Alerts I actually use and the ones I deleted
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2026 11:37 pm
I used to have dozens of alerts. Most were noise. Now I have six types, all on the broker platform with push notifications.
The ones I kept:
The rule now is that every alert must lead to an action. If I get an alert and don't do anything, I ask whether it should exist.
What alerts do you rely on? Any that saved you from a big mistake?
The ones I kept:
- Price crossing the Asian high or low on EURUSD and GBPUSD.
- Price within 5 pips of the previous day's high or low.
- Five minutes before each high impact news event in my calendar.
- Spread above a set level on my main pairs, mostly to catch unusual conditions.
- Margin level below 500%, which should never happen with my sizing.
- Daily loss reaching 1.5R, so I know I'm close to my stop for the day.
The rule now is that every alert must lead to an action. If I get an alert and don't do anything, I ask whether it should exist.
What alerts do you rely on? Any that saved you from a big mistake?