How to Set Up TradingView for TopStep
Connect TradingView to your TopStep account and configure the platform for TopStep's trailing eod (floor moves up at end of day) rules. This guide covers connection, verification, and recommended risk settings.
This page is for traders who already chose TopStep and need to translate the firm's rule model into a safer TradingView workspace.
It matters most if you use templates, alerts, ATM strategies, or copied chart layouts that could accidentally ignore TopStep's trailing eod (floor moves up at end of day) and daily-loss logic.
- --Confirm the account balance and server connection match the firm dashboard before assuming the platform is configured correctly.
- --Check that your default size, flattening rules, and alerts respect TopStep's daily loss and holding restrictions.
- --Re-check the live rule page on the same day you trade, because platform setup can stay correct while the firm changes a policy window or restriction.
Create your TopStep account
Sign up at https://www.topstep.com and purchase your evaluation. You will receive login credentials via email.
Open TradingView
Go to tradingview.com and log in or create a free account.
Connect your broker credentials
Open the Trading Panel at the bottom of the chart. Click "Connect Broker" and select the data provider TopStep specifies in your welcome email. Enter the credentials.
Verify the connection
Check that your account balance matches TopStep's dashboard. Place a small test order to confirm execution.
Configure chart settings
Set your preferred timeframe, add indicators, and save the workspace as a template for quick restoration.
- --Set a daily loss alert at 1.6% (80% of TopStep's 2% limit) so you stop trading before the hard cap.
- --Enable end-of-day position flattening if possible. Trailing drawdown resets at session close, so flat positions reduce overnight risk.
- --TopStep does NOT allow overnight holding. Set an auto-flatten or reminder 5 minutes before market close.
- --Weekend holding is not allowed. Close all positions before the Friday session ends.
- --Consistency rule: No single day > 50% of total profit. Track daily P&L in a spreadsheet to stay compliant.
- --Save your workspace template after configuring so you can restore it quickly if settings are lost.
| Drawdown Type | Trailing EOD (floor moves up at end of day) |
| Max Drawdown | 3% |
| Daily Loss Limit | 2% |
| Overnight Holding | Not allowed |
| Weekend Holding | Not allowed |
| News Trading | allowed |
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