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    Price Alerts How-To Guide

    Price Alerts are an invaluable tool for traders who want to stay informed of significant price movements in the stocks they are watching. Whether you're on the move or actively trading, setting up Price Alerts on Wallstreet.io lets you receive real-time updates, ensuring you never miss an opportunity.

    How to Create a Price Alert

    Accessing the Alert Feature

    Click on the clock icon on the Navigation bar to pop out the Price Alerts widget.

    Creating a New Alert

    Within the 'Alerts' section, click on the Plus sign. A pop-up window will appear where you can set the conditions for your alert:

    Setting Alert Conditions:

  • - Choose the stock symbol (e.g., AAPL).
  • - Set the condition (e.g., 'Greater than', or “Less than’).
  • - Specify the price threshold.
  • - Set an expiration date for the alert.
  • - Name your alert for easy identification.

    • Notifications

  • Push Mobile Notifications: Get alerts directly on your mobile device for immediate action.
  • In-App Notifications: Choose between a pop-up notification with sound or a silent number badge over the chart icon.
  • Play Sound: Activate this to have a sound accompany your pop-ups. Make sure your device’s sound is on. This option is only available is “Show pop-up” is enabled.
  • Email Notifications: When an alert triggers, receive an email with the stock symbol, condition details, and market time since triggering.

    • Start, Stop and Clone Alerts

  • Starting an Alert: To activate a created alert, navigate to your Created Alert list, find the desired alert, and click on the 'Start Alert' button. This will make the alert active and monitoring for the set condition.
  • Stopping an Alert: If you wish to pause any active alert, simply click on the 'Stop Alert' button next to the alert in your list. This will halt the alert from sending notifications until you choose to start it again.
  • Cloning Alerts: Use the cloning function to duplicate an existing alert. You can then edit only the specific details like price, saving you time.

    • Sorting and Organizing Alerts

    By clicking on the three-dot icon menu at the top right, you’ll be able to choose what Alerts are shown, by clicking on the first checkbox and filtering the alerts to only show the Alerts for the current symbol shown on the Chart You can also choose to show All Alerts, Active Alerts, or Inactive Alerts.

    Besides, you can sort your alerts by different criteria like stock symbol, expiration date, by status, or by creation date (default):

    Managing Alert Limits

  • Alert Limit Indicator: The green circle around the clock icon, along with the number right next to it, shows how many of the five allowed Price Alerts you have created.

  • Editing and Deleting Alerts: Edit details of an existing alert or delete them if no longer needed. Simply click on the Alert you’d like to update and the pencil icon will become enabled.

    • By setting up Price Alerts tailored to your trading strategy and customizable notification options along with the ability to sort and manage them efficiently, Wallstreet.io ensures you stay ahead of market movements helping you trade with confidence at all times.