Futures position sizing starts with the cash you plan to risk, the distance to your stop, and the contract’s dollar value per point. Divide the budget by the planned risk per contract, then round down. Check costs, margin, existing exposure, and account limits before treating that number as an order quantity. The units matter. A
TradingView Webhook JSON is the structured message an alert sends to an external service. To use it with PickMyTrade, you need valid JSON, values supplied by the correct alert type, and fields that match your integration. Passing a JSON syntax check alone doesn’t prove the message will place the intended trade. This reference covers JSON
TradingView webhook not working? Start in the alert log. Find the event, read its Webhook status, locate the corresponding PickMyTrade alert, and check the broker order. That sequence tells you whether to fix the trigger, delivery, message, or account configuration. Change the setting tied to the evidence, then test again. This troubleshooting guide covers PickMyTrade
TradingView stop loss and take profit automation starts with deciding who manages the exit. If your Pine strategy sends complete exit alerts, configure the strategy-controlled workflow. If your signal needs attached protection, enable supported SL/TP in PickMyTrade, choose the units and generate the message for your connected broker. A stop or target drawn on a
Tradier automation through PickMyTrade connects TradingView alerts to your Tradier stock or options account. TradeLocker, MatchTrader and cTrader use a similar alert-routing process, but their connection methods, instruments and position handling differ. Start by connecting the correct account, then generate a broker-specific message and test an entry and exit. This is a Tradier automation walkthrough
Yes, you can route alerts from multiple TradingView strategies to one supported trading account. The important condition is that their combined orders, exits and risk must work together. Separate TradingView strategies do not automatically create separate broker positions or reserve a portion of the account for each system. An opening-range strategy and a trend-following strategy
Before connecting a live brokerage account, test the entire TradingView → PickMyTrade → broker workflow in a supported paper or demo environment. PickMyTrade.io supports several broker integrations, and testing options differ by broker. A successful simulated trade confirms your setup, not your future live fills. Use this guide to verify webhook delivery, JSON configuration, symbol
A TopstepX API key not working almost always comes down to one of two things: the ProjectX API Access subscription isn’t active, or the username field doesn’t match the ProjectX dashboard. We’ve helped hundreds of traders get their connections green through PickMyTrade’s ProjectX integration, and these two causes account for roughly 80% of the tickets
“Your maximum order quantity has been met” means the order you sent is bigger than what the broker or prop firm allows on that account. The broker refuses it before it ever reaches the exchange. Fix it by lowering the quantity in your alert to a size the account actually permits, then confirming your quantity
Interactive Brokers TWS Gateway automation comes down to one thing: a logged-in TWS or IB Gateway session that stays alive on a machine you control. PickMyTrade, a TradingView-to-broker trade automation platform, sends the orders, but it can only send them into a session that’s open. Most of the setup below exists to keep that session
