Alerts & Automation
TradingView Price Alerts Setup: Desktop, Phone and Email
Alerts outsource "watching the screen" to the system: you make a plan at key levels in advance, it calls you when price arrives. Setup takes 30 seconds; setting it right has a few nuances.
Three ways to create an alert
- Shortcut
Alt + A(current symbol); - Right-click a price axis or candle → Add alert (auto-fills the price at the cursor, fastest);
- Right-click a drawing tool to set an alert — trend lines and channels can trigger it, a stronger play than a horizontal level.
Choosing the condition
| Condition | Meaning | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Crossing | Crosses the level from either side | Key-level break monitoring |
| Greater/less than | Fires on reaching | Target-price reached |
| Entering/leaving channel | Price enters/exits a range | Watching a pullback into a zone |
| Indicator condition | e.g. RSI crosses 50 | Momentum-signal notice |
Frequency and expiry
- Trigger once: for entry-plan levels — fire and act, no repeated barrage;
- Every time: for range-boundary monitoring, but pair it with an expiry or a ranging market makes your phone ring until you want to throw it;
- Write a note on every alert: three weeks later, "BTC breaks 68000, plan in the 5/12 notes" beats a bare price.
Push-channel checklist
- Desktop: system-notification permission granted, app resident in the background (why desktop alerts beat the browser);
- Phone app: signed into the same account, app notifications on;
- Email: address verified in account settings. All three can be checked at once; enable everything for important levels.
Tip: alerts have a cap (varies by plan). Clear expired ones regularly. Management principles in 5 rules for managing alerts.