TradingView is a powerful charting tool built directly into Digital Surge, giving you everything you need to analyse price movements and build your technical analysis skills. Whether you're new to charting or already experienced, TradingView offers a wide range of tools, indicators and customisation options to help you make informed trading decisions.
This guide introduces the core features of TradingView on Digital Surge so you can navigate charts with confidence.
The basics of TradingView
TradingView provides real time charts for thousands of financial assets, including all supported cryptocurrencies on Digital Surge. Through the built in charting tools, you can:
View price action using candlesticks, bars or line charts
Adjust timeframes from 1 minute to 1 week
Add technical indicators such as moving averages or RSI
Use drawing tools to identify trends, patterns and support and resistance levels
If you’ve only used the standard line chart before, TradingView unlocks far more detail and flexibility.
TradingView in Digital Surge
Accessing TradingView on Digital Surge
Go to the Buy and Sell page
Select any cryptocurrency you’d like to analyse
In the top right corner of the chart, select the three-candles icon to open the TradingView chart
Once opened, you’ll see a candlestick chart displayed by default.
For a better viewing experience, expand the chart to full screen
Understanding the TradingView interface
Chart type and timeframe
TradingView charts display price action through candlesticks by default. Each candle shows the asset’s open, high, low and close prices (OHLC) for the selected timeframe.
You can change the timeframe anywhere between:
1 minute for short term analysis
1 week for long term trends
24 hours to all-time for a broader historical view
You can also change the chart style to bars, hollow candles or a simple line graph depending on your preference.
Technical indicators
TradingView includes many popular indicators. Common examples include:
Relative Strength Index (RSI)
Moving Averages (MA)
Fibonacci retracements
Not every indicator suits every trader, so take the time to explore and find what works best for your strategy.
Drawing tools
On the left side of your screen, you’ll find drawing tools that allow you to add:
Trendlines
Channels
Long and short position tools
Fibonacci tools
Shapes and annotations
Some tools are more advanced than others. Start with simple tools like trendlines while you build your confidence.
Customising your chart
Personalising your chart helps you read price action more easily.
Double click on any candle to open the Chart Settings window. You’ll find four key sections:
Symbol
Change the appearance of your candles, including colours and added price lines such as moving averages.
Status Line
Toggle information such as the OHLC values shown at the top left of your chart.
Scales
Choose which price labels and data markers appear on your scale.
Appearance
Adjust the chart background, grid lines and other visual elements to suit your style.
Saving your chart templates
If you prefer to use the same layout or indicators across different assets, you can save your chart as a template and apply it anywhere.
Templates store the technical indicators you’ve added, making it simple to maintain a consistent charting setup.
How to draw trendlines
Trendlines are one of the simplest tools for identifying the direction of price movement.
Trendlines are one of the simplest tools for identifying the direction of price movement.
Select the Trendline tool from the left toolbar
For an uptrend, start below the price and connect at least two or more higher lows
For a downtrend, start above the price and connect lower highs
The more times the price touches the trendline, the more meaningful the trend.
Trendlines can act as support or resistance, helping traders spot potential reversal points or continuation patterns.
How to draw a pitchfork
A pitchfork is a more advanced drawing tool used to identify channels, support and resistance levels and trend direction.
To draw one:
Select the Pitchfork tool
Identify three consecutive pivot points (a high, a low and another high, or vice versa)
Click each point in order to plot the pitchfork
This creates a set of parallel lines that can help you visualise potential price paths and key reaction levels.
Final thoughts
TradingView gives you a powerful set of tools to explore price action and build your technical analysis skills directly within Digital Surge. With over 300 assets available to chart, it’s one of the most useful features for traders who want to deepen their understanding of market behaviour.
Take your time exploring the tools, test different indicators and layouts and build the setup that works best for you.
Need more help?
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team.