SuperTrend Strategy

This walkthrough connects SuperTrend’s direction changes to PineConnector. You will add the published Pine Script v5 example, create one alert for its buy and sell messages, then check the order in MetaTrader.

The code below retains the original Pine v5 version and its settings-dependent sizing. If you choose to upgrade it, follow Convert Pine Script versions and verify the changed script separately. A language upgrade does not establish that alerts, sizing or reversals behave the same way.

An automation example, not a strategy recommendation

Use a demo account to learn the workflow. The example demonstrates signal delivery and handling; its chart or backtest does not establish profitability.

Before you begin

• PineConnector is connected to your demo account

  Confirm the connection in MetaTrader and the PineConnector Portal, then complete a test alert.

• Your License ID and broker symbol

  The example uses the chart ticker. Check that it matches your broker’s exact symbol.

• Trade size and reversal settings

  Review Volume Type and Close on Reverse before creating an alert.

1. Prepare the EA settings

The published walkthrough uses Close on Reverse → On — Hedging: an opposite entry signal closes the relevant opposite position before opening the new direction. Check Close on Reverse in the EA guide for its scope and interaction with your other settings.

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Published EA-settings example from 2024. Other settings in the screenshot are not a recommendation for your account.

Published EA-settings example from 2024. Other settings in the screenshot are not a recommendation for your account.Open original Close Esc

Risk Value is interpreted by your EA

The script sends risk= using its Risk Value input. With a different Volume Type, the same number can mean a different trade size. The original example sends no stop-loss parameter, so do not use a sizing method that requires a stop loss without first adapting the message.

The EA’s Setting must take Risk from the signal for that input to control size. If you choose Volume Type = Lots, the default 1 requests one lot. The published input.int accepts whole numbers; a fractional lot input needs a reviewed code adaptation before using this script.

These EA input changes apply to a self-hosted terminal. For Edge, confirm the hosted reversal and sizing settings through Portal or Support; changing a local EA does not change Edge. If Signal Authentication is enabled, add your configured secret= privately to both generated alert messages before creating the alert.

2. Add the script to TradingView

Open Pine Editor and create a New strategy. Replace the generated sample with the complete code below.

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Published editor example from 2024. The location of editor menus may change.

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SuperTrend Strategy — complete Pine v5 example

TradingView → Pine Editor Pine Script

//@version=5
strategy('Supertrend Strategy - PineConnector', overlay=true)

LicenseID = 0 // Replace 0 with your PineConnector License ID before creating an alert.
riskvalue = input.int(1, 'Risk Value') // 2. Change the risk value (optional)

atrPeriod = input(10, 'ATR Length')
factor = input(3, 'Factor')

[supertrend, direction] = ta.supertrend(factor, atrPeriod)

bodyMiddle = plot((open + close) / 2, display=display.none)
upTrend = plot(direction < 0 ? supertrend : na, 'Up Trend', color=color.new(color.green, 0), style=plot.style_linebr)
downTrend = plot(direction < 0 ? na : supertrend, 'Down Trend', color=color.new(color.red, 0), style=plot.style_linebr)

fill(bodyMiddle, upTrend, color.new(color.green, 90), fillgaps=false)
fill(bodyMiddle, downTrend, color.new(color.red, 90), fillgaps=false)

if ta.change(direction) < 0
    strategy.entry('Long', strategy.long)
    alert(str.tostring(LicenseID)+',buy,' + syminfo.ticker + ',risk=' + str.tostring(riskvalue), alert.freq_once_per_bar_close)

if ta.change(direction) > 0
    strategy.entry('Short', strategy.short)
    alert(str.tostring(LicenseID)+',sell,' + syminfo.ticker + ',risk=' + str.tostring(riskvalue), alert.freq_once_per_bar_close)

plotshape(ta.change(direction) < 0, style=shape.labelup, location=location.belowbar, color=color.new(#046ff9, 0), size=size.large, text='PineConnector \n Buy', textcolor=color.new(color.white, 0))
plotshape(ta.change(direction) > 0, style=shape.labeldown, location=location.abovebar, color=color.new(#046ff9, 0), size=size.large, text='PineConnector \n Sell', textcolor=color.new(color.white, 0))

Set your License ID

The value after LicenseID = must be your actual numeric License ID before you create an alert. If it still shows 0, replace that value with the ID from your PineConnector Portal. Leave the variable name LicenseID unchanged.

Check the symbol and trade size

• Symbol: syminfo.ticker sends the ticker of the chart used for the alert. If your broker uses a different name, follow the symbol-mapping example before continuing.
• Risk Value: the default is 1; choose the value appropriate to your EA’s Volume Type and demo test.
• ATR Length and Factor: these control SuperTrend’s calculation. The published defaults are 10 and 3. Changing them changes when the script signals.

Select Save, give the script a recognisable name, then Add to chart.

3. Recognise what appears on the chart

The script draws SuperTrend lines and blue PineConnector Buy/Sell labels. The strategy also appears in Strategy Tester, which displays simulated historical results for the selected symbol, timeframe and data feed.

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Published orientation example from 2024. Strategy Tester results are simulated and are not MetaTrader account results.

Published orientation example from 2024. Strategy Tester results are simulated and are not MetaTrader account results.Open original Close Esc

Beside the script’s name, use the eye to show/hide it, Settings to change inputs, the source-code control to edit it, and the bin to remove it from the chart.

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SuperTrend script toolbar with visibility, settings, source-code, delete and more controlsOpen original Close Esc

If you are comparing markers with strategy fills, remember that signal calculation and simulated fill timing can differ. See the strategy timing explanation.

4. Create one alert for both directions

The published walkthrough suggests a 1-minute chart for observing a test sooner than a daily chart: select that interval before creating the alert. A shorter interval does not guarantee an immediate SuperTrend direction change.

On the symbol and timeframe you intend to test, select Create alert and configure:

Field	Choose
Condition	Your saved SuperTrend strategy
Event type	alert() function calls only
Webhook URL	The PineConnector URL below
Alert name	A name that identifies the script, symbol and timeframe

PineConnector webhook URL

Enable Webhook URL in the alert’s notification settings.

Choose Create. This script supplies the buy and sell messages, so one alert can listen to both directions. Do not select Order fills and alert() function calls for this setup: that adds a separate event source.

Changed code, inputs, symbol or timeframe? Create a new alert

TradingView runs the saved snapshot from when the alert was created. Delete the old alert and create a new one after your changes. Renaming or editing the chart script does not update that saved alert. TradingView alert reference

5. Verify the full path on a demo account

Wait for a new real-time direction change. Adding the script does not send every historical signal.

1. TradingView Alerts log: open the triggered alert and inspect its message. Confirm the License ID, buy/sell direction, symbol and risk value.
2. PineConnector Signals log: find the corresponding received message and check its processing status.
3. MetaTrader: check the account, symbol, order direction and volume. Read the Experts output for how the EA handled the message.
4. Opposite signal: with the stated reversal setup, verify the close-and-open behaviour on demo. Confirm there is no unexpected duplicate or remaining opposite position.

If TradingView stops the alert for triggering too often, check its status and the regular-alert limit of 15 triggers in three minutes before restarting it.

What you see	Where to look next
Chart marker, but no alert-log entry	Check the alert is running on the intended saved script and event type.
TradingView fired, but PineConnector has no message	Check the webhook and License ID; follow Missing signals.
PineConnector received it, but the trade is wrong or absent	Read the full processing/Experts error and use Errors.
More than one trade per event	Check duplicate alerts and EA/connection setup before another test.

Video walkthrough

Published SuperTrend setup walkthrough

The original walkthrough may show an older interface. Use the written instructions and current settings for your setup.Watch on YouTube

Written summary

Create the strategy, replace its License ID, choose the appropriate EA settings, create an alert for alert() calls, and confirm the message in TradingView, PineConnector and MetaTrader.

Continue from a working example

Use Add alerts to your script to understand the code or build dynamic messages. Review Best Practices & Tips before expanding to more symbols or accounts.

Browse Strategy examples for the other existing walkthrough, or Learn PineConnector for version conversion and alert tools.