IG trading alerts
Never need miss opportunity in market movements, events or indicator with our free trade alerts.
Start trading today. Call +65 6390 5133 between 9am and 6pm (SGT) on weekdays or email accountopening@ig.com.sg for account opening enquiries.
Start trading today. Call +65 6390 5133 between 9am and 6pm (SGT) on weekdays or email accountopening@ig.com.sg for account opening enquiries.
Start trading today. Call +65 6390 5133 between 9am and 6pm (SGT) on weekdays or email accountopening@ig.com.sg for account opening enquiries.
Start trading today. Call +65 6390 5133 between 9am and 6pm (SGT) on weekdays or email accountopening@ig.com.sg for account opening enquiries.
Why use our trading alerts?
Know when to expect economic events and what their outcomes are
Find out the second that your target level or price change is hit
Saves time - we monitor the markets for you
React instantly to email, SMS or push notifications on the move
What are trading alerts?
Trading alerts are free, automatic and customisable notifications you'll get whenever your specifications are triggered – price move, events happen and technical conditions change. So, you can get on with your day, with us monitoring the markets for you, and take advantage of opportunity when it arises.
Types of trading alerts
Price alerts
- Be notified when your market moves by a certain percentage or amount in points with price change alerts – you'll only find these with us
- Know when your market hits support, resistance or breakout by creating price level alerts.
- Get these free trade notifications immediately sent by email, SMS or push notification
- Use as part of your risk management strategy – price alerts keep your positions open, so you can decide when to take action
Economic event alerts
- Set alerts for macro events, like central bank announcements, and see how
- Receive macroeconomic figures as soon as they are released
- Set reminders to notify you of 5-60 minutes before they occur
- Get alerts by push notification on your mobile, in the platform or by email
- Just tick the box next to your event in our economic calendar to set an alert
Technical indicator alerts
- Create alerts using popular indicators: Moving Average, Exponential Moving Average, MACD, RSI, Standard Deviation, Stochastic, Bollinger Bands, Price (share CFDs only)
- Build and set indicator alerts quickly and easily through our free integrated charts
- Get full control over your alert, combining up to four different indicators
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Fast execution on a huge range of markets
Enjoy flexible access to more than 13,000 global markets, with reliable execution
Deal seamlessly, wherever you are
Trade on the move with our natively designed, award-winning trading app
Feel secure with a trusted provider
With 45 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service
Open an account now
Open an account now
Fast execution on a huge range of markets
Enjoy flexible access to more than 13,000 global markets, with reliable execution
Deal seamlessly, wherever you are
Trade on the move with our natively designed, award-winning trading app
Feel secure with a trusted provider
With 45 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service
How to use trading alerts
- Create a trading account with us
- Log in and open the trading platform
- Find the ‘alert’ tab in your market's deal ticket
- Choose between ‘price’ and ‘indicator’ alerts
- Enter your conditions
- Edit existing alerts from the left-hand flyout
- Or, set event alerts straight from our economic calendar
- Manage your trade notifications in the 'setting' tab of My IG
What markets can I get trading alerts for?
Forex alerts
Set alerts on any currency pair we offer – including CFDs on EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY.
Stock alerts
Be alerted to share price movement in any of the 13,000+ companies you can trade shares CFDs with us.
Index alerts
Keep an eye on where global stock indices are heading, including the CFDs on FTSE 100 and Germany 40.
Commodity alerts
Know as soon as CFDs on gold, silver, oil, or any other commodity we offer moves in the way you choose.
Cryptocurrency alerts
Get notifications when your favourite cryptos move – CFDs on bitcoin, ether, ripple, litecoin and more.
FAQs
What can I get trading alerts for?
You can get trading alerts for economic results, price movements – whether a level is hit, or a price changes by your chosen amount – and technical conditions.
How do I receive trading alerts?
You can receive trading alerts by SMS and push notification on your mobile, in the platform, or by email.
What’s the difference between a trading alert and a trading signal?
Trading alerts can be created to notify you of the economic releases, price changes and when your technical conditions are met. Trading signals inform you of significant trends or patterns in the markets that could lead to a trading opportunity.
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