Step-by-step guide to connecting TradingView alerts to your prop firm broker via Traders Post. From account creation to your first automated trade — under an hour.
Traders Post is a webhook automation platform that sits between TradingView and your broker. When TradingView fires an alert (triggered by your Pine Script indicator), it sends a JSON message to Traders Post's webhook URL. Traders Post reads that message, translates it into a trade order, and sends it to your connected broker — executing the trade on your prop firm account while you're anywhere else.
The result: your strategy runs 24/7 without you watching a screen. No missed setups. No emotional decisions. No FOMO. Your only job is to make sure the system is set up correctly and the risk parameters are configured for your prop firm account.
Go to traderspost.io and sign up for a free account. The free tier allows you to test the system. You'll need a paid plan (~$49/month) for live trading — this is worth it once your automation is working and generating consistent returns from your funded account.
Once logged in, you'll see the Traders Post dashboard. The two main things you need are: Broker Connections (connecting your broker account) and Webhooks (generating your webhook URL for TradingView).
Click Broker Connections → Add New Connection. Select your broker type — most prop firms use MT4 or MT5. You'll need your broker's server name, login number, and password (the investor password, not master, for MT4/MT5).
A Strategy in Traders Post is a configuration that defines how incoming webhook signals are translated into trades. Click Strategies → Create Strategy and configure the following:
In your strategy settings, scroll to the Webhook section. Traders Post will show you a unique webhook URL that looks like:
https://traderspost.io/trading/webhook/YOUR-UNIQUE-TOKEN-HERE
Copy this URL. You'll paste it into TradingView in the next step. Keep this URL private — anyone with it can send signals to your broker account.
In TradingView, open your chart with the PropHub indicator applied. Right-click anywhere on the chart and select Add Alert (or press Alt+A).
In the TradingView alert's Message box, paste the JSON message corresponding to your alert type. For a LONG signal from the VWAP Reversal indicator:
{
"ticker": "{{ticker}}",
"action": "buy",
"order_type": "market",
"quantity": 1
}
{{ticker}} is a TradingView placeholder that automatically inserts the current chart symbol when the alert fires. Traders Post uses this to know which instrument to trade.
Before connecting your live prop firm account, test the entire chain using Traders Post's Paper Trading mode. This simulates trade execution without placing real orders. Send a test webhook using Traders Post's built-in tester and confirm the trade appears correctly in the paper trading log.
In Traders Post, edit your Strategy and switch the Broker Connection from Paper Trading to your live prop firm broker connection. Your TradingView alerts and webhook URL don't change — only the destination broker switches. The next time your indicator fires a signal, it will execute on your real funded account.