Subscribing to Channels

With Telegram and MetaTrader connected, the next step is telling TTMT which channels to monitor for trading signals. This is where you choose your signal sources and assign them to your trading accounts.

Discovering Channels

TTMT provides two ways to find channels:

Channel Library (Recommended)

The Channel Library is TTMT's curated collection of pre-configured signal channels. Each channel in the library has been reviewed and comes with optimized parsing settings.

1. Go to Channels in the dashboard
2. Click Add Channel and browse the library
3. Look for quality badges to identify the best channels
4. Click Follow to subscribe with pre-configured settings

One-Click Setup

Library channels come pre-configured with optimized settings -- how signals are read, default symbol mappings, and execution mode. You can start trading from a library channel without touching any settings.

My Telegram Channels

You can also import any channel you are already a member of on Telegram:

1. Go to Channels in the dashboard
2. Click Add Channel and select My Telegram Channels
3. TTMT synchronizes with your Telegram account and shows available channels
4. Click Follow on any channel to start monitoring

Channels imported from Telegram may need some manual configuration since TTMT does not have pre-built settings for them.

Quality Badges

Library channels display quality badges that help you evaluate signal sources at a glance:

Badge	Meaning
Verified	Channel has been reviewed by the TTMT team for signal quality and consistency
Recommended	Consistently strong performance metrics across TTMT users
Two-Phase	Channel sends an alert first, then provides full trade details (entry, SL, TP) in a followup message

These badges are maintained by the TTMT team based on community performance data and how reliably signals are read from the channel.

Channel-Account Assignments

One of TTMT's most powerful features is the ability to assign channels to specific trading accounts. This is what determines which channels trade on which accounts.

How It Works

When you follow a channel, you assign it to one or more of your connected MetaTrader accounts. Each assignment can be independently controlled:

• Active -- signals from this channel are parsed and executed on the assigned account
• Paused -- signals are still monitored but not executed on this account

Example Setups

• Conservative: Map high-confidence channels to your Live Account, experimental channels to Demo only
• Diversified: Map forex channels to one broker, metals channels to another
• Testing: Run a new channel on Demo for a week before enabling it on Live

Assignment is the only control

There is no separate "channel on/off" switch. The assignment status (Active or Paused) on each account is the sole control for whether signals from that channel get executed. This keeps the model simple and predictable.

Execution Modes

Each channel operates in one of two execution modes, depending on how the signal provider formats their messages:

Mode	When to Use	Behavior
Complete Only	Channel sends full signals (Entry + SL + TP) in a single message	Only executes when all required data is present
Execute on Alert	Channel sends an alert first, then provides details in followup messages	Executes immediately on the alert, applies followup data as modifications

Library channels have the correct execution mode pre-configured. For imported channels, you may need to observe a few signals to determine which mode fits best.

Channel Settings

After following a channel, you can customize its behavior from the Channel Settings dialog. Key options include:

• Symbol filter -- include or exclude specific trading instruments
• Config profile -- assign a configuration profile to override your default trading settings for this channel
• Trading windows -- restrict signal execution to specific time periods (e.g., London session only)
• Default SL/TP -- fallback values when the signal does not provide them

Settings save automatically as you change them -- no "Save" button needed.

Config Profiles

If you want different trading settings for different channels (e.g., conservative lot size for one channel, aggressive for another), create a Config Profile and assign it to the channel. This overrides your account defaults for that channel only.

Learn about Config Profiles -->

Managing Your Channels

From the Channels page, your channels are organized into three sections:

1. Active -- channels with at least one active assignment (monitoring and executing)
2. Paused -- channels where all assignments are paused (monitoring only)
3. Available -- library channels you have not followed yet

You can unfollow a channel at any time. This removes all assignments and stops monitoring entirely.

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Next Steps

Your channels are set up. Now let's configure your trading style with the Quick Setup Wizard.

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