A step-by-step walkthrough to get real-time notifications when a Smart Zone fires — so you always know when to act.
Smart Accumulator runs continuously in the background on your TradingView chart — but you won't always be watching. Alerts let the system notify you in real time the moment a Smart Zone triggers, so you can review the signal, check your available bucket balance, and act with confidence. Alerts can be delivered via push notification, email, or webhook depending on your TradingView plan.
You will create up to four alerts — one per zone, plus an optional catch-all. The process is identical for each. Follow these steps for the Large zone first, then repeat for Medium and Small.
On your chart, click the clock icon in the right-hand toolbar (or press Alt + A on Windows / ⌥ A on Mac). Click + New Alert to open the alert dialog.
In the Condition dropdown, scroll to find Smart Accumulator by Tom Makin in the list of indicators on your chart.
A second dropdown appears. Select one of the four available alert conditions:
| Alert Name | When it fires |
|---|---|
| 🟢 Large Smart Zone Signal | Long-term Smart Zone triggered |
| 🟡 Medium Smart Zone Signal | Medium-term Smart Zone triggered |
| ⚪ Small Smart Zone Signal | Short-term Smart Zone triggered |
| 📊 Any Smart Zone Signal | Any of the above — catch-all alert |
For this first alert, select 🟢 Large Smart Zone Signal.
Under Options, set the frequency to Once Per Bar Close. This ensures alerts fire on confirmed signals only — not during an in-progress bar that may resolve before it closes.
Why Once Per Bar Close? Smart Zone conditions are evaluated at the close of each bar. Using this setting prevents false notifications from intra-bar price movements that recover before the bar closes.
Give each alert a descriptive name so you can identify it instantly. Use the recommended message templates below — the {{...}} values are filled in automatically by TradingView when the alert fires.
| Zone | Suggested Alert Name |
|---|---|
| Large | 🟢 [TICKER] — Large Smart Zone |
| Medium | 🟡 [TICKER] — Medium Smart Zone |
| Small | ⚪ [TICKER] — Small Smart Zone |
| Any | 📊 [TICKER] — Smart Zone Signal |
| Method | Requires | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| 📱 App notification | TradingView mobile app | Instant push alerts on your phone |
| Any TV plan | Record-keeping, reviewing signals later | |
| 📧 Email to SMS | Any TV plan | Text via your carrier's email gateway |
| 🔗 Webhook | TV Pro+ or higher | Automation and third-party integrations |
Recommended: Enable both App notification and Email. Push notifications give instant awareness; email gives you a searchable record of every signal.
Click Create to save. Repeat steps 1–7 for the Medium and Small zones. When complete you will have three active zone alerts plus optionally a catch-all.
Multiple tickers: Repeat the full process for each asset you are tracking. Include the ticker name in your alert name (e.g. "🟢 AAPL — Large Smart Zone") so you know which asset triggered at a glance.
An alert is a notification to review — not an automatic instruction. Smart Accumulator has already simulated the deployment in the indicator. The alert is your prompt to check the chart and optionally act in your real brokerage account.
Open the chart and look at the dashboard. The Available Cash section shows how much remains in each bucket. This tells you the scale of capital the system would deploy.
The alert fires at bar close. If price has already bounced significantly since the close, the entry may be less optimal. Check whether the zone band is still nearby.
Glance at the Alpha row. If you are already accumulating well below VWAP, this signal adds to a strong position. Use your own judgement to size accordingly.
Smart Accumulator does not execute real trades. Use the signal as a guide for your actual buy order. The indicator shows you the opportunity — the decision is always yours.
Check that the alert is still active and not paused or expired in your Alerts panel. Verify that TradingView push notifications are enabled in your phone's system notification settings.
Alerts fire at bar close. If you check your chart mid-bar after receiving the notification, the triangle will appear once that bar officially closes. Refresh the chart after the bar has closed.
This is expected — the Small zone is the most sensitive and responds to short-term conditions. If you find it disruptive, disable the Small zone alert and monitor it visually on the chart instead. Focus your active alerts on the Large and Medium zones.
When creating the alert ensure Expiration is set to Open-ended. Free TradingView accounts have alert limits — if you need multiple simultaneous alerts across several tickers, an Essential plan or higher is recommended.
TradingView plan limits: Free accounts support 1 active alert at a time. To run all four alerts across multiple tickers simultaneously, a TradingView Essential plan or higher is recommended.
| Setting | Large | Medium | Small | Any |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | Smart Accumulator by Tom Makin | |||
| Condition | Large Smart Zone Signal | Medium Smart Zone Signal | Small Smart Zone Signal | Any Smart Zone Signal |
| Trigger | Once Per Bar Close | |||
| Expiration | Open-ended | |||
| Notifications | App + Email (recommended) | |||
| Frequency | Rare | Moderate | Frequent | All of the above |