Alerts: Indicator alerts

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Alerts: Indicator alerts


 

Indicator Alerts

 

1.  How do I activate the alerts for a new indicator?  1

2.  What type of Alert notification options are available for Indicator Alerts?  3

3.  How do I activate the alerts for an indicator already on my chart?  4

4.  How do I turn off an indicator alert?  4

 

  1.  How do I activate the alerts for a new indicator?

1.     Click on the Indicator Manager icon  on the upper TradeVec toolbar to open Indicator Manager

 

2.     Add an indicator to the chart window.  Click here to learn how to do this:  Alerts Help

 

3.     In the “Inputs” tab activate the type of alert required for this indicator by setting its value to “Enabled”.

 

Some indicators can have more than one alert that can be activated for them

 

4.     Click “Alerts Settings” Tab.

Turn on the types of Alert notifications you want by checking the Enable boxes next to each.

And then specify the settings you want for each of the alert types you Enabled

 

 

5.     Click ”Apply” to immediately apply your settings and Click “OK” to close the “Format Quote Window Alerts” form

 

 

 

 

  2.  What type of Alert notification options are available for Indicator Alerts?

 

Enable Audio Alert

Various options for using sounds to alert you when an alert is triggered.

Enable Tab Flash For Alerts

Makes the tab that contains the alert flash when the alert is triggered.

Enable Message Window with Alert

Displays a pop up message window when the alert is triggered.

Move Alert To History After

Moves the alert from the Active tab to the History tab of the Alert Tracking window after the specified time interval

 

 

  3.  How do I activate the alerts for an indicator already on my chart?

1.     Open Indicator Manager by double clicking the indicator on that chart to which you want to remove the alert from.

Alternatively you can Right Click on the indicator to open the menu and Left Click “Indicators Manager”

 

Make sure the indicator you want to modify is selected in the indicators tree.

In the example below, the MoveAve1 indicator is selected on region 1 of the GDX chart.

 

 

Notice, The indicator you double clicked is already selected for you in Indicators Manager.

 

2.     In the “Inputs” tab activate the type of alert required for this indicator by setting its value to “Enabled”.

 

Some indicators can have more than one alert that can be activated for them

 

3.     Click “Alerts Settings” Tab.

Turn on the types of Alert notifications you want by checking the Enable boxes next to each.

And then specify the settings you want for each of the alert types you Enabled

 

 

4.     Click ”Apply” to immediately apply your settings and Click “OK” to close the “Format Quote Window Alerts” form

 

 

  4.  How do I turn off an indicator alert?

 

1.     Open Indicator Manager by double clicking the indicator on that chart to which you want to remove the alert from.

Alternatively you can Right Click on the indicator to open the menu and Left Click “Indicators Manager”

 

Make sure the indicator you want to modify is selected in the indicators tree.

In the example below, the MoveAve1 indicator is selected on region 1 of the GDX chart.

 

 

Notice, The indicator you double clicked is already selected for you in Indicators Manager.

 

 

2.     In the “Inputs” tab disable the specific alert/s you want to remove by setting their value to “Disabled”

 

 

3.     Finally Click the Apply button to save your new indicator settings.  Then Click the Close button to exit Indicators Manager.

 

Notice that the indicator has been updated with the new settings as soon as the Apply button is clicked

 

 

 

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