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TradingView

The charting platform. If you see a crypto chart on Twitter, 95% chance it's from TradingView.

free + pro ($15-60/mo)For allVisit site

Charting tool for every asset class. Crypto pairs on all major exchanges supported. Overlay 100+ technical indicators. Draw trend lines and share. Integration with major exchanges for direct trading.

Absolute basics

  1. Search any pair: 'BTCUSDT BINANCE' or 'ETHUSD COINBASE'
  2. Time frame selector top-left: 1m / 5m / 1h / 1D / 1W
  3. '+' to add indicators. The 5 most useful:

- Moving Averages (MA 50, 200) — trend - RSI — overbought/oversold - Volume — obvious but critical - VWAP — institutional reference price - Fibonacci retracement — level identification

Free tier is enough for 90% of users

Paid tiers add: more indicators simultaneously, multiple charts per screen, custom alerts. If you're not trading daily, free is fine.

Pro tip

Different exchanges have different charts for the 'same' pair. BTCUSD Coinbase vs BTCUSDT Binance can show different micro-structure. Check multiple if you care about precision.

Pros

  • Industry standard
  • Free tier usable
  • Social features (public chart sharing)
  • Works on mobile

Cons

  • Paid ads in free tier
  • Exchange integrations limited to ~10 CEXes
  • Becomes expensive if you need multiple features