Do Time Zones Need to Match Between Charts and TradersPost?

‍Does a Time Zone Mismatch Affect Trading?

Traders using TradersPost and TradingView often wonder if their time zones need to match. In general, a time zone difference between your chart and TradersPost does not cause issues with trade execution. Since events happen in real-time, orders will still be processed correctly, regardless of time zone settings.

However, if you use specific time-based rules in your strategy—such as defining a trading window—then mismatched time zones could create confusion. For example, if your TradersPost account is set to Mountain Time and your TradingView chart is in Eastern Time, the rules still trigger at the correct market times, but the timestamps will appear different.

Best Practices for Managing Time Zones

While TradersPost handles time zone differences automatically, keeping time zones consistent across platforms can help with:

• Debugging and reviewing trade logs more easily.

• Ensuring alerts and executions match expected times.

• Avoiding confusion when comparing chart data with trade history.

If TradingView shows an alert at 9:30 AM Eastern Time and your TradersPost account is set to Mountain Time, the same alert will appear as 7:30 AM. While this does not affect execution, it can make trade tracking more difficult.

Conclusion

Time zone mismatches between TradingView and TradersPost do not impact trade execution but can make tracking alerts and trade history more challenging. Keeping both platforms in the same time zone simplifies debugging and helps avoid confusion when reviewing trade data.