How to Automate TradingView Alerts to Coinbase Futures

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You can automate your TradingView strategy or indicators to Coinbase Futures by creating alerts on your TradingView chart using a Webhook and setting the alert message according to the commands below.

You can also trade using our Alert Detector Chrome extension to send your alerts to the webhook you created.

For strategies, you can generate the action automatically when your alert is fired using TradingView’s placeholders, such as:
{{strategy.market_position}} {{strategy.order.action}} {{strategy.alert_message}}
See more about generating dynamic alerts here.

Command Format

The structure of commands used to automate trades is as follows:

[command] [symbol] [param]=[value]

Where:

  • command: Specifies the action to be executed, such as ‘buy’ or ‘sell’.
  • symbol: Indicates the trading pair or instrument, like ‘BTC/USDT’.
  • param: Defines specific parameters for the trade, such as quantity, leverage, or stop-loss.
  • value: Assigns the value to the specified parameter.

Parameters

Several parameters can be customized within commands to control trade execution:

  • Q: Quantity of the asset to trade (in tokens or as a % of balance). Example: Q=0.01 or Q=50%. Default is Q=100%.
  • OQ & CQ: Opening Quantity and Closing Quantity used in some cases to override Q.
    P: * P: Entry price for limit orders. Either as an actual price or as a percentage. Example: P=1.2345 or P=2%.
    C: The symbol category to trade (SPOT or FUTURES).
  • B: Check your account balance. Either the total or the free balance.

Important Notes

  • Case Sensitivity
    Symbol names are case-sensitive and must be typed as they appear on Coinbase. You can obtain the correct format from the symbol’s Web URL.

  • Parameters Formatting
    A single space should separate the parameters.

    • Correct: Q=0.5 Quantity=0.5 :white_check_mark:
    • Incorrect: Q = 0.5 Quantity = 0.5 :x:

  • Multi-Commands
    You can include up to 5 commands in a single alert. Each command should start on a new line for clarity. Example:

balance B=Total
CLOSE ET-31OCT25-CDE Q=0.05 C=FUTURES
SELL SOL-31OCT25-CDE Q=0.01 C=FUTURES
BUY XLM-31OCT25-CDE Q=100 C=FUTURES

Supported Commands

1. Open an Order

The actions Buy, Long, or 1 open a buy trade, while Sell, Short, or -1 open a sell trade.

Optional Parameters

  • Quantity (Q) – Size of the order, either as a fixed token amount or as a percentage of your balance.
    Can also be sent as Opening Quantity (OQ).
    Example: Q=0.01, Q=50%, OQ=0.01
    Default: Q=100%

  • Price (P) – Entry price for limit orders, given as an actual price or a percentage offset from the market.
    Example: P=1.2345 or P=2%

  • Category (C) – The trading category. Options: SPOT or FUTURES.
    Default: C=SPOT

Examples

buy XLM-31OCT25-CDE q=25% C=FUTURES

Buys XLM using 25% of your available balance in your futures account.

{{strategy.market_position}} DOG-31OCT25-CDE q=12 p=3% c=futures

Places a limit order to buy or sell 12 DOGE tokens in your futures account,
at a target price 3% higher or lower than the market, depending on the strategy direction.

{{strategy.order.action}} BIT-31OCT25-CDE q=0.01 C=FUTURES

Places a trade worth 0.01 BTC in your futures account according to the strategy signal.

2. Close a Futures Order

Actions: Close, Flat, or 0 exit open futures trades.

Required Parameter

  • Category (C) – Must specify the trade category. Example: C=FUTURES

Optional Parameter

  • Quantity (Q) – Amount to close (in tokens or %).
    Can also be sent as Closing Quantity (CQ).
    Default: Q=100%

Examples

CLOSE ET-31OCT25-CDE q=100% c=futures

Closes 100% of the open ETHUSD futures trade.

flat SOL-31OCT25-CDE C=FUTURES

Closes all open SOL positions in the futures account.

3. Cancel a Limit Order

Actions: Cancel or Exit cancel any pending limit order.

Required Parameter

  • Category (C) – Specify the trading category. Example: C=FUTURES

Examples

Cancel BIT-31OCT25-CDE C=Futures

Cancels all BTC limit orders in your futures account.

4. Balance Check

Actions: Balance, Bal, or Funds request account balance information.

Optional Parameters

  • Balance (B) – Type of balance to query. Options:
    Free – Available funds not in open positions
    Total – Total account balance
    Default: B=Free

  • Category (C) – Trading category. Options: SPOT, FUTURES
    Default: C=SPOT

Examples

Balance

Returns the total balance of all assets.

Balance b=Free c=futures

Returns the free balance of all assets in your futures account.

You’re now ready to automate your TradingView alerts directly to Coinbase futures using TradingView to Coinbase.
Set up your webhook, connect your account, and let your strategies trade automatically in real time.

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