f02a-4410-b2e0-470dc476cda2)![](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-MGe74ofcUpGsn04C4d4%2F-MXcu7z244zR7u1CAtLk%2F-MXdHo5YaXzmTKClnuKp%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=c882fcf8-5747-47c1-90eb-72c4275eb29d)

You can also save a chart layout by pressing `ctrl + s` or`cmd + s for mac users,`on your keyboard.
