The Alerts window can be used to create custom alerts for specific symbols. Open the Alerts window from the main menu by clicking Windows > Quotes > Alerts.
Create a new alert by clicking Alerts > Add or right clicking in the Alerts window and then clicking Add. The Add Alert window will populate.
To create an alert from the Add Alert window:
- Type the symbol into the Symbol field. Add an optional comment in the Comment field
- Set the alert Conditions
- From the first dropdown select last price, bid price, ask price or volume
- From the second dropdown select >=, <=, gains, loses or hits a new
- From the third dropdown either type in a value or select high, low, 52 week high, or 52 week low
- Use the checkbox to add an optional AND/OR parameter to the alert. The dropdown menus contain the same items as above
- From the Actions section, select the desired notification type for a triggered alert. Check the box to Display a notification message, Beep, and/or Play a sound
- Use the checkboxes to Display log in separate window and/or Disable alert after triggered
- Click OK