Setting Alert Parameters

Each type of alert has its own set of parameters. Alert parameters are arranged in columns on the alert windows.

To hide Action columns, right-click the title bar, then click Hide Actions.

Name	Definition
Above	Type a price to trigger Above Actions. Right-click this field to select today’s high or open or yesterday’s high or close. You can also set a default value and define the hit price. Displayed on Price, Line, and Study alert windows.
Above Actions	Double-click this field to set actions triggered by the Above price. Right-click this field to set or clear actions. Can be hidden by right-clicking the title bar (Hide Actions). Displayed on Price, Line, and Study alert windows.
Actions	Double-click this field to set trigger actions. Right-click this field to set or clear actions. Can be hidden by right-clicking the title bar (Hide Actions). Displayed on Condition, Time, and Trading System alert windows.
Below	Type a price to trigger Below Actions. Right-click this field to select today’s high or open or yesterday’s high or close. You can also set a default value and define the hit price. Displayed on Price, Line, and Study alert windows.
Below Actions	Double-click this field to set actions triggered by the Below price. Right-click this field to set or clear actions. Can be hidden by right-clicking the title bar (Hide Actions). Displayed on Price, Line, and Study alert windows.
Date	Select a date for a one-time or hourly time alert. You can type a date, use the up and down arrows to move between dates, or click the drop-down arrow to open a calendar. Displayed on Time alert window.
Issue	Type a symbol. Displayed on Condition, Price, and Trading System alert windows.
Last	Displays the last price (not the last trend value) for the alert symbol. Displayed on Price, Line, and Study alert windows. You can display or hide the chart type name and chart preferences in the Last field. Right-click the title bar.
Line	Select the pointer tool to use for the price X line alert. The above alert is triggered if the current price crosses above the pointer tool value. Likewise, the below alert is triggered if the current price crosses below the pointer tool value. The above and below trigger prices are the same. They appear automatically and represent the last pointer tool value. If the pointer tool value is above the current price, the above price column is active, and the below price column, which is the same as the above column price, is inactive. Conversely, if the pointer tool value is below the current price, the below price column is active, and the above price column is inactive. Displayed on Line alert window.
Local	Select this check box to use local time for time alerts. Otherwise, CQG Line Time is used. Displayed on Time alert window.
Name	Type an alert name. Displayed on Condition, Line, Study, and Time alert windows.
Note	Type comments related to the alert. Displayed on all alert windows.
Occurs	Click the drop-down arrow to choose how often a time alert is triggered: once, hourly, or daily. Used in conjunction with the Date field. Displayed on Time alert window.
On	Click this check box to activate the alert. Displayed on all alert windows.
Position	Indicates the total position for the trading system had the triggered alert been an actual order. This field is reset when the alert is turned off. Displayed on Trading System alert window.
Preferences	Indicates the chart interval and recalculation settings. Double-click or right-click this field to change chart preferences. Displayed on Condition, Line, Study, and Trading System alert windows.
Restore Preferences	Double-click or right-click this field to select preferences for the Restore Signal. Displayed on Condition alert window.
Restore Signal	Double-click or right-click this field to select a condition that restores the Signal. Displayed on Condition alert window.
Signal	Double-click or right-click this field to select the condition to use to trigger the alert. Displayed on Condition alert window.
Study Output	Double-click or right-click this field to select the study and issue to be used to trigger the alert. Displayed on Study alert window.
Time	Select a time for a time alert to be triggered. Type a time or use the up and down arrows to move between times. Displayed on Time alert window.
Trading system	Select the system to be used to trigger the alert by clicking the drop-down arrow to open the trading system menu. Displayed on Trading System alert window.

To set default above and below prices

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1. Right-click an Above or Below field.

2. Click Set Default Values.

3. From the drop-down menu, select a price.

4. Using the up and down arrows, select a percentage above or below the price.

5. Click OK.

To set a hit price

When creating price alerts, you are able to choose a hit price. A hit price is an indication that an alert should be triggered if the designated price occurs as a trade, bid, ask, or settlement. The default selection is all.

In busy markets, you may want to restrict the hit price, so that the alert is triggered only if the contract has actually traded at that price.

1. Right-click an Above or Below field.

2. Click Hit Price.

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3. Select any or all of the prices.

4. Click OK.