How to Automate TradingView Alerts on Deriv (Deriv MT5).
Deriv does not have a TradingView integration — but it does have Deriv MT5, and MetaTrader 5 is exactly where SignalForge executes. That makes Deriv, hugely popular in Africa and Latin America and home of the 24/7 synthetic indices, fully automatable with your TradingView alerts. This guide is the whole setup, step by step.
Yes. Deriv offers Deriv MT5 accounts that run on standard MetaTrader 5. SignalForge executes your TradingView alerts on any MT5 terminal in about 187 ms median, including one logged into a Deriv MT5 account, whether Standard, Zero Spread or Derived. No Deriv API key required.
What you need
THREE PIECES, NO API KEYS, NO CODE
Setup in four steps
FROM ZERO TO FIRST AUTOMATED TRADE IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES
Create or open your Deriv MT5 account
In your Deriv dashboard, open a Deriv MT5 account and note the login number and the server name shown by Deriv (Standard or Zero Spread for financial assets, Derived for the synthetic indices). Then log into MetaTrader 5 with those credentials — on your own PC, or on a hosted terminal as in the next step.
Install the SignalForge EA on your MT5 terminal
Download the SignalForge EA from your dashboard and attach it to the MT5 terminal logged into your Deriv MT5 account — the full walkthrough is in the docs. Do not want to keep a PC on? SFCloud is a hosted MT5 terminal ($6.99/mo) where the EA comes preinstalled; your Deriv login works there exactly the same way.
Create the TradingView alert
Paste your SignalForge webhook URL into the alert’s webhook field (it is in your dashboard, and the format is in the docs) and put a JSON payload in the message box:
The symbol must match the exact MT5 symbol name: in Deriv MT5, synthetic indices appear in Market Watch with names like “Volatility 75 Index” — copy the name exactly as your terminal lists it.
Test before going live
Validate your payload and the full round trip with the free webhook tester, then let the setup run on a Deriv demo account before switching to real money. If something does not fire, the tester tells you which link in the chain failed.
The synthetic-indices angle: markets that never close
WHY 24/7 MARKETS DEMAND 24/7 AUTOMATION
Deriv’s signature product is its Derived Indices — synthetic markets that, per deriv.com (checked July 26, 2026), trade 24/7, weekends included. Volatility 75 does not close on Friday night. Neither do Boom, Crash, Step or Jump. For a manual trader that is a curiosity; for an automated strategy it is the whole point: your edge never sleeps, and every hour your terminal is off is an hour of signals that never reach the broker.
This is where most home setups quietly fail. A PC that sleeps, reboots for a Windows update, or drops its connection on a Sunday morning is a missed-signal machine — and on synthetic indices those missed signals happen on weekends, when nobody is watching. The fix is not a faster PC; it is a terminal that never turns off. SFCloud keeps a MetaTrader 5 terminal running 24/7 with the EA already attached, so a TradingView alert at 3 a.m. on a Saturday executes like one at noon on a Tuesday.
Honest caveats
THREE THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE WIRING ALERTS TO DERIV
Synthetic indices only exist on Deriv. They are Deriv’s own product: you cannot hedge a Volatility 75 position at another broker, and if Deriv changes a symbol’s trading conditions, there is no alternative venue. Treat them as a single-broker market.
Check your account type carries the symbol you want. Not every Deriv MT5 account type lists every index — open Market Watch in your terminal (right-click → Symbols) and confirm the exact symbol is there before wiring alerts to it.
Automation removes latency and hesitation from execution, not risk from the market. Position sizing and strategy quality stay on you, as always.
FAQ
DERIV MT5, SYNTHETICS, WEEKENDS, VPS, LOT SIZES.
Can you automate TradingView alerts on Deriv?
Yes. Deriv MT5 accounts are standard MetaTrader 5 accounts, so anything that runs on MT5 works with them: the SignalForge EA listens for your TradingView alerts on the webhook and executes the orders on your Deriv MT5 terminal in about 187 ms median. TradingView does not integrate with Deriv directly; the MT5 bridge is the way.
Does SignalForge work with Deriv synthetic indices?
Yes. The EA executes on whatever symbol your MT5 terminal can trade. Deriv synthetic indices (Volatility, Step, Boom & Crash, Jump, Range Break) are symbols like any other inside Deriv MT5: put the exact MT5 symbol name in the “symbol” field of your JSON payload and the alert is executed like any other.
Does it work with Volatility 75 on weekends?
Yes. According to deriv.com (checked July 26, 2026), Derived Indices trade 24/7, weekends included, and the SignalForge bridge executes around the clock too — as long as the MT5 terminal stays running, either on your own PC or on an SFCloud hosted terminal.
Do I need a VPS to automate Deriv trading?
Not strictly: any always-on PC running MetaTrader 5 works. But synthetic indices never close, so the terminal cannot sleep. SFCloud ($6.99/mo) is the zero-maintenance option: a hosted MT5 terminal with the EA preinstalled, up to 3 terminals, running 24/7.
What lot sizes does Deriv MT5 allow?
It depends on the symbol and the account type: minimum volume and volume step vary per index. Check the contract specification inside MT5 (right-click the symbol in Market Watch → Specification) and set the “lot” field of your JSON payload accordingly.
New to the pipeline? Start with the pillar guide: TradingView to MT5 bridge: how it works. Validate your payload in the free webhook tester before your first live alert.
Benjamin SF is the founder of SignalForge and an expert in trading algorithm automation. He builds and operates the SignalForge bridge for prop-firm traders and maintains its public latency benchmark.
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