It’s impossible to view all your ChartLists at all times, so it’s a good idea to set alerts so you don’t miss any critical price action. Whether it’s your favorite stock hitting a specific price level, if a sector is making a new high, or if a stock is crossing above a moving average, you’ll receive an alert notification depending on the alerts you set up.

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StockCharts Members can create simple or advanced alerts and receive notifications when a certain price is reached. Setting alerts in StockCharts is simple. Here’s a great place to start.

In the New SharpCharts Workbench, you can access your alerts directly from the workbench. The alerts are listed along the left menu under Alerts.

Click Price Alerts to see all the price alerts you’ve created. If you want to modify your alert, just click on the alert and make your changes. The two right columns allow you to pause or delete a specific alert.

If you’ve created any advanced alerts, they’ll appear if you click Advanced Alerts. They can be set up for technical developments such as price crossing a moving average, MACD crossovers, or any alert that involves more than a simple price alert.

Sometimes, it’s nice to have someone else do the legwork. Predefined Alerts in StockCharts are already created and trigger when specific criteria are met. These alerts give you an idea of the overall market. For example, you’ll see if a broad market index such as the S&P 500 hits a record high, specific sectors have crossed a threshold level, or commodities such as oil and gold are undergoing notable price action. Viewing predefined alerts gives you a good big-picture view of the overall market.

You’re all set to be notified when your alerts are triggered. When an alert is triggered, you still have to analyze the stock or ETF. In addition to analyzing charts, there are other tools and resources available in SharpCharts.

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