TradingView Mobile Setup
Your Full Trading Station in Your Pocket

Why Mobile Trading Is a Game-Changer

Professional traders no longer need to be chained to a desktop. With TradingView's mobile app, you have a full-featured charting and analysis platform in your pocket — the same charts, indicators, alerts, and watchlists you'd use on a desktop, optimized for your phone or tablet.

This bonus chapter walks you through everything you need to set up TradingView on your phone, configure it for futures trading, and use it to monitor trades, manage positions, and stay ready whenever the market moves — whether you're at your desk, at lunch, or away from home.

Part 1: Downloading and Setting Up TradingView

Step 1 — Download the App

• iPhone: Open the App Store → Search "TradingView" → Download (free)
• Android: Open Google Play Store → Search "TradingView" → Download (free)

TradingView has a free tier that includes all the charting you need as a beginner. The paid tiers (Essential, Plus, Premium) add more indicators and alerts, but the free version is perfectly functional to start.

Step 2 — Create Your Account

1. Open the app and tap Sign Up
2. Sign up with your email, Google, or Apple account
3. If you already use TradingView on desktop, log in with the same account — all your charts and settings sync automatically

Part 2: Setting Up Your Futures Watchlist

The first thing to set up on mobile is your watchlist — the list of futures contracts you'll monitor every day. This gives you a quick price dashboard the moment you open the app.

Adding Futures to Your Watchlist

1. Tap the Watchlist icon at the bottom of the screen (looks like a list)
2. Tap the + button to add a new symbol
3. Type the futures symbol — use the search terms below
4. Tap the contract and tap Add to Watchlist

Part 3: Setting Up Your Charts on Mobile

Opening a Chart

1. Tap any symbol in your watchlist
2. Tap the chart icon (candlestick icon) at the top right
3. Your chart opens — pinch to zoom in/out, swipe to scroll left/right through history

Changing the Timeframe

Tap the timeframe button at the top of the chart (shows "1D", "1H", etc.). For futures day trading, use these timeframes:

• 1D (Daily) — Big picture trend, key levels
• 1H (1 Hour) — Intermediate structure, session levels
• 15m (15 Minutes) — Your primary trading timeframe for ORB
• 5m (5 Minutes) — Fine-tuning entries and watching price action

Changing Chart Type

Tap the chart type icon (usually shows a candle) at the top bar. Always use Candlestick for futures trading — it shows open, high, low, and close clearly for every time period.

Adding Indicators on Mobile

1. While on a chart, tap the indicators icon (looks like a flask/beaker)
2. Search for the indicator by name
3. Tap to add it to your chart

Recommended indicators to add for futures trading:

• EMA 9 and EMA 21 — Fast exponential moving averages to see short-term trend direction
• EMA 200 — The big picture trend filter (price above = bullish bias, below = bearish)
• Volume — Essential for confirming breakouts and liquidity grabs
• VWAP — Volume Weighted Average Price, the institutional benchmark for intraday trading
• RSI (14) — Relative Strength Index to spot overbought/oversold conditions

Part 4: Setting Up Price Alerts on Mobile

Alerts are one of the most powerful features for mobile traders. Instead of staring at your screen all day, you set an alert at a key level and let TradingView notify you when price gets there.

Creating an Alert

1. On a chart, long-press the price level you want to set an alert at
2. A menu appears — tap Add Alert
3. Configure the alert:
   • Condition: "Crossing" (triggers when price touches the level either direction) or "Greater than / Less than"
   • Notification: Select "App notification" and optionally "Email"
   • Message: Type something descriptive — "MES touched PDH — check for ORB setup"
4. Tap Create

Managing Your Alerts

• Tap the bell icon at the bottom of the app to see all active alerts
• Swipe left on any alert to delete it
• Alerts on the free plan expire after a certain period — check your plan's limits
• Set alerts for: Previous Day High/Low, key support/resistance, ORB levels, and supply/demand zones

Part 5: Drawing Tools on Mobile

You can draw support/resistance lines, trend lines, and zones directly on mobile charts. This is essential for marking your key levels while away from your desk.

How to Draw on Mobile

1. On a chart, tap the pencil/draw icon in the toolbar
2. Select the tool: Horizontal Line, Trend Line, Rectangle (for zones), or Fibonacci
3. Tap and drag on the chart to draw
4. Tap a drawn object to edit, move, or delete it

Most useful drawing tools for futures traders:

• Horizontal Line — Mark previous day high/low, key support/resistance, ORB levels
• Rectangle — Draw supply and demand zones as a shaded box
• Trend Line — Connect swing highs or lows to identify diagonal support/resistance

Part 6: Connecting a Broker for Mobile Trading

TradingView is primarily a charting platform, but it can connect to certain brokers to place trades directly from the chart. For futures traders, the key integration is TradeStation and AMP Futures (via the TradingView broker panel).

How to Connect a Broker

1. In the app, tap the Trading Panel icon at the bottom (looks like a dollar sign or chart with arrows)
2. Select your broker from the list
3. Log in with your broker credentials
4. Once connected, you can tap any price on the chart and place a buy or sell order directly

If Your Broker Isn't on TradingView

Most futures brokers have their own mobile app. Use TradingView mobile for charting and analysis, and your broker's app for order entry. Here's the workflow:

1. Open TradingView mobile → analyze the chart → identify your setup
2. Switch to your broker's app → enter the order with your planned entry, stop, and target
3. Switch back to TradingView → monitor the trade on the chart

Part 7: Mobile Trading Best Practices

Your Mobile Setup Checklist

Before you consider yourself ready to trade from mobile, make sure you've completed every item below:

• ✅ TradingView downloaded and account created/logged in
• ✅ Futures watchlist built (MES1!, MNQ1!, at minimum)
• ✅ Chart type set to Candlestick
• ✅ Key indicators added (EMA 9, EMA 21, EMA 200, Volume, VWAP)
• ✅ Alert tested — create one, let it trigger, confirm notification appeared
• ✅ Drawing tools tested — drew a horizontal line and rectangle zone on a chart
• ✅ Broker app downloaded (if broker not on TradingView)
• ✅ Push notifications enabled for TradingView in phone settings
• ✅ Paper traded at least 5 entries from mobile before going live