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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:

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 signal-reading 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.

Let the AI set it up for you

Instead of configuring an imported channel by hand, you can analyze your own channel — TTMT's signal-reading AI infers the execution mode and default SL/TP for you, and you can self-approve it to trade on the next signal.

Quality Badges ​

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

BadgeMeaning
VerifiedChannel has been reviewed by the TTMT team for signal quality and consistency
RecommendedConsistently strong performance metrics across TTMT users

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 read and executed on the assigned account
  • Paused -- signals are still monitored but not executed on this account

You can Start or Stop a channel on each account independently, and broadcast one channel across several accounts at once -- the same signal then executes on every account where the assignment is Active. See Multi-Account Trading and Account Broadcasting for the full cross-account story.

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:

ModeWhen to UseBehavior
Complete OnlyChannel sends full signals (Entry + SL + TP) in a single messageOnly executes when all required data is present
Execute on AlertChannel sends an alert first, then provides details in followup messagesExecutes immediately on the alert, applies followup data as modifications

The execution mode reflects how the channel posts signals. A channel that sends an alert first and then fills in the full trade details (entry, SL, TP) in a followup message is an alert-then-details channel -- pair it with Execute on Alert so TTMT acts on the alert and updates the trade as details arrive.

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 page, which is organized into seven tabs: Overview, Signals, Execution, Filters, SL/TP, Hours, and History. (A TradingView-webhook channel adds an eighth Webhook tab.) Key options include:

  • Filters -- two separate controls live here. The symbol allowlist decides which instruments this channel is allowed to trade, and it is scoped per account. The channel-wide text blacklist drops any message containing a banned term before it is ever parsed — useful for cutting news, chatter, or promo posts. See Message Filters for the blacklist in full.
  • Config profile -- assign a configuration profile to override your default trading settings for this channel. See Applying Profiles.
  • Hours (execution schedules) -- the schedule marks the periods when trading is paused for this channel. A signal that lands inside a blocked window is skipped, not held for later. Account-level and channel-level blocks combine; an assigned profile with its own schedule replaces them for signals that use it.
  • Default SL/TP -- fallback values when the signal does not provide them.

Most settings, such as execution mode, save automatically as you change them. The SL/TP tab has an explicit Save SL/TP button -- make your changes there and click it to apply them. See Channel Settings for a full reference.

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.

Next Steps ​

Your channels are set up. Now let's configure your trading style with the setup wizard.

Configure your trading style -->