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The New alert form

Set an alert

1

Open the alerts

Click the bell in the instrument bar, or New alert in the Alerts panel, or open Settings from the gear, then Price alerts. You can also right-click a price level in the book and choose Create an alert at that price.
2

Choose what to watch

Under Alert on, choose:
  • Price level: the price goes Above or Below a level.
  • Move in %: the price moves Up, Down or Either way by a percentage.
Under Price, choose Mid, Bid or Ask.
3

Choose how to be told

Under Send by, pick email, text message or push. Every alert also lands in your notifications. A text needs a verified phone number, set in Notifications.
4

Set it

Add an expiry if you want, and click Set alert.
An alert is sent once, then waits. In My alerts, click Re-arm on a triggered or expired alert to use it again, or Cancel to remove it. You can have up to 50 active alerts.