TradingView Screener Guide 2026:
5 Specific Setups That Cut Through 10,000+ Tickers
TradingView's screener covers stocks, ETFs, crypto, forex, and futures — all in one tool, no switching platforms. It's rule-based, not AI, but a community of 50M+ users has produced screener templates that are genuinely useful. This guide covers how the screener works, what each filter tier does, and 5 specific setups with exact filter configurations you can replicate today. We also cover the free vs. paid tier differences and the one limitation that may send you to a different platform.
The TradingView screener is one of the most underused features on the platform. Most traders open TradingView for charts, not the screener — but the screener is where trade ideas actually originate. Instead of manually reviewing watchlists one ticker at a time, the screener filters the entire tradeable universe down to 10–20 candidates matching your exact criteria in seconds.
This guide skips the basics and focuses on what experienced traders actually use: specific filter combinations that generate actionable results, the practical difference between free and paid access, and the honest limitations you should understand before building a workflow around TradingView screening.
How TradingView's Screener Works
TradingView's screener is entirely rule-based — there is no AI or machine learning scoring stocks in the background. You define filter conditions, and the screener returns every security that satisfies all of them simultaneously. The logic is AND-based by default: every condition you add further narrows the results.
The screener covers five asset classes from a single interface: stocks, ETFs, crypto, forex, and futures. This multi-asset coverage is genuinely useful — you can screen for momentum breakouts across crypto and equities simultaneously, or check which forex pairs are showing oversold RSI conditions while also looking at equity setups.
The Three Filter Categories
RSI values, MACD crossovers, moving average relationships (price above/below 20/50/200 SMA), Bollinger Band position, volume relative to average, ATR, and dozens of other indicator-based conditions. These are the most commonly used filters for momentum and trend-following strategies.
P/E ratio, P/B ratio, revenue growth (quarterly and annual), EPS growth, dividend yield, market cap, debt-to-equity, and 50+ other fundamental metrics for stocks and ETFs. Fundamental filters are not available for crypto, forex, or futures — only equity instruments.
On paid plans, you can write Pine Script conditions directly into the screener. Any indicator you can build in Pine Script — including multi-condition logic, custom formulas, and composite signals — can become a screener filter. This is where the TradingView screener becomes genuinely powerful for traders who know Pine Script.
Free vs. Plus ($30/mo): What Changes
- –Basic technical and fundamental filters
- –End-of-day data only (15-min delay on US)
- –Up to 150 results displayed
- –No saved screeners
- –No alerts on screener results
- –Community templates available
- ✓Real-time scanning across all markets
- ✓Up to 10 saved screener configurations
- ✓Alerts when results change
- ✓More simultaneous filter conditions
- ✓Pine Script custom conditions
- ✓Extended pre/post-market data
For swing traders using end-of-day data, the free tier is adequate. For intraday traders who need real-time results and alerts, Plus is required. The $30/mo cost is low relative to any alternative that offers real-time multi-asset scanning.
5 Screener Setups With Exact Filter Settings
Each setup below includes the specific filters, the exact values or ranges to use, and the rationale for why those thresholds were chosen. These are not generic suggestions — they are configurations that produce results in current market conditions and represent the logic behind each trade type.
How to Save Screeners and Set Alerts
Saved screeners and alerts are where TradingView's screener shifts from a research tool to an active workflow component. Instead of running scans manually each morning, saved configurations run automatically and alert you when new results appear.
Saving a Screener Configuration
After building your filter set, click "Save Screener" in the screener interface. On Plus plans, you can save up to 10 configurations. Name each screener descriptively (e.g., "Momentum Breakout — US Equities" vs. "Crypto Volume Surge") so you can switch between them during your morning review without rebuilding filters.
Free-tier users cannot save screeners. Each session requires rebuilding your filter set manually. This is the most compelling reason to upgrade to Plus for active traders who use the screener daily — the time cost of rebuilding 5-condition scans every session exceeds the $30/mo subscription cost within a few weeks.
Setting Screener Alerts
On Plus plans, you can set alerts that trigger when a new ticker enters your screener results. Navigate to the saved screener, click the alert bell icon, and set the notification method — email, push notification via the TradingView mobile app, or webhook to a third-party service like Slack or a custom script.
Screener alerts are not real-time price alerts — they check your conditions on each candle close on the timeframe you specify (1D, 4H, etc.). For daily swing trader setups, daily close alerts are appropriate. For intraday scans, set the alert interval to match your trading timeframe.
The One Limitation Worth Knowing
TradingView's screener has no backtesting integration. You can identify a screener setup that looks promising, but there is no native way to test how stocks meeting those criteria have performed historically. You cannot run "show me how stocks that triggered this scan in 2022–2024 performed over the following 10 days" from within TradingView.
TrendSpider's Strategy Tester solves this problem — it includes walk-forward backtesting that can validate screener-like conditions against historical data. If your workflow depends on confirming that your scan criteria have produced edge before trading them, TrendSpider is worth adding to your stack alongside TradingView. The two platforms complement each other: TradingView for screening and chart analysis, TrendSpider for rigorous strategy validation.
For traders who don't require backtesting integration, TradingView's screener is a complete solution. The 50M+ user community has produced thousands of shared screener templates — accessible from the "Community" tab in the screener — many of which represent years of refinement by experienced traders. This library alone is worth the Plus subscription for new screener users who want proven filter sets as a starting point.
Risk notice: All screener results are starting points for analysis, not trading signals. Past performance of any scan criteria does not guarantee future results. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. The setups described in this guide require your own due diligence and risk management before execution.
Free tier includes all 5 setups above. Upgrade to Plus at $30/mo for real-time results, saved screeners, and screener alerts.
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