Real-time Analytics uses historical trends to help you spot potential opportunities to make more informed buy and sell decisions.
Real-time Analytics is accessible from either the main navigation menu under Alerts or through the new circular Signal icon located in the bottom right hand corner of ATP next to the flag icon.
The Signal icon in the bottom right hand corner of ATP will turn blue when a signal alert has been received, indicating that a potential opportunity may be available.
Important: The icon will only turn blue if you have either the Real-time Analytics tool open or you have added the Signals column to your Positions or Watch List, and have those windows open.
First time users of Real-time Analytics will be greeted with a simple setup process to choose your subscriptions by security and signal alert type. Users have the choice to subscribe to receive alerts on Positions, Watch Lists or pre-built Indices such as the S&P500, S&P100 or Nasdaq 100.
Alerts show up in the tool in real time as they are generated. Alerts can be generated for any security that is a member of the Russell 3000 Index.
Clicking on the blue icon will open the Real-time Analytics tool. Clicking on any signal alert in the tool will display additional details including charts or descriptions explaining the potential opportunity. Use the action menu next to each signal to quickly open a chart, set an alert, or place a trade on that security.
Hover over the signals to reveal quick links to Quote, Chart, and Trade. Clicking on the quick link buttons will seed the underlying symbol into the quote tool or default trade ticket or it will launch a chart that is specific to the type of signal that you are viewing. For example: Clicking on the Chart button for an RSI Signal will launch a 3 Month / Daily chart with the RSI already plotted. Or you can continue to use the action menu or right click to quickly open your default chart, set an alert, or place a trade on that security.
Quick Tip: You can also view your Real-time Analytics alerts using the Signals column in your Positions and Watch Lists. The Signals column in Positions and Watch Lists will display a separate icon for each signal type that has triggered an alert on a security. It is possible to have more than one type of signal alert on a security during the same time period. Hovering over an icon in the Signals column will pop up a window with additional details on the signal.
| Signal | Description | Details |
| New High/Low | Sent once daily when a stock reaches a new 13, 26, or 52 week high or low |
Published once a day between the hours of 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET
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| RSI Break | Triggers when a stock's 14 Day Relative Strength Index breaks through traditional overbought or oversold levels | Published between the hours of 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET Expires at 4:00 p.m. ET |
| SMA Crossover | Triggers when a stock’s shorter term Simple Moving Average crosses above or below the longer term Simple Moving Average | Published between the hours of 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET Expires at 4:00 p.m. ET |
| Unusual Volume | A spike in a security’s 30 minute trading volume relative to historical volume |
Published between the hours of 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET on full market days. Published between the hours of 10:00 a.m. – 1:00pm on FOMC Announcement Days. Not published on half days in the market Expires when Volume returns to historical ranges |
| Market Divergence | When the price of a stock and index move in opposite directions over the previous 30 minutes |
Published between the hours of 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET on full market days Published between the hours of 10:00 a.m. – 1:00pm on FOMC Announcement Days Not published on half days in the market Expires when the opportunity no longer presents itself or a maximum of 20 minutes |
| Sector Divergence | When the price of a stock and sector move in opposite directions over the previous 30 minutes |
Published between the hours of 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET on full market days Published between the hours of 10:00 a.m. – 1:00pm on FOMC Announcement Days Not published on half days in the market Expires when the opportunity no longer presents itself or a maximum of 20 minutes from the time the alert was triggered |
| Trading Range | Unexpected stock price moves outside of the historical trading ranges |
Published between the hours of 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET on full market days Published between the hours of 10:00 a.m. – 1:00pm on FOMC Announcement Days Not published on half days in the market Expires when the opportunity no longer presents itself or a maximum of 20 minutes from the time the alert was triggered |
| Corporate Events | Potential market moves related to corporate events, including dividends |
Published when a dividend announcement is made and the last four dividend announcements were followed by a rise in the stock price Expires on Ex-Dividend Date |
Subscribe to one or to all eight of the different signal alerts. Your selection can be made during the initial setup process or by hovering over the Signal icon and clicking on "Learn more" at any time. To turn off the Signal Alerts, you can close down the Real-time Analytics tool and remove the Signals column from your Positions and Watch Lists.
You may filter your alerts using the dropdown within the RTA tool; this will affect both the RTA tool as well as what is displayed in the Signals column. The RTA tool may be filtered by Positions, Watch Lists, S&P500, S&P100, Nasdaq 100 or an individual security.
Upon expiration of the alerts, they can be located in the Expired view on the Real-time Analytics tool by changing the Active toggle. Expired alerts will be available until midnight ET. at which point they will be cleared out for the upcoming day.
Please read the description of the signal alerts carefully. Comparisons described in an alert are only meant to be evaluated for the time period specified, not for full day or longer term performance of the stock.
Learn more about how each of these signals is identified by reading the Methodology (PDF).
This tool should be used in conjunction with your own research and should not be the sole basis on which to make investment decisions. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
