TradingView to MT4 is the same idea as MT5: TradingView never talks to MetaTrader 4 directly.
You run a Windows bridge that captures the alert, and you attach TradingViewTradeAutomation.ex4 to an MT4 chart with AutoTrading enabled.
What you need
- Windows 10/11 or a Windows VPS (MetaTrader for Mac cannot run this EA)
- MT4 from your broker or prop firm
- TradingView Bridge — Single ($99) if this is the only account; Multi ($149) if MT4 and MT5 (or several terminals) share the PC
- TradingView account — free plan works for local capture; no webhook URL
Install on MT4
- In the bridge: Settings → MetaTrader EA installer → Install MT4 EA (or copy the
.ex4intoMQL4/Experts). - Restart MT4 or right-click Expert Advisors → Refresh.
- Drag TradingView Trade Automation onto a chart.
- Enable AutoTrading and allow DLL/algo if the terminal asks (this EA uses the shared files folder, not a random DLL shopping list — still follow your broker’s prompts).
- Sign in to TradingView inside the bridge and fire a demo alert.
MT4 and MT5 on the same PC share MetaTrader’s Common\Files queue. One bridge can feed both platforms.
MT4 vs MT5 in this product
- Both: buy/sell/close from alerts, lots or risk %, SL/TP in the message, symbol mapping, session and daily limits.
- MT5: richer on-chart panel (ATR stops, step trailing, more filters).
- MT4: core automation driven by the alert fields — enough for most prop and retail MT4 books.
Example MT4 alert
buy,EURUSD,vol_lots=0.01,sl_pips=30,tp_pips=60
If the broker lists EURUSD. or EURUSDm, map it before going live —
symbol mapping.
Shared walkthrough (MT4 and MT5): connect TradingView to MT4 & MT5. “Does TV work with MT5?”: yes, with a bridge.