ChartViews vs TradingView: two tools, two jobs
One is where you build and read the chart. The other writes a structured analysis of it. Most traders can use both.
What it is
A chart analysis tool. You upload a chart screenshot and get a structured written report back.
A charting platform: live charts, indicators, drawing tools, alerts and a scripting language (Pine Script) for building your own indicators and strategies.
Starting point
A screenshot of any chart, from TradingView or any other platform. You do not need to set anything up first.
A blank chart that you build yourself: you pick the symbol, the timeframe, the indicators and the drawings.
What you get
A fixed 8-module report every time: trend, support and resistance, volatility, levels, risk/reward, invalidation and more, with a score and a verdict.
Tools to do the analysis yourself. The reading of the chart stays with you, and it does not turn a screenshot into a structured written analysis.
Consistency between charts
The same sections and the same checks on every chart, so two reports are easy to compare side by side.
As consistent as your own routine. Your indicators and drawings are whatever you set up.
Risk framing
Every report includes invalidation, stop and risk/reward context, and is labelled educational. It is built to show what would prove the idea wrong.
You can draw your own levels and risk/reward tools on the chart. Whether you do is up to you.
History and outcomes
Reports are saved to your history. You can keep journal notes, and trade scenarios are tracked afterwards so you can see how they played out.
Charts and layouts can be saved. Keeping a trade journal and checking outcomes is something you do yourself or with other tools.
Cost
Your first analyses are free. Plans are described on the Plans page.
TradingView has its own free and paid tiers. Check TradingView's current terms for details.
Where TradingView is better
- Charting itself: live data, many indicators, drawing tools and a large set of chart types.
- Alerts that watch the market for you.
- Building and testing your own indicators and strategies with Pine Script.
- Following the market through a chart you control, from first look to the last drawing.
Where ChartViews fits
- You have a chart and want a structured written read of it in seconds, in the same format every time.
- You want invalidation and risk/reward spelled out on every idea.
- You want a saved history, a journal and a record of how earlier scenarios turned out.
Use them together
Build the chart on TradingView with the symbol, timeframe and levels you care about. Take a screenshot. Upload it to ChartViews and read the structured analysis next to your own view. If the two disagree, that is useful: it shows which assumption to check first.
Want to see what a report looks like? Read how a report is structured. Comparing other options? See how to choose an AI chart analysis tool or the comparison with asking ChatGPT about a chart.
Questions
- Is ChartViews an alternative to TradingView?
- Not really. TradingView is a charting platform where you build and read the chart yourself. ChartViews takes a screenshot of a chart and writes a structured analysis of it. Many traders use a charting platform for the chart and ChartViews for a second, structured read.
- Can I use a TradingView chart with ChartViews?
- Yes. Take a screenshot of the chart, with the symbol and timeframe visible, and upload it. ChartViews works from any chart image, whichever platform produced it.
- Does ChartViews replace my indicators and drawings?
- No. ChartViews does not draw on your chart or run indicators on live data. It reads the screenshot you give it and produces a written report with levels, invalidation and risk/reward.
- Does TradingView write a chart analysis from a screenshot?
- TradingView is built for charting, indicators, alerts and scripting. It is not designed to turn a screenshot into a structured written analysis. That is the job ChartViews does.
- Is ChartViews financial advice?
- No. Reports are educational and are not trade signals or personal recommendations. Past results do not predict future results.
TradingView is a product of TradingView, Inc. and is not affiliated with ChartViews. Descriptions of it reflect general capabilities and can change. ChartViews is educational, not financial advice, and past results do not predict future results.
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