Pine Script Tick Value Helper (MES / MNQ)

Reads syminfo.mintick and syminfo.pointvalue to print the exact dollar-per-tick for whatever symbol is on the chart.

Copy//@version=6
indicator("Tick Value Helper", overlay=true)

// ── Inputs ──────────────────────────────────────────────
manualTickValue = input.float(0.0, "Manual Tick Value ($)", step=0.05, minval=0,
     tooltip="0 = auto-detect from the symbol. Set a value to override.")

// ── Auto-detect from symbol info ─────────────────────────
autoTickValue = syminfo.mintick * syminfo.pointvalue
tickValue     = manualTickValue > 0 ? manualTickValue : autoTickValue

// ── Readout table ────────────────────────────────────────
var table t = table.new(position.top_right, 2, 4, bgcolor=color.new(color.black, 20), border_width=1)
if barstate.islast
    table.cell(t, 0, 0, "Symbol", text_color=color.white)
    table.cell(t, 1, 0, syminfo.ticker, text_color=color.white)
    table.cell(t, 0, 1, "Tick size", text_color=color.white)
    table.cell(t, 1, 1, str.tostring(syminfo.mintick), text_color=color.white)
    table.cell(t, 0, 2, "Point value", text_color=color.white)
    table.cell(t, 1, 2, "$" + str.tostring(syminfo.pointvalue), text_color=color.white)
    table.cell(t, 0, 3, "Tick value", text_color=color.white)
    table.cell(t, 1, 3, "$" + str.tostring(tickValue), text_color=color.white)

Settings

• manualTickValue — override in dollars; 0 keeps auto-detection. Default 0.

How to use

• Add to any chart — it is an indicator(), not a strategy, so it stacks alongside whatever you are running.
• Copy the autoTickValue line into strategies that need dollar math: sizing, P&L limits, stop conversion.
• The table in the top-right shows tick size, point value, and dollar-per-tick for the active symbol.
• Reference values: MES $1.25 · MNQ $0.50 · ES $12.50 · NQ $5.00 per tick.

Frequently Asked Questions

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