Alerts

1. Add Alert

   

2. Set Condition and Expiration Date

   

3. Customize the Alert Message

   Enter a clear Alert Name and edit the Message that will appear when the alert triggers.\ You can also add placeholders like

   • {{ticker}} - ticker of the symbol used in alert (AAPL, BTCUSD, etc.)
   • {{interval}} - returns the interval (i.e. timeframe/resolution) of the chart that the alert is created on
   • {{strategy.position_size}} - returns the value of the same keyword in Pine, i.e., the size of the current position.
   • {{strategy.order.action}} - returns the string “buy” or “sell” for the executed order.
   • {{strategy.order.contracts}} - returns the number of contracts of the executed order.
   • {{strategy.order.price}} - returns the price at which the order was executed.
   • {{strategy.order.id}} - returns the ID of the executed order (the string used as the first parameter in one of the function calls generating orders: strategy.entry, strategy.exit or strategy.order).
   • {{strategy.order.comment}} - returns the comment of the executed order (the string used in the comment parameter in one of the function calls generating orders: strategy.entry, strategy.exit or strategy.order). If no comment is specified, then the value of strategy.order.id will be used.
   • {{strategy.order.alert_message}} - returns the value of the alert_message parameter which can be used in the strategy's Pine code when calling one of the functions used to place orders: strategy.entry, strategy.exit or strategy.order. This feature is only supported in Pine v4 and higher.
   • {{strategy.market_position}} - returns the current position of the strategy in string form: “long”, “flat”, or “short”.
   • {{strategy.market_position_size}} - returns the size of the current position as an absolute value, i.e. a non-negative number.
   • {{strategy.prev_market_position}} - returns the previous position of the strategy in string form: “long”, “flat”, or “short”.
   • {{strategy.prev_market_position_size}} - returns the size of the previous position as an absolute value, i.e. a non-negative number.

   

   Example:\ Alert name: SMC Backtester\ Message:

   {
   "symbol":"{{ticker}}"
   "size":"{{strategy.order.action}}"
   "qty":"{{strategy.position_size}}"
   "price":"{{close}}"
   "trigger_time":"{{timenow}}"
   }
   

4. Click Create Alert

   Once all settings are configured — click Create Alert to activate it.\ Your alert will now monitor the (SMC) Backtester trades automatically and send a notification as soon as the trade appears.