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Starter Tutorials for 6 Open-Source TradingView Backtest Alternatives: Text + Video

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0800

The previous post compared the 6 tools. This one answers the follow-up question: once you’ve picked one, what do you follow to learn it? I’ve collected official docs, third-party text tutorials, and video courses for all 6 — every link verified live (2026-09-08); nothing dead made the list. 1. backtesting.py — the fastest to a chart Official docs Documentation home — API reference and example library Quick Start User Guide — the official quickstart: an executable Jupyter walkthrough

Replicate TradingView's Strategy Backtest UI Without a Paid Plan: 6 Open-Source, Self-Hosted Options

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 03:00:00 +0800

A heads-up: this is the deep-dive of a two-part set — the full landscape (free-tier limits, alternative platforms, exchange-native charts) is in TradingView’s Free Tier: The Real Limits and Legitimate Workarounds. This piece drills into one path: which open-source tools you can self-host to draw a strategy backtest the way TV does. I’ll give you the slightly deflating-but-honest conclusion first, then walk through each option. 1. The pain: TV’s backtest UI is genuinely good, b

TradingView's Free Tier: The Real Limits and Legitimate Workarounds

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0800

TradingView is a good product — let’s get that out of the way first. Its charting engine, Pine Script ecosystem, and community indicator library have essentially no rival in the trading-chart space. But here’s the thing: its free tier keeps shrinking year by year. The free plan used to allow three indicators per chart; now it’s down to two. You used to be able to save multiple chart layouts; now it’s just one. Backtesting hasn’t been taken away entirely, but the res

A Telegram Bot for Monitoring Crypto Technical Indicators: A Deep Dive into Every Open-Source Option

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 06:50:00 +0800

This is the selection post for LynxCrypto. I originally planned to write my own monitoring bot, but before writing a single line I did a web-wide survey — and found mature off-the-shelf options that are better than what I was going to build. This post lays out all 20+ candidates and explains which one fits me, and why. 0. The Conclusion First (For Those Who Don’t Want the Long Read) For someone who knows Python, trades OKX perpetuals, and wants “indicator-triggered Telegram alerts +