Indicator presets

A preset is a one-click bundle that pre-fills the webhook mapping, a starter strategy, and the right TradingView alert message format for a specific indicator. The fastest path from "I have an indicator I like" to "I have a working webhook".

Articles:

• HookTrader Signal Connector — our free Pine wrapper that emits canonical alerts directly. No copy-paste.
• Choosing a preset — what to expect at each step when applying a built-in preset.
• Third-party indicators — wiring one up by hand when no preset exists.

How presets work

When you pick a preset in step 0 of the wizard:

1. The preset's payload_mapping rules are copied onto the new webhook — captures from your indicator will translate to v2 automatically.
2. The preset's default strategy is loaded into step 2 (you can edit it).
3. The preset's settings (e.g. qty_mode) are merged onto the webhook.
4. The wizard shows the indicator-specific alert message template with the correct paste destination (TradingView Message box, indicator settings panel, or "Any alert() function call" with no template needed).

The preset's slug is frozen onto the webhook. If we later edit the preset to fix a mapping bug, existing webhooks are not retroactively updated — they hold a snapshot. New versions of an indicator get a new slug so old webhooks keep pointing at the row whose mapping they were authored against.

When there's no preset

Most indicators don't have a preset (yet). Use I'll configure it myself in step 0 — the wizard will walk you through capture-and-map by hand. See Third-party indicators and Webhooks → Capture and map.

If you wire up an indicator yourself and it's a popular one, let us know — we'll consider adding it as a preset for the next user.