Do TradingView alerts work when my PC is turned off?

What this means in practice

TradingView alerts are server-side, so TradingView/Chrome do not need to stay open. The downstream execution component must still be available; whether a PC/VPS is needed depends on where it runs. This page is specifically about “Do TradingView alerts work when my PC is turned off?”, so each scenario below is explained by its own mechanism instead of sharing one generic diagnosis.

Real-world scenarios

Scenario A — TradingView only

Inspect the mechanism named by “Scenario A — TradingView only” directly. Record its input, the state immediately before it and the first observable output that differs from the intended result. For Scenario A — TradingView only on question 22, use that evidence specifically to answer “Do TradingView alerts work when my PC is turned off?”; keep it separate from the evidence for the other scenarios on this page.

Scenario B — Local terminal

Inspect the mechanism named by “Scenario B — Local terminal” directly. Record its input, the state immediately before it and the first observable output that differs from the intended result. For Scenario B — Local terminal on question 22, use that evidence specifically to answer “Do TradingView alerts work when my PC is turned off?”; keep it separate from the evidence for the other scenarios on this page.

Scenario C — VPS

Evaluate where the always-on execution component lives, who maintains it and what happens during sleep, restart or network loss. Availability and operational burden matter as much as signal speed. For Scenario C — VPS on question 22, use that evidence specifically to answer “Do TradingView alerts work when my PC is turned off?”; keep it separate from the evidence for the other scenarios on this page.

Scenario D — Cloud execution

Evaluate where the always-on execution component lives, who maintains it and what happens during sleep, restart or network loss. Availability and operational burden matter as much as signal speed. For Scenario D — Cloud execution on question 22, use that evidence specifically to answer “Do TradingView alerts work when my PC is turned off?”; keep it separate from the evidence for the other scenarios on this page.

What to check

• active server-side TradingView alert instance
• saved symbol, timeframe and inputs
• realtime versus confirmed-bar behavior
• exact message emitted by the active alert

Practical rule

For “Do TradingView alerts work when my PC is turned off?”, change only the first layer whose evidence no longer matches the intended action. Preserve signal identity, timestamps and final cTrader state, and reproduce execution-affecting changes on demo before live use.