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# Signing up for TradingView to use our Indicators

Our indicators work on the most popular charting platform called TradingView. This means you must sign up at tradingview\.com before using our indicators. Its most basic & free version on TradingView supports up to 3 indicators on your chart at a time. Other  & premium paid versions have more options and features but the amount of indicators you can have on your chart is the main feature that changes. Lets break it down further..

## Create a new TradingView username

 1\. Click on the free trial buttom in blue.

![](/files/-MiTLqalVCZd1ijUrgZf)

2\) Choose a TradingView plan. You can use up to 3 of our indicators at the same time on the free plan. Below is a picture of where to find the free plan, followed by a features comparison table of the premium plans as well to help you in case you decide to get one of their premium versions of TradingView.

![](/files/-MiTNe2AApqL0CNwnP_p)

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This can be tricky to find as they place it below their comparison table of the paid premium plans.
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The following table has a list of different features to consider if you were interested in signing up for a paid membership:

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Note - The type of membership required varies based on your situation    

* The free version is great for beginners and those who only use up to 3 indicators at a time. An example would be using "Alpha Trend", "Alpha RSI", "Alpha Thrust" together.
* For more advanced users or those looking to use **more than 3 indicators at a time, as well as creating tradingview alerts** the pro or the pro+ tier may be more appropriate.
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