1.1 Welcome and Course Overview

Hello everyone! My name is Bryan Benner, and I'm excited to be your instructor for this Pinescript for Absolute Beginners course. As a seasoned trader and programmer, my goal is to help you unlock the potential of Pinescript and enhance your trading strategies.

I began trading cryptocurrencies in 2013 and have doing it daily every since. I started working with Pinscript when it was released and have kept up-to-date on every version since. My prgogramming journey began in 2008 when I went to college to become a programming analyst. I later switched to New Media Web Design and graduated from the program. I put myself through college by building websites and providing SEO solutions to local businesses.

In addition to trading and programming, I'm passionate about helping people automate their Tradingview strategies with my other tool called Autoview. I believe that teaching someone to create their own custom trading strategies is like the old "give a human a fish, and they will eat for a day, teach a human to fish and they will eat for a lifetime", only on steroids. Control your money, control your life.

In this course, we'll cover the basics of Pinescript, from setting up your environment tocreating custom indicators, alerts, and more. By the end of the course, you'll have a solid foundation in Pinescript, ready to tackle more advanced concepts in future courses.

1.2 What is Pinescript?

Pinescript is a domain-specific scriptiong language developed by Tradingview for creating custom technical analysis tools, such as indicators, strategies and alerts. It allows trades and investors to design unique, personalized solutions for their specific needs and preferences.

Pinescript was created to offer an accessible and user-friendly way for individuals to develop their own financial analysis tools within the Tradingview platform. Its primary purpose is to facilitate the creation of custom indicators and trading strategies, as well as enabling users to set up tailored alerts and notifications. This allows for complete trading automation when combined with Autoview.com

As a domain-specific language, Pinescript is designed specifically for financial analysis, making it easier to learn and use for traders and investors. This specialization allows Pinescript to offer a range of built0in functions, variables, and features tailores tot he financial market.

Examples of use cases:

• Create unique indicators to analyze the market according to your personal trading style and preferences.
• Develop, test, and refine trading strategies based on your own rules, using historical data to validate and backtest your approach. 
• Set up custom alerts based on specific market conditions, indicators, price levels, or strategies ensuring you never miss an important trading opportunity. 
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1.3 Why Learn Pinescript?

Pinescript allows you to create custom tools tailored to your specific trading style and goals. By learning Pinescript, you can enhance your decision-making process with personalized indicators and strategies, which can give you an edge in the market.

Pinescript allows a high degree of flexibility, enabling you to develop custom solutions for your unique trading needs. By mastering Pinescript, you can create tools that perfectly align with your analysis approace and risk tolerance.

With Pinescript, you cancreate one-of-a-kind indicators and strategies that help you better understand market dynamics and make informed trading decisions. This can lead to improved performance and greater confidence in your trading activities.

The Pinescript community is continually expanding, providing you with an extensive network of fellow traders and deevlopers to learn from and collaborate with. Numerous resources, such as forums, blogs, and video tutorials, are available to support your Pinescript learning journey.

As Pinescript continues to gain popularity, there's a growing demand for skilled Pinescript developers in the financial industry. By learning Pinescript, you can tap into a variety of career opportunities, such as creating custom tools for clients, working with financial institutions, or becoming a trading educator.

Go to Lesson 2: Setting Up The Environment