A lot has changed in TradeSgnl over the past year. Rather than buried release notes, here's a clear overview of what's shipped, what it does, and how to use it.
TradeSgnl Strategy Builder
The Strategy Builder is a no-code TradingView indicator that lets you build and automate trading strategies without writing PineScript. You configure your entry and exit conditions, connect your TradeSgnl license, and the indicator fires the right signals automatically.
Here's what's been added or improved since launch.
ATR-Based Take Profit and Stop Loss
Previously, stop losses and take profits could only be set in ticks, price points, or currency amounts. We've added ATR (Average True Range) as a new option for both TP and SL.
Setting your stops as a multiple of the ATR means they scale automatically with market volatility. When a pair is ranging quietly, your stops tighten. When volatility spikes, they widen to give the trade room to breathe—without you adjusting anything manually.
To use it: in the Strategy Builder settings, select ATR from the TP or SL type dropdown and set your multiplier (e.g., 2.0 = two times the ATR from entry). The levels update on every bar.
Trading Session Filters
You can now restrict your strategy to specific trading hours. Long and short entries each have their own independent session filter, so you can run different logic for different sessions.
Example: Enter longs only during the London session (0800-1600) and shorts only during New York hours (1330-2000). Session times use your chart's exchange timezone—no manual conversion needed.
Crucially, session filters only block new entries. Your take profit, stop loss, and exit conditions continue working 24/7. If you're in a position when the session ends, the trade manages itself normally.
In v1.5 we also fixed an edge case: if a reversal signal fires outside your session window, the opposing position now closes even though no new position opens. This prevents you from getting stuck in a trade that should have closed on a direction change.
Better Organisation and Safer Defaults
As the Strategy Builder grew in features, the settings panel became cluttered. In v1.4 we reorganised everything:
- Entry conditions are now clearly labelled Long Entry 1–4 and Short Entry 1–4
- Exit conditions split into separate Long Exit and Short Exit sections
- "Only Exit on Profit" is now independent for longs and shorts—useful for asymmetric strategies where you want to hold losing longs but cut losing shorts quickly
All entry and exit conditions are now disabled by default when you first add the indicator. This prevents new users from accidentally executing a half-configured strategy. Enable only the conditions you've actually set up.
Alerts Dashboard
The Alerts Dashboard in the portal gives you visibility into what's happening with your trading setup—when your EA connects and disconnects, when signals fail, and exactly which channel delivered each notification.
Alert Types
Two alert types are currently available:
Connection Lost Alerts — Fires when your TradeSgnl EA loses its connection to the signal server. Useful for catching VPS issues, broker disconnections, or network problems before they affect your positions.
Signal Error Alerts — Fires when a signal is received but fails to execute. The alert includes the symbol, command, error details, broker name, and account number so you can diagnose exactly what went wrong.
Both alert types can be delivered via Email (always available) or Telegram (requires an active subscription and a one-time connection setup).
Telegram Alerts
Connecting Telegram takes about 30 seconds. In the Alerts Dashboard, click the connect button next to Telegram. A QR code appears—scan it with the Telegram app to open a chat with @TradeSgnl_Alerts_bot. The connection token is single-use and expires after 10 minutes for security.
Once connected, alerts arrive instantly in Telegram with full context: symbol, error code, broker, account number, and timestamp.
Alert history in the dashboard shows every notification sent, which channel it went to, and whether delivery succeeded. If a Telegram message fails, the email fallback still fires.
Cloud VPS
For traders who don't want to manage their own server infrastructure, TradeSgnl now offers a Cloud VPS included with Advanced and Professional plans—pre-configured with MetaTrader 5 and the TradeSgnl EA already installed.
Advanced plan: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB SSD Professional plan: 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD Starter plan: Available as an add-on
Connect via Remote Desktop Protocol from any Windows or macOS computer. A pre-configured RDP shortcut file is available directly from the portal for one-click access.
Server management is handled entirely from the portal—no need to RDP in just to restart. You can Start, Reboot, Shutdown, or Stop the server with a single click, and monitor real-time metrics (uptime, CPU, RAM, bandwidth) from the dashboard.
All plans also include a Cloud Terminal: a browser-based MetaTrader 5 interface you can use to check positions, review history, and manage trades from any device without a remote desktop connection.
What's Coming
A few things on the near-term roadmap:
- Account Risk Alerts — Notifications when balance drops below a threshold or drawdown exceeds a set limit
- Performance Alerts — Periodic summaries of your account metrics delivered on a schedule
- Richer Telegram messages — Inline buttons and HTML formatting for faster triage
If you haven't explored the Strategy Builder or connected Telegram alerts yet, the features page walks through each one step by step.
Questions about anything covered here? Reach out through the portal or email support@tradesgnl.com