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title: "Free Volume Profile and TPO Charts (2026): Vela vs TradingView | LuxAlgo"
description: "Volume profiles and TPO charts are free on every Vela plan, part of the Orderflow suite built from real trades. Where TradingView offers them, plan by plan."
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# Free Volume Profile and TPO Charts (2026): Vela vs TradingView | LuxAlgo

> Volume profiles and TPO charts are free on every Vela plan, part of the Orderflow suite built from real trades. Where TradingView offers them, plan by plan.

## Volume profiles and TPO, free on every plan.

Session, rolling and visible-range volume profiles and TPO charts run on Vela’s free plan, while TradingView starts volume profiles at Essential and TPO at Premium.

**Quick answer.** Volume profiles and TPO are free on Vela: session, rolling and visible-range volume profiles with POC and value area, and TPO as a chart type or an overlay, on every plan, Free included. TPO and the visible-range profile work on every market. On TradingView, volume profile indicators start at Essential and TPO at Premium.

Facts checked November 3, 2026.

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## Volume profile and TPO, plan by plan

### Volume profiles

- **Vela**, free plan first: Free Included · Essential Included · Premium Included · Ultimate Included · AI Ultra Included
- **TradingView**, free plan first: Basic Not included · Essential Included · Plus Included · Premium Included · Ultimate Included

TradingView: its “Orderflow: Volume Profile indicators” row.

### TPO charts

- **Vela**, free plan first: Free Included · Essential Included · Premium Included · Ultimate Included · AI Ultra Included
- **TradingView**, free plan first: Basic Not included · Essential Not included · Plus Not included · Premium Included · Ultimate Included

TradingView: its “Orderflow: Time Price Opportunities” row.

## Where TradingView is ahead

- TradingView’s volume profiles run on 150+ exchanges from 50+ countries. On Vela, TPO and the visible-range volume profile work on every market, and the trade-built profiles run on crypto, US stocks and ETFs, and CME futures.
- TradingView has 20+ chart types, among them Renko, Kagi, Line Break and Point & Figure.

## How to do it in Vela

1. **Open Vela.** Sign in with a free account. Volume profiles and TPO are on every plan.
2. **Switch the chart to TPO.** Change the chart style to TPO for session letter or block profiles with value area, initial balance and session merging.
3. **Add a volume profile.** Open Indicators, Orderflow and add a session, rolling or visible-range volume profile, with POC, value area and developing levels.

## Questions

Q: Is volume profile free on TradingView?
A: On Vela, yes: session, rolling and visible-range volume profiles are on every plan, Free included. On TradingView, checked November 3, 2026, volume profile indicators start at Essential and are not on the free Basic plan.

Q: Is TPO (market profile) free?
A: On Vela, TPO is on every plan, Free included, as a chart type or an overlay, and it works on every market. On TradingView, Time Price Opportunities come with Premium and Ultimate.

Q: Are Vela’s volume profiles built from real trades?
A: Yes, on crypto, US stocks and ETFs, and CME futures: the suite is built from real trades on every plan. The visible-range volume profile and TPO are computed from candles, so they also run on every other market.

Q: How far back do profiles reach?
A: Trade-built profiles follow your plan’s Orderflow lookback: 1 day on Free, 30 days on Essential, 90 days on Premium, 1 year on Ultimate, and full history on AI Ultra.

## More TradingView limits, answered

- [Free plan limits](https://www.luxalgo.com/compare/tradingview/free-plan-limits/): Vela Free against TradingView Basic, limit by limit.
- [Indicator limit](https://www.luxalgo.com/compare/tradingview/indicator-limit/): No cap on the indicators and strategies one chart runs.
- [Alerts limit](https://www.luxalgo.com/compare/tradingview/alerts-limit/): Unlimited Price Alerts that run until you end them.
- [Footprint charts](https://www.luxalgo.com/compare/tradingview/footprint-chart/): Footprint charts on every plan, from real bid and ask prints.
- [Multiple charts](https://www.luxalgo.com/compare/tradingview/multiple-charts/): 16 charts in one tab, linked, on every plan.
- [Bar replay](https://www.luxalgo.com/compare/tradingview/bar-replay/): Replay minute charts and trade them, on every plan.
- [Vela vs TradingView, row by row](https://www.luxalgo.com/compare/tradingview/)
- [Switch from TradingView](https://www.luxalgo.com/switch/)

## Sources

- Vela, checked November 3, 2026: [Orderflow](https://www.luxalgo.com/features/orderflow/)
- Vela, checked November 3, 2026: [Docs: Order flow](https://docs.luxalgo.com/platform/charts/order-flow/introduction)
- Vela, checked November 3, 2026: [Plans and limits](https://www.luxalgo.com/pricing/)
- TradingView, checked November 3, 2026: [Pricing and plan comparison](https://www.tradingview.com/pricing/)

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