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Scan for 28 essential patterns using Steve Nison’s candlestick definitions.
Professional candlestick education and trading tools
Bring Steve Nison’s candlestick definitions directly into TradingView. NCS scans for 28 essential patterns, highlights them on your charts, and alerts you when a selected signal appears.
NCS is designed to save analysis time, bring consistency to pattern recognition, and help you act on the candle signals you choose to follow.
Scan for 28 essential patterns using Steve Nison’s candlestick definitions.
Receive alerts through your selected app, email, or SMS channel when signals appear.
NCS PRO adapts to equities, forex, crypto, futures, indices, ETFs, and multiple timeframes.
See patterns highlighted directly on your charts with full names or clean abbreviations.
Use Steve Nison’s tighter criteria to filter for more specific pattern definitions.
Put NCS into your real charting routine for 14 days before it continues monthly.
Included with your trial
Your NCS access includes the core scanner plus onboarding, reference, training, and strategy resources.
See the workflow
Choose the candle signals and markets that matter to you, then let NCS watch for those conditions while you focus on your process.

Choose the candle signals you want NCS to identify.

Choose your markets, watchlists, and timeframes.

Configure the pattern alerts you want to receive.

Access your triggered signals in the alert log.
NCS user experiences
“It’s like trading with Steve Nison right next to you. No second guessing yourself. This is a must-have for any trader.”
Jake PNCS user“I was able to start identifying Shooting Stars and Hammers within minutes. It saves countless hours of analysis time.”
DwayneNCS user“NCS saves time for quicker and timelier analysis. A tool that provides quick and accurate analysis is a trader’s dream.”
MarkNCS userFrequently asked questions
You receive Nison Candle Scanner access for TradingView, including the included NCS PRO modules and the onboarding, reference, training, and strategy resources listed above.
After 14 days, the trial continues as a monthly subscription at the reduced rate of $159 per month instead of the regular $199 monthly price. The reduced rate remains in place while that subscription remains active.
Pattern highlighting can work with TradingView’s free version. Scanning and alert capabilities require a paid TradingView plan; available capacity depends on the TradingView plan you use.
Yes. The included NCS PRO modules are designed to work across equities, forex, indices, ETFs, crypto, futures, and multiple timeframes available in TradingView.
Yes. NCS highlights and names patterns directly on the chart, and the included 28 Pattern Video Guide and Quick Reference Guide are designed to help you learn while using the software.
After checkout, you’ll receive setup resources and instructions for providing your TradingView username so the invite-only NCS indicator can be enabled for your account.
No. NCS is an analysis and education tool. Trading involves risk, and no tool or pattern can guarantee a profitable outcome.
Scan for the candle patterns you care about, see them highlighted in TradingView, and decide whether NCS belongs in your trading routine.
Start My NCS Trial — $4814 days for $48. Then a locked-in $159/month instead of $199/month.