# Alerts

## Alerts — Trader Guide (EN)

> **mrD Signals Premium** — How to set up and use **alerts** to **never miss a signal**, even when away from the chart, and **connect webhooks** for auto-trading with bots.

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### 1. What is the Alerts System?

Alerts is a feature that lets TradingView **automatically notify** you when a signal fires, via channels:

* **Push notification** on TradingView app (mobile/desktop)
* **Email** to your registered address
* **SMS** (depending on TradingView plan)
* **Webhook** — sends POST requests to your URL (for auto-trading bots, Discord/Telegram bots, custom systems)
* **Sound** in browser

> **Benefit:** You don't need to sit in front of charts all day — just leave alerts running, and you'll be notified the moment a signal appears.

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### 2. The 8 Alert Modes Available

The system provides **8 alert modes** — choose 1 based on your need:

| Alert Mode                  | Fires when?                                                           | Best for                               |
| --------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| **None**                    | Never (alerts off)                                                    | Traders who only watch charts directly |
| **All Signals**             | Every signal (Wave + Contra + Adv + DCA + Cloud + Catcher + RSI Band) | Traders wanting to NEVER miss anything |
| **DCA+ Signals**            | Dollar Cost Average entries (with main trend)                         | Long-term DCA traders                  |
| **Advanced Signals**        | Advanced only (STRONG / NORMAL)                                       | High-quality traders                   |
| **Waves Trend Signals**     | Wave Trend only (BUY / SELL)                                          | Trend-following traders                |
| **Contrarian Signals**      | Contrarian only (reversal)                                            | Counter-trend traders                  |
| **Trend Cloud Direction**   | When Trend Cloud changes color (regime change)                        | Regime-following traders               |
| **Trend Catcher Direction** | When Trend Catcher fires pullback                                     | Pullback traders                       |
| **RSI Band Direction**      | When RSI Band changes direction                                       | Momentum traders                       |

> **Default recommendation:** Pick the **mode matching the signals you actually trade**. E.g., if you trade Advanced, choose "Advanced Signals" alerts. Avoid "All" because it'll be very noisy.

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### 3. How to Enable Alerts in the Indicator

#### Step 1 — Open Indicator Settings

Click the gear icon (⚙️) next to the indicator name on the chart.

#### Step 2 — Find group "ANY ALERT() FUNCTION CALL CONDITIONS"

This group is at the bottom of the input panel.

#### Step 3 — Choose Alert Mode

In the **"Alerts Mode"** dropdown — choose 1 of the 8 modes from section 2.

#### Step 4 — Save settings

Close the panel — settings auto-save.

> **Note:** Steps 1-4 only **enable trigger conditions** in code. For TradingView to actually send notifications, you need additional steps in the next section.

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### 4. Create an Alert in TradingView

After enabling the mode in the indicator, **you need to create 1 alert** in TradingView to receive notifications:

#### Step 1 — Click "Alert" in TradingView

* Desktop: 🔔 button on the chart toolbar
* Or shortcut: `Alt + A`

#### Step 2 — Choose Condition

* **Condition** dropdown → choose `mrD-Signals [Premium]`
* **Sub-condition** → choose `Any alert() function call`

> **Important:** Must select `Any alert() function call`, NOT other conditions in the dropdown.

#### Step 3 — Set Frequency

* **Frequency**: choose "Once Per Bar Close" — receive 1 alert per bar close
* Or "Once Per Bar" — receive when condition is active (may repaint)

> **Recommendation:** **Once Per Bar Close** to avoid fake alerts from wicks.

#### Step 4 — Set Notification

Tick the channels you want:

* ✅ Notify on app (push)
* ✅ Send email
* ✅ Webhook URL (for auto-trade bot)
* ✅ Play sound (browser)

#### Step 5 — Name + Save

* **Alert name**: e.g., "BTC Advanced Signals"
* **Expiration**: open-ended (never expires) or set a date
* Click **Create**

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### 5. Message Format — Pre-built

Each alert message **automatically contains info**:

```
Advanced BUY: BTCUSDT
 Timeframe: 1H
 Open: $42,580.50
 https://mrd-indicators.com/
```

Including:

* **Signal type** (Advanced BUY / Wave Trend SELL / Contrarian BUY...)
* **Ticker** (BTCUSDT, EURUSD...)
* **Timeframe** active
* **Open price** of the signal candle
* **Reference link**

> You don't need to customize the message — it's enough info for both manual trading and webhook bots.

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### 6. Webhook — Auto-Trading Setup

#### What is a Webhook?

A webhook is a **URL endpoint** TradingView sends a POST request to whenever an alert fires. You use it for:

* Auto-trading via bot (3Commas, Cryptohopper, Binance bot...)
* Forward signals to Discord/Telegram
* Log to database / sheet
* Custom systems (Python/Node.js script)

#### How to use

1. In Step 4 of section 4, tick **Webhook URL** and paste your endpoint URL
2. Your bot/server receives the payload and auto-executes the action (buy/sell/notify)

#### Webhook security tips

* **HTTPS only** — avoids man-in-the-middle
* **Secret token** in URL or body to verify origin
* **Rate limit** on your endpoint — TradingView never sends too fast, but be cautious
* **Test mode first**: send 5-10 test alerts before connecting real trading account

#### Example: Sample Webhook Payload

When an alert fires, TradingView sends a message like (plain text):

```
Advanced BUY: BTCUSDT
 Timeframe: 1H
 Open: $42,580.50
 https://mrd-indicators.com/
```

Your bot parses this text → makes the action decision.

> **Advanced auto-trade:** You can create separate alerts (BUY and SELL separate) with different webhook URLs so your bot processes them more cleanly.

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### 7. Recommended Strategies — Choose Alerts by Style

#### Strategy 1 — "Quality only" (for swing traders)

```
Alert Mode: Advanced Signals
Frequency: Once Per Bar Close
Channels: Push + Email + Webhook (bot)
Expected alerts/week: 2-5 (high quality)
```

#### Strategy 2 — "Active scalper" (for day traders)

```
Alert Mode: Waves Trend Signals
Profile: Short-Term
Frequency: Once Per Bar Close
Channels: Push only (fast)
Expected alerts/day: 3-10
```

#### Strategy 3 — "Reversal hunter" (for contrarian traders)

```
Alert Mode: Contrarian Signals
Frequency: Once Per Bar Close
Channels: Push + Email
Expected alerts/week: 2-8 (major tops/bottoms)
```

#### Strategy 4 — "Multi-confirmation" (advanced)

```
Create 2 separate alerts:
  Alert 1: "Trend Cloud Direction" → know regime change
  Alert 2: "Advanced Signals" → know quality entry

Only trade when both fire within a few candles of each other
```

#### Strategy 5 — "Long-term DCA" (for passive traders)

```
Alert Mode: DCA+ Signals
Frequency: Once Per Bar Close
Channels: Email weekly summary
Expected alerts/month: 4-10 (long-term entries)
```

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### 8. Multi-asset Alerts — Watch Multiple Coins/Symbols

Each alert runs on 1 symbol. To monitor multiple assets:

#### Manual approach

* Open the chart for each asset (BTC, ETH, SOL...)
* Apply indicator → set alerts mode → create alert
* Repeat for each asset

> **Recommendation:** Maximum **5-10 assets** with active alerts at once — too many causes overwhelm.

#### Efficient approach: Watchlist + Mass alerts (TradingView Pro)

TradingView Pro+/Premium plans allow batch-applying alerts to a watchlist. Note: total active alerts is plan-limited.

| Plan         | Active alerts |
| ------------ | ------------- |
| Basic (Free) | 1             |
| Pro          | 20            |
| Pro+         | 100           |
| Premium      | 400           |

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### 9. Common Issues

#### "I created an alert but receive nothing?"

Check in order:

1. **Indicator alert mode** is set to something other than "None"?
2. **TradingView alert** chose `Any alert() function call`?
3. **Notification channels** (push/email) enabled in TradingView settings?
4. **Alert** is **active** (not expired)?
5. Make sure **profile + signal mode** in the indicator match — e.g., choosing "Advanced Signals" alert but signal mode is "Waves Trend" → still receive Wave alerts, not Advanced. Match the mode.

#### "I'm getting too many alerts, how to reduce?"

* Switch from "All Signals" → specific mode (Advanced / Wave...)
* Increase profile from Short → Mid → Long-Term
* Switch chart TF higher (15m → 1H → 4H)
* Set Frequency to "Once Per Bar Close" instead of "Once Per Bar"

#### "Webhook isn't working?"

* Check URL has **HTTPS** (TradingView doesn't support HTTP for webhooks)
* Test endpoint with curl/Postman first
* Check rate limit / firewall on your server
* Check bot/server logs to see if TradingView is sending anything

#### "Alert fires but price has already moved far?"

This is **correct behavior**:

* The indicator uses "Once Per Bar Close" to avoid repaint
* Bar must close → alert fires → you receive it → may already be a few seconds to few minutes late (depending on TF)
* On small TF (1m, 5m), this latency really matters — consider webhook + bot to reduce latency

#### "Alert disappeared after I changed chart TF?"

The alert is created for the **TF at creation time**. Changing chart TF doesn't affect existing alerts. To get an alert on another TF → create a new alert on that TF.

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### 10. Golden Rules for Alerts

#### Rule 1 — Don't spam

Too many alerts → trader gets "alert fatigue" → ignores them → misses important alerts. Only enable alerts for **modes you actually trade**.

#### Rule 2 — Use "Once Per Bar Close"

Avoids fake alerts from wicks. Accept 1-bar delay in exchange for alert quality.

#### Rule 3 — Test webhook first

Before connecting a real trading account, **test at least 20-30 alerts** with paper trading account / test environment.

#### Rule 4 — Mobile-friendly

Install TradingView app on your phone + enable push notifications. This is the fastest + cheapest way (free).

#### Rule 5 — Don't over-rely on alerts

Alerts are **assistants**, not autopilot. Before entering a trade, still check:

* Candle color
* Trend Cloud
* Dashboard win rate
* News/market context

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### 11. ⚠️ Disclaimer

Alerts are a **notification channel**, not a profit guarantee. Auto-trading via webhook is **high risk** — bots can trade in unusual market conditions (flash crash, gap, news event) and cause large losses.

**Always use paper trading / demo** before connecting a bot to a real account. **Set hard risk limits** on the bot (max position, max daily loss).

**Trading carries a high risk of capital loss.** This indicator serves **educational purposes**. Read the full disclaimer at `MRDS_OVERVIEW_EN.md`.

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> **Final word**: Alerts done right = **never miss signals + less stress + automation possible**. Alerts done wrong = **alert fatigue + miss real signals + impulsive trading**. Choose few but quality.

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🌐 **Vietnamese version:** `ALERTS_GUIDE_VI.md`


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