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Ticker formats

TradingView and exchanges rarely name the same instrument the same way. Tickerly converts the symbol from your alert into the form your exchange expects, so in most cases you can leave {{ticker}} as it is and the order places correctly.

For example, TradingView sends a Bybit perpetual as BTCUSDT.P, while Bybit's own naming is BTCUSDT. Tickerly handles the difference.

Checking what was actually used

Your alert log shows the symbol in the exchange's format, after conversion. If you send EURUSD from a TradingView chart and your log shows EUR_USD, the conversion worked.

This makes the log the quickest way to confirm a symbol resolved correctly. When an alert is rejected for an unknown or unavailable symbol, comparing the log entry against the instrument list on your exchange usually shows the problem immediately.

Overriding the symbol

When automatic conversion does not produce what you want, set the ticker explicitly:

"ticker": "BTCUSDT"

Write the symbol exactly as your exchange lists it. Common reasons to override:

  • Your chart uses a spot pair but you want to trade the perpetual, or the reverse.
  • Your broker appends a suffix to the instrument name, such as EURUSD.pro.
  • TradingView's data provider and your exchange list the instrument differently.
  • You want one strategy to trade a different instrument from the one it was backtested on.

Symbols must exist on your exchange

Tickerly places orders on the exchange your pointer belongs to. A symbol that exists on TradingView but not on that exchange — or that exists but is not available to your account, your region, or your account type — is rejected by the exchange.

Availability varies by country and account

Exchanges frequently offer different instruments in different countries, and demo accounts often list fewer instruments than live ones. If an instrument trades on your exchange's website but your orders are rejected, check that it is available to your specific account before assuming the symbol is wrong.