Connect EA

Connect TradingView and Test Your EA

This guide walks you through setting up TradingView with your MetaTrader 5 terminal, verifying your connection, and executing your first test order on a demo account.

Your MetaTrader 5 terminal should already be running with the ChartBridge EA attached, and your EA Token copied from the Strategies page.

What this test establishes

1. Check your connection status

Before placing a trade, make sure your MetaTrader 5 EA is actively connected:

1. Look at the top-right corner of your MT5 chart window. You should see ChartbridgeEA.
2. Check the Experts tab at the bottom of MT5 (press Ctrl + T to open Toolbox, then select Experts). You should see Connected to Chartbridge Server.
3. Open the ChartBridge Strategies page (https://staging.chartbridge.com/home/strategies). Your strategy will show an active connection status.

ChartbridgeEA_v1.5.0 label in the top-right corner of the MetaTrader 5 chart

2. Find your exact broker symbol and prepare the message

Always test on a demo account first. A test alert will place a real order if connected to a live account.

Check your broker's exact symbol:

• Open MetaTrader 5 and look at Market Watch (press Ctrl + M).
• Check the exact symbol name used by your broker. Some brokers use standard names like EURUSD, while others add suffixes such as EURUSDm, EURUSD.pro, or EURUSD.r.
• Use the exact spelling and capitalization used by your broker.

MetaTrader 5 Market Watch listing the broker's symbol names

Prepare your test message: Use the standard ChartBridge alert message syntax:

eaToken=75554788675;symbol=EURUSD;volume=0.1;command=buy

Replace:

• EAToken: Your actual EA Token copied from the Strategies page in the ChartBridge Portal.
• EURUSD: Your broker's exact symbol name.
• volume=0.01: The test volume size (0.01 lots).

3. Open TradingView's alert editor

1. Open TradingView (https://www.tradingview.com) and open a price chart matching your test symbol (for example, EURUSD).
2. Click the Alert clock icon in the top toolbar, or press Alt + A (Option + A on Mac).

TradingView Create alert dialog opened from the Alert button

4. Configure the temporary test alert

In the TradingView Create Alert window, configure the following :

Message

• Alert name: Enter Demo trade test so you can easily identify it.
• Message: Delete any existing text and paste your prepared test message: EAToken,buy,EURUSD,volume=0.01

TradingView Edit message panel with a ChartBridge alert message

Notifications

• Check the Webhook URL box.
• In the Webhook URL field, paste the ChartBridge webhook address: https://tf.staging.chartbridge.com/webhook

TradingView Notifications panel with Webhook URL ticked and the ChartBridge webhook entered

Review and create

• Confirm that Trigger is set to Only Once, the message has your correct EA Token and broker symbol, and the Webhook URL is enabled.
• Click Create.

5. Check TradingView's Alerts log

1. In TradingView, open the Alerts panel on the right sidebar and click the Log tab.
2. Locate Demo trade test.
3. Confirm that the alert triggered and shows the time and message sent. Once triggered, the alert status will show as Stopped / Triggered, which is normal for a one-time alert.

6. Confirm signal receipt in ChartBridge Portal

1. Log in to ChartBridge and click Trade Logs in the left sidebar .
2. Look for the new entry at the top of the table matching your test time.
3. Verify that:
   • Symbol matches your broker symbol. If Symbol Bridge mapping is enabled, you will see the mapped symbol.
   • Command shows buy.
   • Status displays success.

ChartBridge Trade Logs showing a successful Buy signal

7. Confirm the trade in MetaTrader 5

1. Switch to your MetaTrader 5 terminal.
2. Open the Toolbox panel (press Ctrl + T) and select the Trade tab.
3. Verify your open order:
   • Symbol: matches the requested symbol (e.g. EURUSD). If Symbol Bridge mapping is enabled, you will see the mapped symbol.
   • Type: buy.
   • Volume: 0.01 lots.
4. Select the Experts tab in the Toolbox to see the execution confirmation logged by ChartBridge EA.

MetaTrader 5 Experts tab showing the ChartBridge EA receiving and executing a signal

8. Finish the test

1. In MetaTrader 5, right-click the test position in the Trade tab and select Close Position (or click the X on the right).
2. In TradingView, delete or disable the temporary Demo trade test alert from your Alerts list.

Your setup is now fully verified and ready for live indicator and strategy alerts.