About Lesson
It’s incredibly simple to get started with Pine Script. Any code we write is run on TradingView’s servers, so we can access the editor and develop our scripts from a browser – without any additional download or configuration required.
In this tutorial, we’re going to chart the Bitcoin/Binance USD (BTCBUSD) currency pair. If you don’t have one already, go ahead and create a free account (there’s a pro subscription available, too, but it isn’t necessary for this guide).
Follow this link, and you’ll see a chart resembling the following:
Yours will probably be more up to date.
Here, we want to get the full-featured chart – click on the button to access it. That gives us a much more detailed view, drawing tools, and options to plot trendlines, amongst other things.
The full-featured chart. You can adjust the timeframe by clicking on the views above the highlighted tabs.
We won’t be discussing how to use the various tools available, but if you’re serious about technical analysis, we highly advise that you familiarize yourself with them. On the bottom left (outlined in the image), you’ll see a few different tabs – click on Pine Editor.