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TradingView

TradingView is a browser-based and app-based charting platform used by traders and investors to analyze price action across stocks, cryptocurrencies, forex pairs, futures, and other markets. It combines customizable charts, dozens of built-in technical indicators, and a scripting language called Pine Script that lets users build and share custom indicators and trading strategies. Beyond charting, TradingView includes a social layer where users publish trading ideas and market commentary, along with screeners for finding stocks or crypto matching specific criteria, an economic calendar, and a paper trading simulator for practicing strategies without real money. Free accounts get limited charts and indicators, with paid Essential, Plus, Premium, and Ultimate tiers unlocking more simultaneous charts, indicators per chart, price alerts, and historical data.

MetaTrader 5

MetaTrader 5 (MT5) is a trading terminal developed by MetaQuotes and distributed free of charge through brokers that support it. It provides charting, technical and fundamental analysis tools, and order execution for forex, stocks, futures, and other instruments offered by the connecting broker. MT5 supports algorithmic trading through its MQL5 programming language, letting users build custom indicators, scripts, and automated Expert Advisor trading robots, plus a built-in strategy tester for backtesting. A Signals feature lets users subscribe to copy other traders' positions, and the platform is available as a desktop terminal, web terminal, and mobile app.