Automating TradingView Strategies with Limit Orders

1. Introduction #

PickMyTrade lets traders automate TradingView strategies using limit orders, giving you precise control over entry price while keeping full automation with Tradovate.

Ready to automate this with PickMyTrade? Connect TradingView to Tradovate and start executing trades automatically — no coding required.

With limit order automation:

• Orders are submitted at a predefined price
• Trades execute only when price reaches that level
• This approach works well for pullbacks, breakout-retests, and mean-reversion strategies

In this guide, you’ll learn how to configure a TradingView strategy to send limit orders, modify the generated JSON, and complete the webhook setup in TradingView.

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2. How Limit Order Automation Works in PickMyTrade #

When you automate a TradingView strategy with limit orders:

• TradingView generates buy or sell signals
• PickMyTrade submits a LIMIT (LMT) order
• Orders stay pending until they fill or a new signal replaces them

As a result, you maintain control over entry price without losing automation.

Key Requirements #

To ensure proper execution, your setup must meet the following requirements:

• The strategy must generate entry signals
• The order quantity must be fixed
• The alert JSON must include a limit price
• Market position must be tracked correctly to allow reversals

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3. Step-by-Step Setup in PickMyTrade #

Step 1: Generate the Alert in PickMyTrade #

1. Log in to PickMyTrade
2. Go to Generate Alert
3. Select TradingView Strategy
4. Enter your TradingView symbol (for example, MNQ1!)
5. Click Generate Alert

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Step 2: Copy the Generated JSON #

Next, click Copy and paste the JSON into a text editor such as Notepad++, VS Code, or Notepad. This allows you to safely edit the message before using it in TradingView.

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Step 3: Modify the JSON for Limit Orders #

Make the following required changes to the generated JSON.

#	Field Name	Action	Value
1	data	Replace	from {{strategy.order.action}} to {{strategy.market_position}}
2	quantity	Set	2
3	order_type	Add	"LMT"
4	reverse_order_close	Set	true

Make the following required changes to the generated JSON before using it in TradingView.

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Final JSON for Limit Orders #

{
  "symbol": "MNQ1!",
  "date": "{{timenow}}",
  "data": "{{strategy.market_position}}",
  "quantity": 4,
  "order_type": "LMT",
  "risk_percentage": 0,
  "price": "{{close}}",
  "tp": 0,
  "percentage_tp": 0,
  "dollar_tp": 0,
  "sl": 0,
  "dollar_sl": 0,
  "percentage_sl": 0,
  "trail": 0,
  "trail_stop": 0,
  "trail_trigger": 0,
  "trail_freq": 0,
  "update_tp": false,
  "update_sl": false,
  "breakeven": 0,
  "breakeven_offset": 0,
  "token": "lqf****",
  "pyramid": true,
  "same_direction_ignore": false,
  "reverse_order_close": true,
  "multiple_accounts": [
    {
      "token": "lq****",
      "account_id": "DEMO****",
      "risk_percentage": 0,
      "quantity_multiplier": 1
    }
  ]
}

GTD Orders (Tradovate) #

Known Issue: Tradovate has confirmed a platform-side issue where time-based GTD expiration may not work correctly. As a result, orders using gtd_in_second or GTD expiration may remain active past their intended expiry time.

Tradovate has acknowledged the issue and is working on a fix. Until then, please monitor GTD orders manually.

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5. Configure TradingView Webhook and Alert #

Create the TradingView Alert #

1. Open the TradingView strategy on your chart
2. Click Create Alert
3. Select Strategy → Order fills
4. Enable Webhook URL
5. Paste the Webhook URL generated in PickMyTrade
6. Paste the modified JSON into the alert message body
7. Click Save to activate the alert

For detailed, step-by-step instructions with screenshots, refer to the following guide:
https://docs.pickmytrade.trade/docs/configuring-tradingview-alerts/

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FAQ’s #

Last updated: September 3, 2026