General Information

Question 1

What is Pine Script (PS)?

Answer 1

PS is TradingView’s (TV) custom scripting language for analyzing market data.

Question 2

Is PS a complicated scripting language?

Answer 2

PS is a basic scripting language.

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of PS?

Answer 3

PS was designed primarily to create indicators and alerts on TV.

Question 4

What is the secondary purpose of PS?

Answer 4

PS was designed secondarily to automate strategy backtesting.

Question 5

Can you automate trades with PS?

Answer 5

PS is not designed for automated trading directly, but can be achieved.

Question 6

Where are the PS services located?

Answer 6

PS services are cloud-based.