Creating Alerts in TradingView (Without Pine Script)

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📝 Overview

This guide shows how to create TradingView alerts without writing any Pine Script. These alerts use TradingView’s built-in UI and work perfectly with Xerolite, as long as you provide a properly formatted JSON message.

If you’re just getting started or don’t know coding, this is the simplest way to automate your trading with Xerolite.

⚙️ Step-by-Step: Creating Alerts Without Pine Script

Step 1: Open the TradingView Chart

Search for your symbol (e.g. AAPL) and open the chart view.

Step 2: Click on the Alert Button

Click the 🔔 icon at the top of the screen or right-click on the chart and choose “Add Alert”.

Step 3: Set Alert Conditions

Choose your trigger condition (e.g., AAPL crosses 150). You can use price, moving average, or any supported indicator.

Step 3: Image placeholder – set alert condition

Step 4: Set Alert Actions

✅ Enable Webhook URL
Paste your Xerolite webhook URL:
https://your-xerolite-server.com/webhook
Paste the alert message in JSON format (see below)

Step 4: Image placeholder – webhook and message box

🔄 Example Alert Messages (for Xerolite)

✅ Buy Alert:

{
  "name" : "AAPL Alert",
  "action": "BUY",
  "symbol": "AAPL",
  "qty": "10",
  "currency": "USD",
  "asset_class": "STOCK",
  "exch": "SMART"
}

✅ Sell Alert:

{
  "name" : "AAPL Alert",
  "action": "SELL",
  "symbol": "AAPL",
  "qty": "10",
  "currency": "USD",
  "asset_class": "STOCK",
  "exch": "SMART"
}

💡 Important: Make sure the JSON is valid and complete. Incorrect messages may cause Xerolite to ignore the alert.

🛠️ Using the Xerolite Smart Alert Builder

To avoid formatting errors and save time, use the Xerolite Smart Alert Builder:

Go to your own installed Xerolite (or go to xerolite demo site: https://stgxerolite.xeroflex.com/)
Go to Alert Request Builder
Fill in fields: Asset Class, Symbol & Currency
Customize your order (e.g., order type, TIF, action, quantity, SL/TP, exchange)
Copy the generated JSON
Paste it into the TradingView alert message box

Step 6 : Paste it into the TradingView alert message box

📌 Summary

You can create alerts via TradingView’s UI without writing code
Use the Webhook URL and JSON message format required by Xerolite
Use the Smart Alert Builder to ensure your JSON is valid
Xerolite will receive and execute the order based on your alert

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