Binance
No fixed global headquarters
- Founded
- 2017
- Token
- BNB
Top 40 Cryptocurrency Exchanges in 2027
Choosing where to buy and trade crypto matters as much as choosing what to buy. This list tracks the 40 exchanges that handle most of the world's spot and derivatives volume, with live 24-hour figures, trust scores and a full review of each platform.
- 40 crypto exchanges reviewed
- 2027 edition
- Live market data
Coinbase
United States (remote-first)
- Founded
- 2012
- Token
- None
OKX
Seychelles
- Founded
- 2017
- Token
- OKB
Bybit
Dubai, UAE
- Founded
- 2018
- Token
- None (closely linked to MNT)
Combined 24h volume$32.92B
Largest by volumeBinance
Bitcoin price$73,752
Last update02:45 UTC
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Rank01
BinanceTop 1
No fixed global headquartersSince 2017Founded by Changpeng Zhao, Yi He
Binance is the largest crypto exchange in the world by trading volume, with deep liquidity, hundreds of coins and some of the lowest spot fees available.
24h volume $6.57B- 24h volume
- $6.57B
- Trust score
- 10/10
- Native token
- BNB
- Founded
- 2017
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Rank02
CoinbaseTop 2
United States (remote-first)Since 2012Founded by Brian Armstrong, Fred Ehrsam
Coinbase is the largest US crypto exchange and a Nasdaq-listed company, known for a beginner-friendly app, strong compliance and institutional custody.
24h volume $1.66B- 24h volume
- $1.66B
- Trust score
- 10/10
- Native token
- None
- Founded
- 2012
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Rank03
OKXTop 3
SeychellesSince 2017Founded by Star Xu
OKX is a top-three derivatives exchange that pairs a deep futures and options market with trading bots and one of the best built-in Web3 wallets.
24h volume $1.67B- 24h volume
- $1.67B
- Trust score
- 10/10
- Native token
- OKB
- Founded
- 2017
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Rank04
Bybit
Dubai, UAESince 2018Founded by Ben Zhou
Bybit is a Dubai-based derivatives powerhouse offering fast perpetual futures, copy trading and a broad spot market for active traders.
24h volume $1.77B- 24h volume
- $1.77B
- Trust score
- 8/10
- Native token
- None (closely linked to MNT)
- Founded
- 2018
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Rank05
Bitget
SeychellesSince 2018Founded by Founding team undisclosed; CEO Gracy Chen
Bitget is one of the biggest copy-trading exchanges, combining a large futures market with social trading tools and its own BGB token.
24h volume $771.9M- 24h volume
- $771.9M
- Trust score
- 10/10
- Native token
- BGB
- Founded
- 2018
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Rank06
Gate
Global (multiple licensed entities)Since 2013Founded by Lin Han
Gate is a long-running altcoin exchange with well over a thousand listed tokens, a native GT token and an early commitment to proof of reserves.
24h volume $1.63B- 24h volume
- $1.63B
- Trust score
- 10/10
- Native token
- GT
- Founded
- 2013
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Rank07
MEXC
SeychellesSince 2018Founded by Founding team undisclosed
MEXC is a high-volume exchange popular with altcoin hunters thanks to rapid token listings, low fees and a simple futures platform.
24h volume $666.8M- 24h volume
- $666.8M
- Trust score
- 8/10
- Native token
- MX
- Founded
- 2018
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Rank08
KuCoin
SeychellesSince 2017Founded by Michael Gan, Eric Don and partners
KuCoin is nicknamed the people's exchange for its huge altcoin selection, free built-in trading bots and KCS fee discounts.
24h volume $1.16B- 24h volume
- $1.16B
- Trust score
- 9/10
- Native token
- KCS
- Founded
- 2017
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Rank09
Kraken
United StatesSince 2011Founded by Jesse Powell, Thanh Luu
Kraken is one of the oldest and most trusted crypto exchanges, valued for security, fiat funding options and its professional Kraken Pro interface.
24h volume $1.01B- 24h volume
- $1.01B
- Trust score
- 10/10
- Native token
- None
- Founded
- 2011
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Rank10
HTX
SeychellesSince 2013Founded by Leon Li
HTX, formerly Huobi, is a veteran Asian exchange offering a wide altcoin market, futures trading and regular new-token launch events.
24h volume $1.58B- 24h volume
- $1.58B
- Trust score
- 7/10
- Native token
- HT / HTX
- Founded
- 2013
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Rank11
Crypto.com
SingaporeSince 2016Founded by Kris Marszalek, Rafael Melo, Gary Or, Bobby Bao
Crypto.com combines a mainstream mobile app, a crypto Visa card and a full exchange, backed by an extensive list of regulatory licences.
24h volume $697.2M- 24h volume
- $697.2M
- Trust score
- 10/10
- Native token
- CRO
- Founded
- 2016
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Rank12
Upbit
Seoul, South KoreaSince 2017Founded by Song Chi-hyung (Dunamu)
Upbit dominates South Korea's won-denominated crypto market and regularly ranks among the world's largest spot exchanges by volume.
24h volume $621.2M- 24h volume
- $621.2M
- Trust score
- 9/10
- Native token
- None
- Founded
- 2017
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Rank13
Bitfinex
British Virgin IslandsSince 2012Founded by Raphael Nicolle, Giancarlo Devasini
Bitfinex is a professional-grade exchange famous for deep Bitcoin liquidity, peer-to-peer margin funding and advanced order types.
24h volume $192.4M- 24h volume
- $192.4M
- Trust score
- 7/10
- Native token
- UNUS SED LEO
- Founded
- 2012
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Rank14
Bitstamp
LuxembourgSince 2011Founded by Nejc Kodrič, Damijan Merlak
Bitstamp is the longest-running crypto exchange, a regulated European venue now owned by Robinhood and trusted for reliable fiat-to-crypto trading.
24h volume –- 24h volume
- –
- Trust score
- –
- Native token
- None
- Founded
- 2011
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Rank15
Gemini
New York, United StatesSince 2014Founded by Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss
Gemini is a security-first US exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, regulated as a New York trust company and listed on Nasdaq.
24h volume $34.5M- 24h volume
- $34.5M
- Trust score
- 8/10
- Native token
- None (issuer of GUSD stablecoin)
- Founded
- 2014
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Rank16
BingX
SingaporeSince 2018Founded by Founding team undisclosed
BingX is a social trading exchange where newcomers can copy experienced futures and spot traders with a few taps.
24h volume $342.2M- 24h volume
- $342.2M
- Trust score
- 9/10
- Native token
- None
- Founded
- 2018
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Rank17
BitMart
Cayman IslandsSince 2017Founded by Sheldon Xia
BitMart is a retail-focused exchange with more than a thousand listed coins and an easy interface for small-cap token discovery.
24h volume –- 24h volume
- –
- Trust score
- –
- Native token
- BMX
- Founded
- 2017
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Rank18
LBank
British Virgin IslandsSince 2015Founded by Founding team undisclosed
LBank is a long-standing altcoin exchange that specialises in early listings of meme coins and emerging projects.
24h volume $1.30B- 24h volume
- $1.30B
- Trust score
- 9/10
- Native token
- LBK
- Founded
- 2015
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Rank19
Bithumb
Seoul, South KoreaSince 2014Founded by Kim Dae-sik
Bithumb is South Korea's second-largest crypto exchange, offering hundreds of won-traded coins to verified Korean residents.
24h volume $352.2M- 24h volume
- $352.2M
- Trust score
- 8/10
- Native token
- None
- Founded
- 2014
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Rank20
WhiteBIT
Vilnius, LithuaniaSince 2018Founded by Volodymyr Nosov
WhiteBIT is a European exchange with Ukrainian origins, low trading fees, a WBT token and a strong security track record.
24h volume $1.26B- 24h volume
- $1.26B
- Trust score
- 8/10
- Native token
- WBT
- Founded
- 2018
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Rank21
Binance.US
United StatesSince 2019Founded by BAM Trading Services (Binance affiliate)
Binance.US is the American affiliate of Binance, giving US residents low-fee spot trading and staking on a separate regulated platform.
24h volume $17.5M- 24h volume
- $17.5M
- Trust score
- 8/10
- Native token
- BNB supported
- Founded
- 2019
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Rank22
Bitvavo
Amsterdam, NetherlandsSince 2018Founded by Mark Nuvelstijn, Tim Baardse, Jelle Bolhuis
Bitvavo is the Netherlands' leading exchange and one of Europe's biggest euro spot markets, built around low fees and simple design.
24h volume $147.8M- 24h volume
- $147.8M
- Trust score
- 9/10
- Native token
- None
- Founded
- 2018
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Rank23
CoinEx
Hong KongSince 2017Founded by Haipo Yang
CoinEx is a no-frills global exchange from the ViaBTC group, offering a large coin list and trading without mandatory verification for small accounts.
24h volume –- 24h volume
- –
- Trust score
- –
- Native token
- CET
- Founded
- 2017
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Rank24
Phemex
SingaporeSince 2019Founded by Jack Tao and former Morgan Stanley executives
Phemex is a derivatives-led exchange built by ex-Morgan Stanley engineers, offering fast contract trading and copy trading.
24h volume $633M- 24h volume
- $633M
- Trust score
- 7/10
- Native token
- PT
- Founded
- 2019
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Rank25
bitFlyer
Tokyo, JapanSince 2014Founded by Yuzo Kano, Takafumi Komiyama
bitFlyer is Japan's best-known Bitcoin exchange, licensed in Japan, the United States and Europe, with a strong regulatory record.
24h volume $19.3M- 24h volume
- $19.3M
- Trust score
- 7/10
- Native token
- None
- Founded
- 2014
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Rank26
Poloniex
SeychellesSince 2014Founded by Tristan D'Agosta
Poloniex is one of the original altcoin exchanges, now linked to the TRON ecosystem and focused on low-fee spot and futures trading.
24h volume $690.1M- 24h volume
- $690.1M
- Trust score
- 6/10
- Native token
- None
- Founded
- 2014
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Rank27
XT.COM
SeychellesSince 2018Founded by Weber Woo
XT.COM is a mid-sized global exchange offering over a thousand trading pairs, futures and frequent early-stage token listings.
24h volume $962.8M- 24h volume
- $962.8M
- Trust score
- 7/10
- Native token
- XT
- Founded
- 2018
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Rank28
DigiFinex
SingaporeSince 2017Founded by Founding team undisclosed
DigiFinex is a Singapore-founded exchange providing spot and perpetual trading across several hundred tokens for a mainly Asian user base.
24h volume $999.3M- 24h volume
- $999.3M
- Trust score
- 8/10
- Native token
- DFT
- Founded
- 2017
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Rank29
BTCC
Global (founded in Shanghai)Since 2011Founded by Founded as BTCChina; later led by Bobby Lee
BTCC is one of the oldest exchange brands in crypto, today focused on high-leverage perpetual futures and copy trading.
24h volume $3.90B- 24h volume
- $3.90B
- Trust score
- 3/10
- Native token
- None
- Founded
- 2011
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Rank30
Luno
London, United KingdomSince 2013Founded by Marcus Swanepoel, Timothy Stranex
Luno is a beginner-friendly exchange owned by Digital Currency Group, with its largest user bases in Africa and Southeast Asia.
24h volume $6.1M- 24h volume
- $6.1M
- Trust score
- 8/10
- Native token
- None
- Founded
- 2013
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Rank31
Coincheck
Tokyo, JapanSince 2012Founded by Koichiro Wada, Yusuke Otsuka
Coincheck is one of Japan's most popular retail crypto apps, owned by Monex Group and licensed by Japan's Financial Services Agency.
24h volume $36.8M- 24h volume
- $36.8M
- Trust score
- 6/10
- Native token
- None
- Founded
- 2012
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Rank32
Bitso
Mexico City, MexicoSince 2014Founded by Pablo Gonzalez, Ben Peters, Daniel Vogel
Bitso is Latin America's largest crypto platform, serving Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia with trading and cross-border payments.
24h volume $21.7M- 24h volume
- $21.7M
- Trust score
- 8/10
- Native token
- None
- Founded
- 2014
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Rank33
Independent Reserve
Sydney, AustraliaSince 2013Founded by Adrian Przelozny, Adam Tepper
Independent Reserve is a regulated Australian and Singaporean exchange favoured by investors, businesses and self-managed super funds.
24h volume –- 24h volume
- –
- Trust score
- –
- Native token
- None
- Founded
- 2013
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Rank34
CEX.IO
London, United KingdomSince 2013Founded by Oleksandr Lutskevych
CEX.IO is a veteran exchange that made buying Bitcoin by card simple, and still serves users with spot trading and staking.
24h volume $40.6M- 24h volume
- $40.6M
- Trust score
- 7/10
- Native token
- None
- Founded
- 2013
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Rank35
BitMEX
SeychellesSince 2014Founded by Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo, Samuel Reed
BitMEX invented the perpetual swap and remains a specialist derivatives venue for experienced Bitcoin traders.
24h volume –- 24h volume
- –
- Trust score
- –
- Native token
- BMEX
- Founded
- 2014
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Rank36
WEEX
SingaporeSince 2018Founded by Founding team undisclosed
WEEX is a fast-growing futures and copy-trading exchange that advertises a 1,000 BTC user protection fund.
24h volume $1.57B- 24h volume
- $1.57B
- Trust score
- 9/10
- Native token
- WXT
- Founded
- 2018
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Rank37
Bitrue
SingaporeSince 2018Founded by Curis Wang
Bitrue is an XRP-friendly exchange offering spot, futures and yield products with a large range of smaller tokens.
24h volume $372.6M- 24h volume
- $372.6M
- Trust score
- 8/10
- Native token
- BTR
- Founded
- 2018
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Rank38
Coinone
Seoul, South KoreaSince 2014Founded by Cha Myung-hun
Coinone is a licensed South Korean exchange and the country's third major won market, known for a clean interface and staking.
24h volume $146M- 24h volume
- $146M
- Trust score
- 6/10
- Native token
- None
- Founded
- 2014
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Rank39
BtcTurk
Istanbul, TurkeySince 2013Founded by Kerem Tibuk
BtcTurk is Turkey's oldest and one of its largest crypto exchanges, providing lira trading pairs to millions of local users.
24h volume $52.1M- 24h volume
- $52.1M
- Trust score
- 7/10
- Native token
- None
- Founded
- 2013
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Rank40
CoinDCX
Mumbai, IndiaSince 2018Founded by Sumit Gupta, Neeraj Khandelwal
CoinDCX is one of India's largest crypto exchanges, offering rupee deposits, hundreds of coins and futures to Indian investors.
24h volume $699K- 24h volume
- $699K
- Trust score
- 3/10
- Native token
- None
- Founded
- 2018
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How to choose a cryptocurrency exchange in 2027
A cryptocurrency exchange is the place where you turn money into digital assets and back again. It holds your funds while you trade, sets the fees you pay, and decides which coins you can buy. Picking the right one has a direct effect on your costs and on the safety of your money. The 40 exchanges on this page handle the large majority of global trading volume, but they differ far more than their similar-looking apps suggest. This guide explains what separates them and how to match an exchange to your needs.
Start with safety
The history of crypto is full of exchange failures. Some platforms were hacked, some were mismanaged, and a few were outright frauds. No ranking can remove that risk, but several signals help you judge it.
- Track record. How long has the exchange operated, and has it ever lost customer funds? Platforms such as Kraken, Bitstamp and bitFlyer have run for more than a decade with clean or nearly clean custody records. Others have been breached more than once.
- Response to incidents. A hack is not always the end of the story. What matters is whether customers were repaid. Several exchanges on this list absorbed nine-figure losses from their own reserves, while failed platforms in the past simply closed.
- Proof of reserves. Many exchanges now publish cryptographic reports showing that they hold enough assets to cover customer balances. Monthly reports checked by an outside firm are better than occasional self-published snapshots.
- Cold storage. Reputable exchanges keep most assets offline, out of reach of online attackers.
Whatever you choose, enable two-factor authentication, use a unique password, and turn on withdrawal address whitelisting. Most individual losses come from phishing and weak account security, not from exchange hacks.
Regulation and where the exchange can serve you
Regulation in crypto varies enormously by country. An exchange licensed in the United States, the European Union under the MiCA framework, the United Kingdom, Japan or Singapore must meet rules on custody, capital and conduct. Offshore exchanges registered in places such as Seychelles or the British Virgin Islands face far lighter oversight.
Lighter regulation is the reason offshore platforms can offer hundreds more coins, higher leverage and lower barriers to entry. It also means you have little recourse if something goes wrong. Many of the largest offshore exchanges have paid heavy penalties for serving customers in countries where they were not authorised, and several have since obtained proper licences. Check two things before you sign up: whether the exchange legally serves your country, and which legal entity will hold your account.
Understanding fees
Exchange fees look small, but they add up quickly for active traders.
- Trading fees. Most exchanges use a maker-taker model. Makers add orders to the book and pay less. Takers fill existing orders and pay more. Entry-level spot fees typically range from zero to about 0.6% per trade, with 0.1% a common benchmark on large international platforms.
- Instant-buy costs. The simple "buy" button in many apps includes a spread and a service fee that can total several percent. The same exchange usually offers a professional trading screen with far lower fees. Learning to place a limit order is the easiest saving in crypto.
- Deposit and withdrawal fees. Bank transfers are usually cheap. Card purchases are expensive. Crypto withdrawal fees depend on the network, and choosing a low-cost network can cut the charge dramatically.
- Derivatives costs. Perpetual futures carry lower trading fees but add funding payments, which can become significant on positions held for weeks.
Liquidity and volume
Liquidity is how easily you can buy or sell without moving the price. On a liquid market the gap between the best buy and sell price is tiny. On an illiquid one, a market order can cost you several percent in slippage. The live 24-hour volume shown in the table above gives a rough guide, and the trust score adds a view of order-book quality.
Treat reported volume with care. Some smaller exchanges have been accused of inflating their numbers. A simple test is to open the order book for the coin you want and see how much is available close to the current price.
Coin selection
If you only want Bitcoin and Ethereum, every exchange here will serve you. If you want new or small-cap tokens, your options narrow to platforms known for wide listings. Remember that a listing is not an endorsement. Exchanges with the most tokens also carry the most that will eventually fail.
Regulated exchanges list fewer coins because each one goes through legal and technical review. That filter removes some opportunities, and it removes many disasters as well.
Spot, derivatives and other products
Exchanges now offer much more than simple buying and selling.
- Spot trading means buying the actual asset.
- Margin and futures let you trade with leverage. They multiply losses as well as gains, and most beginners who use them lose money.
- Staking and earn products pay a yield on your holdings. The return reflects risk, and exchange-run yield products are not protected like bank deposits.
- Copy trading and bots automate decisions. They reduce effort, not risk.
Fiat currencies and payment methods
A practical question is how you will get money in and out. Global exchanges favour US dollars, euros and stablecoins. If you live in South Korea, Japan, Turkey, India, Mexico, Australia or South Africa, a local exchange on this list may offer faster and cheaper transfers in your own currency. In countries where banks restrict crypto, peer-to-peer marketplaces run by major exchanges are often the main route.
Custody: an exchange is not a wallet
When coins sit on an exchange, the exchange controls the keys. That is convenient for trading and risky for long-term storage. A widely followed rule is to keep on the exchange only what you need for active trading and move the rest to a wallet you control. Hardware wallets offer the strongest protection for larger amounts.
How we order this list
Our ranking begins with reported trading volume and liquidity, since those determine how well an exchange works in practice. We then adjust for security history, proof of reserves, licensing, product range and length of operation. Volume alone would put some weakly regulated platforms higher than we think is sensible. The live figures in the table refresh every few minutes from CoinGecko, so the numbers you see will change from day to day.
A simple checklist before you deposit
- Confirm the exchange serves your country and offers your currency.
- Read the review to understand its security record and regulatory status.
- Compare the fee for the way you will actually trade.
- Complete verification before you need to withdraw, not after.
- Turn on every security feature offered.
- Start with a small amount and test a withdrawal.
No exchange is right for everyone. A beginner buying a little Bitcoin each month has different needs from a derivatives trader or an altcoin hunter. Use the table to shortlist, read the individual reviews, and choose the platform whose strengths match what you plan to do.
Live 24-hour trading volume: 12 largest exchanges on this list
Reported spot volume over the last 24 hours, converted from BTC at $73,752. Source: CoinGecko, refreshed hourly (last update 12 Nov 2026, 02:45 UTC).
Live crypto chart with RSI and MACD
Daily chart from TradingView. An RSI above 70 is conventionally read as overbought and below 30 as oversold. Indicators describe past prices and are not a forecast.
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Risk warning: Trading forex, CFDs, futures and crypto-assets carries a high risk of losing money and is not suitable for everyone. The information on this page is educational, is not investment advice, and can change without notice. Always confirm fees, rules and regulation on the provider's official website before opening an account. Crypto exchange volume data by CoinGecko. Charts by TradingView.