Alerts in ThinkOrSwim

[MerryDay]

Commonly Asked Questions about Alerts:
https://tlc.thinkorswim.com/center/howToTos/thinkManual/MarketWatch/Alerts


There are Three Types of Alerts:

There are alerts written into studies. They alert for all charts / grids currently populating your app whether they are minimized or not.​

They cannot be sent to phone/email. They cannot have custom sounds.​

https://usethinkscript.com/resources/how-to-add-alert-script-to-thinkorswim-indicators.9/​

https://tlc.thinkorswim.com/center/howToTos/thinkManual/MarketWatch/Alerts/studyalerts​

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There are alerts created on a chart for one specific stock that you want to alert​

Right-click on your chart and choose alerts.​

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There are scanned watchlist alerts which alert whenever the results of the scan changes.​

These alerts can be 3min delayed. They can have custom sounds, they can be sent to phone/email, if you have notifications turned on in the app setup.​

https://tlc.thinkorswim.com/center/howToTos/thinkManual/Scan/Stock-Hacker#:~:text=Scan results are,scan results change…​

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Alerts blinking by too fast? To see all alerts: click on the message center
Want to see a list of alerts all the time? detach the message center

 

[Warus]

First, Thank you to @csricksdds for making his amazing chart. I'm new as an active trader and am soaking up (more like being drenched with a fire hose) as much information as possible.

I have a couple of questions if you don't mind answering;

• When an alert happens, a message box appears and fades away quickly. Is there a way to lengthen the time the message appears on the screen?
• Is there a way to change the ringing phone sound to something else (beep,tone, etc)?

Again, this is an awesome chart! I wish you taught one-on-one classes online, I could learn so much.

 

[useThinkScript]

I have a couple of questions if you don't mind answering;

• When an alert happens, a message box appears and fades away quickly. Is there a way to lengthen the time the message appears on the screen?

You can set the length of time that messages appear:
1. click on the uppermost gear
2. click on Application settings
3. click on Display
4. Set your preference in the Show message center for box

OR
you can detach the message center to always see your messages
1. click on the envelope icon at the top of the screen.
2. click on the menu
3. click on Detach gadget

• Is there a way to change the ringing phone sound to something else (beep,tone, etc)?

You have the choice of four sounds for study alerts
https://toslc.thinkorswim.com/cente...Appendices/Appendix-A---Creating-Local-Alerts

To choose a different sound
1. click on the beaker at the middle top of your screen
2. click on the gear to the far right of the study that you want to change
3. scroll down and click on Alerts
4. click on the arrow to the right of Play Sound
5. choose your preference in sound
6. if you want the change to be permanent, scroll back up and click on Save as default

 

[MURFMURF]

I'm attempting to use chart alerts with a study. While see how to add the study and send sound alert in the script. I haven't yet found a way to send the alert via text to my phone. I think my knowledge gap is conditions setup to trigger alert. I've tried few things with no luck. I'm not sure what to do. I'll provide more details if there is someone willing to help me achieve this. (I don't want to spend 30-60 minutes writing something if no one was going to be able to help)

 

[useThinkScript]

I'm attempting to use chart alerts with a study. While see how to add the study and send sound alert in the script. I haven't yet found a way to send the alert via text to my phone. I think my knowledge gap is conditions setup to trigger alert. I've tried few things with no luck. I'm not sure what to do. I'll provide more details if there is someone willing to help me achieve this. (I don't want to spend 30-60 minutes writing something if no one was going to be able to help)

Sadly no.

There are Three Types of Alerts:

There are alerts written into studies. They alert for all charts / grids currently populating your app whether they are minimized or not.
They cannot be sent to phone/email. They cannot have custom sounds.
https://usethinkscript.com/resources/how-to-add-alert-script-to-thinkorswim-indicators.9/
https://tlc.thinkorswim.com/center/howToTos/thinkManual/MarketWatch/Alerts/studyalerts

Here are the other types of alerts:
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/answers-to-commonly-asked-questions.6006/#post-58010