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Pine Script to MT5 Conversion Checklist

The source, timing and acceptance decisions needed for a lawful and testable TradingView Pine Script to MetaTrader 5 conversion.

The checklist

  1. 1

    Source authorization

    Provide editable Pine code you own or are authorized to use; protected or invite-only code is not extracted.

  2. 2

    Target type

    Choose an MT5 indicator, Expert Advisor, dashboard or an explicitly bounded combination.

  3. 3

    Bar timing

    Define whether signals use the forming bar, completed bars or a configurable choice.

  4. 4

    Repainting map

    Identify lookahead, higher-timeframe requests, pivots and other logic that can revise historical signals.

  5. 5

    Alert mapping

    Specify which TradingView conditions become MT5 alerts, buffers or trade actions.

  6. 6

    Order behaviour

    For an EA, define sizing, entries, exits, duplicate prevention and trade-management rules separately from the indicator.

  7. 7

    Data assumptions

    Document symbol mapping, sessions, timezone, timeframe and acceptable feed differences.

  8. 8

    Visual parity

    List the plots, labels, colors and dashboard elements that matter for acceptance.

  9. 9

    Reference examples

    Provide dated screenshots or exported values for representative signals and no-signal cases.

  10. 10

    Tolerance

    Agree how timing or value differences caused by platform data will be classified and resolved.

Common questions

Can every Pine Script be converted line for line to MQL5?

No. The platforms use different data, execution and drawing models. The reliable target is agreed behaviour, documented timing and reproducible examples.

Can an invite-only TradingView script be extracted?

No. A conversion requires editable source and authorization. Protected-code extraction is outside scope.

Will an MT5 conversion produce the same backtest result?

Not necessarily. Broker data, spread, order execution and strategy-engine assumptions can differ. Behavioural parity and tolerances must be defined first.

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