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[User Discussion] - Alert when price touches moving average

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[2018-10-03 10:39:02] #1 [Go To First Post]
User300798 - Posts: 23
Hi, I want to create an alert formula to tell me when price touches a 20 period MA. I have looked at the Study Chart Alerts and Scanning documentation but I'm not familiar with programming so wasn't able to understand how to construct this formula. I assume it is pretty easy so any help would be appreciated! Many thanks.

[2018-10-04 13:06:16] #2 [Go To First Post]
bradh - Posts: 853
If the Moving average study is ID1, then add this alert formula: =if(C=ID1.SG1,1,0) or just =(C=ID1.SG1) (Corrected) Date Time Of Last Edit: 2018-10-04 16:16:19

[2018-10-04 15:34:38] #3 [Go To First Post]
Xfanman1 - Posts: 320
L is Bar Low, you'll probably need to use C which is Close/Last to make it non directional. You could also use the the CROSSOVER function like: =CROSSOVER(C,ID1.SG1) -- Scott

[2018-10-05 07:06:36] #4 [Go To First Post]
User300798 - Posts: 23
hi bradh/Xfanman, Thanks for your help. I'd like to be alerted as soon as price touches the MA rather than on the close of a bar so I will have a play around to see if I can achieve that. Would the LASTTRADE achieve this? For example =(LASTTRADE=ID4.SG1). Many thanks.

[2018-10-05 13:30:33] #5 [Go To First Post]
bradh - Posts: 853
Uncheck Evaluate on Bar Close.

[2018-10-11 07:09:27] #6 [Go To First Post]
User300798 - Posts: 23
Thanks for help on this. One other question - when this alert triggers I only get the audible alert and not the alert window telling me which alert condition has been triggered on which symbol. I get the window when a symbol alert triggers but not this study alert. Any idea how to activate the alert window for study alerts? Many thanks.

[2018-10-11 13:38:52] #7 [Go To First Post]
User300798 - Posts: 23
hi again, Another issue I'm having is that I only get the stuy alert if the chart is open in my chartbook at the time the alert triggers. I was hoping I would receive alerts for all the symbols I trade whether open in a chartbook or not. With the symbol alerts I receive price alerts even if the symbol is not open in my chartbook. Is this because the alert is triggered in the quoteboard rather than from the charts? Is there a way to have study alerts trigger even if the symbol is not open in a chartbook? Many thanks.

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