Tradovate Alerts and Notifications Guide for Futures Traders
If you’re not using alerts in Tradovate, you’re babysitting charts for no reason. Alerts let you track levels, session opens, breakouts, and key prices without staring at a screen all day. Here’s the simple, no-fluff way to set them up correctly.
Where to Create Alerts in Tradovate
Right-click on any chart → Create Alert. You can also do this from the left toolbar by clicking the alert bell. Every alert has three parts: price level, condition, and notification type.
| Part | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Price | Where the alert triggers |
| Condition | Touch, cross above, or cross below |
| Notification | Sound, popup, or mobile push |
Types of Alerts That Actually Matter
You don’t need 20 alerts. You need the ones that matter for futures:
- Session Open Alerts (RTH or ETH)
- Key Level Alerts (POC, overnight high/low)
- Breakout Alerts (price crossing structure levels)
If you don’t know which levels matter most, re-read market structure basics.
How to Set a Clean Price Alert
A good alert is simple:
- Right-click → Create Alert
- Pick Crosses Above or Crosses Below
- Enable Sound + Popup
- Disable recurring spam alerts
Touch alerts are fine for wide ranges but annoying during chop.
Managing Alerts
Open the Alerts Manager from the left tools panel. Here you can:
- Enable/Disable alerts
- Delete old ones
- Change notification behavior
- See which alerts triggered recently
Keep this list clean. Stale alerts cause confusion.
Mobile Push Notifications
If you use the Tradovate mobile app, enable push notifications so alerts hit your phone. Use this sparingly—your phone blowing up every 2 minutes is not trading discipline.
Best Use Cases for Alerts
- Overnight high/low breaks
- Retests of major levels
- Pre-market key levels
- Reaching your trade location
Alerts help you act instead of chase.
Final Thoughts
Alerts keep you from over-watching charts and entering trades out of boredom. Use them to track structure, wait for price to come to you, and stay disciplined. Tradovate makes this extremely simple—use it.