Tradovate Simple vs Advanced Alerts Explained
Both alert types in Tradovate do the same job: they watch the market or your account and ping you when something you care about happens. Here's how each works and how to set them up.
Both alert types in Tradovate do the same job: they watch the market or your account and ping you when something you care about happens. The difference is how many things they watch at once. A Simple alert tracks one condition. An Advanced alert tracks several and lets you decide whether all of them, or just one, has to be true before it fires. Here's how each works and how to set them up.
Simple vs Advanced at a Glance
| Simple alert | Advanced alert | |
|---|---|---|
| Conditions | One | Two or more |
| Trigger logic | Fires on that single condition | Fires when all conditions match, or when any one does |
| Watches | Instrument price, Position, or Account value | Any mix of Instrument, Position, and Account values |
| Best for | "Tell me when ES touches 5,000." | "Tell me when ES touches 5,000 and my open P&L is above $500." |
What a Simple Alert Does
A Simple alert is a single-condition trigger. You point it at one thing, an instrument's price, a position value, or an account value, and set the level. When that level is hit, the alert fires. Think price crossing a key support line, an open position reaching a certain profit, or your balance dropping below a number you don't want to cross. It's the fastest alert to set up and what most traders reach for day to day.
What an Advanced Alert Adds
An Advanced alert is built the same way, but you're not stuck with one condition. You can stack several, then tell Tradovate whether they all have to be true at once or whether any single one is enough. That "all versus any" switch is the whole point. "All" is an AND filter that only fires when the full setup lines up. "Any" is an OR net that catches whichever condition trips first.
How to Set Up Alerts in Tradovate: Step-by-Step
Open the New Alert Menu
In the Tradovate web app, look at the top-left corner for the bell-shaped Alerts icon, sitting right next to the New + button. Click it to open the New Alert menu. This is also where your Alerts Log lives, so you'll come back here to review anything that has fired.
Build a Simple Alert (One Condition)
Start by choosing what the alert should watch: an Instrument price, a Position parameter, or an Account parameter. Next, set the condition, whether the value should be greater than, less than, or equal to your number. Then type the trigger Value using your keyboard or the arrow buttons. Stop here and you've got a Simple alert: one thing watched, one level, one trigger.
Turn It Into an Advanced Alert (Multiple Conditions)
Want more than one condition? Click the green +Add button to drop in another one, and repeat for as many as you need. Made a mistake? The trash-can icon next to a condition removes it. Once you have two or more, choose the logic: fire when all conditions are met, or fire when any single condition is met. That choice is what turns a plain trigger into a proper multi-condition Advanced alert.
Set Duration and Notification, Then Create
Decide how long the alert should stay live using the Duration dropdown: keep it active until it triggers, until you cancel it yourself, or until a specific date and time. Pick your notification type too, sound, a popup, or both. When it's ready, click Create. Once an alert fires, your browser plays a sound, a red dot appears on the bell icon, and any custom message you added shows up in a small flag beneath it.
Manage Alerts From the Alerts Log
Back at the bell icon, open the Alerts Log (the List of Alerts tab) to see everything in one place, split into Active, Triggered, and Disabled. From here you can Edit an alert's conditions, Reset one that already fired so it can trigger again, Disable it temporarily, or Delete it for good. Sweep it now and then so stale alerts aren't firing on levels you moved past long ago.
Which One Should You Use?
Reach for a Simple alert when a single level tells you everything you need: a price, a profit figure, a balance. Step up to an Advanced alert when a decision depends on more than one thing lining up, like price at a level and your position sitting at a certain size. Start simple, and only add conditions when the extra precision earns its keep.
From Alert to Automatic Execution
Alerts tell you when your setup hits, but you still have to click the trade yourself. If you want the entry to fire on its own, PickMyTrade routes your TradingView alerts straight to your Tradovate account, so the order goes in automatically the moment your condition triggers.
From Alert to Automatic Execution
Alerts tell you when your setup hits, but you still have to click the trade yourself. PickMyTrade routes your TradingView alerts straight to your Tradovate account so the order goes in automatically.
Start Your Free 5-Day TrialFrequently Asked Questions
A Simple alert watches one condition and fires when it's met. An Advanced alert watches two or more conditions and lets you choose whether all of them or any one of them has to be true before it fires.
Yes. When you build an alert you choose whether it tracks an Instrument price, a Position parameter, or an Account parameter, and Advanced alerts can mix all three.
No. Alerts only notify you with a sound, popup, or both. To turn a trigger into an actual order automatically, you need an execution tool like PickMyTrade connected to your account.
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