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title: "Instant notifications and alerts in MetaTrader 5"
description: "With the alert function, you receive instant notifications of the most important events and can track every emerging trading opportunity."
image: "https://www.metatrader5.com/c/2/0/Alerts-in-MetaTrader5.png"
url: "https://www.metatrader5.com/en/trading-platform/alerts"
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# Trade Alerts in MetaTrader 5

## Never miss a single trading opportunity

Forex and stock [trading strategy](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/trading-platform/trading) can become more flexible, while the reaction to significant events can become faster. For this purpose the MetaTrader 5 trading platform offers the possibility to use [trade alerts](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/trading/performing_deals#alert).

![Trade alerts in MetaTrader 5](https://www.metatrader5.com/c/16/2010/11/metatrader5_alerts_logo.png)

You can now set up an alert to notify you about a desired trade event, and stop worrying — the opportune moment won't be missed on the market. There is no need to spend hours watching the price movement on your monitor — the trading platform will immediately notify you with a sound, and email or a [push notification](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/mobile-trading/iphone/help/push) on your mobile.

Thus you stay updated of the latest events in the financial markets wherever you are.

![Set an alert in MetaTrader 5, so that you never miss a single trading opportunity](https://www.metatrader5.com/c/2/0/Alerts-in-MetaTrader5.png)

MetaTrader 5 allows setting up conditions under which a trade alert shall trigger: e.g. when Bid and Ask prices exceed preset values, or the timer of [exchange news](https://www.mql5.com/en/economic-calendar) release. Once the current price breaks the level you have specified, you will be immediately notified by a trade alert.

Alerts in MetaTrader 5 provide instant notifications of important trade events. Set up an alert and relax!

[Download MetaTrader 5 and stay notified of important market events](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/download)