Watchlist and Price Alerts
The CleaRank Trading Simulator watchlist keeps your symbols one click from the chart, with a mini price sparkline on every row and a bell icon for price alerts. Alerts keep working even when the app is closed, and CleaRank checks them about every 30 seconds.
The watchlist
The watchlist starts with a set of familiar symbols across all three asset classes, for example SPY, QQQ, AAPL, TSLA, BTC/USD, and EUR/USD. Each row shows the symbol, its latest price, and a sparkline: a small inline chart of recent price action so you can see at a glance which names are trending, chopping, or selling off without opening the full chart.
Clicking a row loads that symbol into the Trade tab chart and order ticket.
Adding and removing symbols
Use the watchlist’s add control to search for any supported stock, crypto, or forex symbol and add it to the list. Remove a symbol from its row controls when you no longer want to track it. Keep the list short enough to scan in a second or two; the Market Screener is the better tool for discovering new names, and you can promote interesting ones to the watchlist from there.
Price alerts
Every watchlist row has a bell icon. Click it to arm a price alert for that symbol:
- Click the bell. The alert modal opens for that symbol.
- Set your trigger level. Enter the price you care about, for example alert me when BTC/USD crosses $100,000.
- Arm the alert. Confirm to arm it. The bell on the row shows the alert is active.
- Cancel any time. Click the bell again to review or cancel an armed alert before it fires.
How often alerts are checked
Alerts are checked about every 30 seconds. That matters for two reasons. First, you do not need to keep CleaRank open: CleaRank keeps watching the price for you, so an alert still works with the tab closed. Second, an alert can fire up to roughly 30 seconds after the price actually crosses your level, so treat alerts as a heads-up to come look, not as a precision execution tool. If you need an action to happen at an exact price, use a limit or stop order instead; see Placing Orders.
Watchlist vs. working orders
A price alert notifies you; it never trades for you. If you want the market to act on a level automatically, place a limit, stop, or bracket order and manage it from the Working Orders list in the Positions tab. Many traders use both: an alert slightly before the level as an early warning, and a resting order at the level itself.
Frequently asked questions
Do price alerts work when CleaRank is closed?
Yes. CleaRank keeps watching the price for you about every 30 seconds, whether or not the app is open. When you come back, the bell updates and any alert that fired while you were away shows as triggered.
How fast do price alerts fire?
CleaRank checks alert levels roughly every 30 seconds, so an alert can fire up to about half a minute after the price crosses your level. For exact-price actions, use a limit or stop order instead of an alert.
What do the sparklines show?
Each watchlist row draws a small chart of that symbol’s recent price action. It is a quick visual read of direction and volatility, not a substitute for the full chart.
Can I set alerts on any symbol?
You can arm alerts on the symbols in your watchlist, across stocks, crypto, and forex. Add a symbol to the watchlist first, then click its bell icon.
Try it yourself
Add a symbol to your watchlist and arm your first price alert.
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CleaRank tools are for education and analysis. Nothing in this guide is financial advice.