How to Automate TradingView Alerts on Vantage (MT4 and MT5)

Last updated 12 November 2026 · By the TradingView Link team

Short answer

Vantage's TradingView account type also works in MT5, so one account can take trades from TradingView's panel and from an EA. To automate alerts, send each as a webhook to a bridge, and an EA in your Vantage MT5 or MT4 terminal places the order. Use Vantage's own symbol names, such as Nas100.

We make TradingView Link, an EA bridge. We aren't affiliated with Vantage and earn nothing from the links on this page. Every Vantage detail below comes from Vantage's own help centre, checked November 2026; its main website refused our automated check. Vantage's offers differ by region, so confirm the details in your own client portal.

Can one Vantage account trade from TradingView and run an EA?

According to Vantage, yes. Unlike brokers whose TradingView connection runs on a separate cTrader account, Vantage opens TradingView accounts as MT5 accounts:

You choose it at sign-up. Vantage's guide to creating a TradingView account says to "Select MT5 and TradingView" as the account type, for a new client or as an additional account.
It works in MT5, not MT4. Vantage says "TradingView accounts are compatible with both MT5 and the Vantage App", but that you can't use them to trade on MT4.
You connect it in TradingView. Open the trading panel, choose all brokers, click Vantage and connect with your Vantage login, as its login guide describes.

TradingView's panel is for placing trades by hand, and an alert only sends a message, so automating alerts still needs a bridge. With TradingView Link, the EA runs in MT5 on the same account. We haven't tested an account used from both sides at once, so test it on demo, and use magic numbers to keep alert trades apart from your own.

Which Vantage account should you use?

For alerts plus TradingView's panel, open an MT5 account with the TradingView option. For alerts only, any Vantage MT5 or MT4 account works. Vantage lists its live account types as Standard STP, Cent, RAW ECN, PRO ECN, Premium Swap Free, Perpetual and Social Trading. The three main ones compare like this:

Vantage account costs (checked November 2026)
Account	Costs	Minimum deposit
Standard STP	No commission, wider spreads	Not stated in the help centre
RAW ECN	From USD 3.00 per lot, per side; spreads from 0.0 pips	50 units of account currency
PRO ECN	From USD 1.50 per lot, per side; spreads from 0.0 pips	USD 10,000

Sources: Vantage on Standard STP and RAW ECN, RAW ECN and PRO ECN. Choose carefully: Vantage says an account's type, currency and platform can't be changed later, so a different combination means a new account. You can hold up to 20 live accounts.

Which symbol names does a Vantage account use?

Vantage names its index CFDs differently from other brokers, and an alert must use the exact name your account shows. Its help centre refers to them like this:

TradingView symbols and Vantage's index names (checked November 2026)
Market	TradingView symbol	Vantage name
Nasdaq 100	`NDX`	`Nas100`
S&P 500	`SPX`	`SP500`
Dow Jones 30	`DJI`	`DJ30`
Russell 2000	`RUT`	`US2000`

Source: Vantage's Premium Unlimited article, which lists "Nas100, SP500, DJ30, US2000" in its news-period leverage rules. It's written for people, so check the exact capitalization in Market Watch: the EA uses the name exactly as your alert writes it.
Not every symbol is on every account. Vantage says a symbol can be "not enabled for your account type". Right-click Market Watch and choose Show All to see what yours offers.
Check the contract before you size a trade. Vantage says each product has its own minimum and maximum volume per order, shown under Specification when you right-click it.

How do you write the alert for a Vantage symbol?

The message is the same as for any broker, with your Vantage symbol in it. Line 1 is your webhook password, and each line after it is one command:

YourWebhookPassword
long EURUSD q=0.01 sl=300 tp=600

sl and tp are distances in points, your broker's smallest price step. On a 5-digit EURUSD quote, 10 points make one pip, so sl=300 is a 30-pip stop. Gold and indices use a different step, so check the digits in Market Watch before you set a stop on them. To close the position:

YourWebhookPassword
flat EURUSD

The numbers above are only an example, not a recommendation. For a Pine Script strategy, make the Vantage symbol an input, so the chart can stay on NDX while the order goes to Vantage's Nasdaq CFD:

//@version=6
strategy("EMA cross to Vantage", overlay = true)

// Your Vantage symbol, copied from Market Watch
brokerSymbol = input.string("Nas100", "Vantage symbol")

fast = ta.ema(close, 9)
slow = ta.ema(close, 21)

if ta.crossover(fast, slow)
    strategy.entry("Long", strategy.long, alert_message = "long " + brokerSymbol + " q=1")
if ta.crossunder(fast, slow)
    strategy.close("Long", alert_message = "flat " + brokerSymbol)

Then create one alert on the strategy, with this message:

YourWebhookPassword
{{strategy.order.alert_message}}

How to automate a TradingView strategy explains the alert_message pattern and the mistakes that stop it working.

How do you connect TradingView to Vantage, step by step?

Get a TradingView plan with webhooks, which start at Essential, and turn on 2-factor authentication, which TradingView requires for webhook alerts. Our plan comparison has the details.
Open a Vantage MT5 account, with the TradingView option if you also want TradingView's panel, or use an MT4 account for alerts only.
Log in to it in the MT5 or MT4 desktop terminal with File, then Login to Trade Account, as in Vantage's login guide. If your server isn't listed, Vantage says to use File, then Open an Account, and scan or type the server name from your login email.
Create a webhook in TradingView Link, then install the EA, allow WebRequest and DLL imports, and attach it to one chart, as in the MT5 guide or the MT4 guide.
Copy your symbol names from Market Watch into your alerts.
Keep the terminal running on a PC or VPS. Our VPS guide explains when you need one.
Send a test alert on a demo account, with the same symbols and sizes, before you go live. Vantage's MT4 and MT5 demos last 30 days, and close after 14 days without trading.

Will Vantage pay for your VPS?

It may refund one. Vantage's Free VPS promotion doesn't hand you a server: it pays back a VPS subscription you buy yourself.

To qualify: deposit at least USD 1,000, and meet the trading volume requirement during the VPS billing period.
What you get: a refund of up to USD 25 or USD 50 a month, depending on your trading volume.
How: submit the invoice in the client portal within 3 months of the billing period ending. The name on it must match your Vantage name, and one VPS a month qualifies.
Limits: PAMM and MAM master accounts don't qualify, and Vantage says the promotion may not be available in all regions. The article doesn't state the volume needed, so ask Vantage first.

Our VPS guide compares hosts and what MT5 needs.

What else should you check before automating on Vantage?

EAs: Vantage says you can use your EA "without any restrictions", while using one for "exploitative or suspicious trading activities" is prohibited under its client agreement.
Hedging: Vantage's platforms support hedging, so several strategies can hold opposite positions on one account.
Servers: mainly London and New York, with data centres in Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taipei. A VPS near your account's server keeps orders quick.

What does it cost?

TradingView: a plan with webhooks, from Essential. Prices vary by region.
TradingView Link: $0 on the Free plan (5 alerts per month, about 20 seconds each), or $4.99/month for Basic (500 alerts per day). See all plans.
Vantage: the account costs in the table above. Commission is charged in your account's base currency.

Trading leveraged products is risky. This page summarizes Vantage's public help centre as of 12 November 2026, and it isn't financial advice. TradingView Link isn't affiliated with Vantage, TradingView or MetaQuotes.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I connect TradingView to Vantage?

Yes, in two ways. Vantage's own connection lets you trade from TradingView's charts by hand, on a TradingView account type. To have alerts place trades automatically, send them as webhooks to a bridge, and an EA in your Vantage MT5 or MT4 terminal places the orders.

Can a Vantage TradingView account run an EA?

Vantage says its TradingView accounts are compatible with both MT5 and the Vantage App, but can't trade on MT4. So you can log in to one in MT5 and run our MT5 EA on it, and keep trading it by hand from TradingView. We haven't tested both at once, so try it on demo first.

Does it work with Vantage MT4?

Yes, with our MT4 EA on any Vantage MT4 account. That account can't be connected to TradingView's trading panel, because Vantage's TradingView accounts don't trade on MT4.

What is the Nasdaq 100 called at Vantage?

Vantage's help centre calls its index CFDs Nas100, SP500, DJ30 and US2000, which differ from other brokers' names such as USTEC or US500. Copy the exact name, including capital letters, from your Market Watch.

Does Vantage allow EAs and hedging?

Yes. Vantage says you can use your EA without any restrictions, but not for exploitative or suspicious trading under its client agreement, and that its platforms support hedging, so you can hold buy and sell positions on the same instrument.

Will Vantage pay for my VPS?

It may refund it. Vantage's Free VPS promotion pays back up to USD 25 or USD 50 a month, depending on your trading volume, if you've deposited at least USD 1,000 and submit your VPS invoice in the client portal. It says the promotion may not be available in all regions.

What does Vantage charge per trade?

Standard STP has no commission and wider spreads. RAW ECN charges from USD 3.00 per lot per side with spreads from 0.0 pips, and PRO ECN from USD 1.50 per side with a USD 10,000 minimum deposit. Commission is charged in your account's base currency.

Why can't I trade a symbol on my Vantage account?

Vantage lists four common causes: the market is closed, the symbol isn't enabled for your account type, you're logged in to the wrong or an inactive account, or you used the read-only investor password. Show All in Market Watch and log in again with your main trading password.

Sources

All checked November 2026.