Why Alerts Matter
Sitting in front of a screen waiting for a setup to appear is not a trading strategy — it is exhausting and leads to poor decisions. TradingView alerts let you define the conditions once and get notified the moment they occur, across any device.
Types of TradingView Alerts
Price alerts — Trigger when an asset crosses a specific price level. Useful for monitoring key support/resistance levels without watching constantly.
Indicator alerts — Trigger when an indicator meets a condition you define, such as a crossover or a value crossing a threshold.
Drawing alerts — Trigger when price crosses a trendline, horizontal level, or other drawing you have placed on the chart.
Setting Up an Alert
Step 1 — Open the alert dialog
Click the clock icon in the right sidebar, or press Alt + A on Windows. This opens the Create Alert panel.
Step 2 — Choose your condition
For a price alert, set Condition to your asset and choose "Crossing", "Greater than", or "Less than" with your target price.
For an indicator alert, select the indicator name from the first dropdown, then choose the specific output (e.g., "Buy Signal") and condition.
Step 3 — Configure notification
TradingView supports:
- •Pop-up — notification within the browser or desktop app
- •Email — sent to your registered email address
- •Push notification — requires the TradingView mobile app
- •Webhook — sends a JSON payload to any URL (useful for automation)
For active trading, enable both email and push notification so you catch the signal on mobile.
Step 4 — Set expiry
Alerts expire by default after a short period on free plans. If you have TradingView Pro or above, set the expiry to "Open-ended" so the alert stays active indefinitely.
Using Webhooks for Advanced Automation
Webhooks allow TradingView alerts to trigger external systems — order execution bots, Telegram bots, Discord notifications, and more.
Set the Webhook URL to your endpoint and include a JSON message body like:
{
"symbol": "{{ticker}}",
"action": "buy",
"price": "{{close}}"
}TradingView replaces {{ticker}} and {{close}} with real values when the alert fires.
Best Practices
- •One alert per setup — do not stack multiple alerts on the same condition. It creates confusion when they all fire.
- •Review alerts weekly — market structure changes. An alert set at a level that was significant two months ago may no longer be relevant.
- •Use the "Once per bar close" option — this prevents an alert from firing multiple times during a single candle, which is common with volatile assets.
Indicators like Nexon Algo V1 are built to be fully alert-compatible — you can set a TradingView alert on any buy or sell signal and receive it via push, email, or webhook the moment the condition is met.