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# Alerts in PickMyTrade – Monitor and Troubleshoot Trades

**Last Updated:** August 31, 2026  |  **Published:** March 24, 2025

## **1.** **Introduction**

This guide explains **how alerts in PickMyTrade work**, helping you monitor trade execution in real-time. The Alerts section gives you a centralized view of all trading notifications across connected platforms like Rithmic, Interactive Brokers, and TradeLocker. It’s built to help you troubleshoot, analyze, and confirm order activity — all in one place.

## **2. How Alerts in PickMyTrade Work – Features Overview**

### The Alerts section provides real-time updates on order activities and system notifications. It includes the following details:

- Alert Time – The timestamp when the alert was generated.
- Symbol – The trading instrument (e.g., NQM5).
- Connection Name – The data feed or broker connection used (e.g., Rithmic).
- Rithmic Symbol – The symbol as recognized by the Rithmic connection.
- Instrument Type – Specifies the type of instrument (e.g., Futures).
- Buy/Sell – Indicates whether the trade is a buy or sell order.
- Order Type – The type of order placed (e.g., Market Order – MKT).
- Alert Status – Displays the status of the order (e.g., Successfully Placed, Rejected).
- Entry ID, LMT ID, STP ID – Unique identifiers for tracking specific orders.

## ![PickMyTrade Alerts table with Alert Time, Symbol, Connection Name, Alert Status, and Entry ID columns](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXeVhdcqXdm7Z-1204hz3s2Cl78nuTZpQtdGCELhRRni5r-mkCnX9F5ePUItOsdMf95rho9ChFbDXcN9gWY0EMXsfTlmvkq9tb2Dngsc_U5jOiN1mLSDePXgRq9bGWgk2kBHFsATDQ?key=cVom_qyneiYt80yDC2p1LcyO)

### Additionally, this section includes a date range selection feature, allowing users to filter and check alerts for specific time periods.

![Alert log table with date range calendar picker open for selecting specific time periods](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXc_Ub_vJAddO-fn4HKPKMAI1aq7PSIJyHN94xpjGyjg9amsGJ7SRHdPd2mx0GKWWICpF6Y6bvxp8xve7JV4S8oQgSragOyvOjzagUjl1uT4vnoGSRHV5VYMjU6-RKOU4WH33OFPcw?key=cVom_qyneiYt80yDC2p1LcyO)

- Alerts and trade logs can be **downloaded and exported** for troubleshooting purposes. Users can do this by clicking on the **Download** button, as shown in the screenshot below.

![Alert log table with the Download button highlighted showing Entry ID and LMT ID columns](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXfYWCLH4yvYpehXPcvjkvNuFG8ZAVmgQGnV_w_eJdOTrPDqdGU_1RDFUTN4E4B4uHS9-tjE4GVja3km0IkWIKRx3AiKsy82AgqjX6uFINGA6YQ3lCdUqnVi3O1ko8N8tVUbnQjaKQ?key=cVom_qyneiYt80yDC2p1LcyO)

## More Reading

To explore more features that work alongside alerts in PickMyTrade, check out these related guides:

- [Settings in PickMyTrade](https://docs.pickmytrade.io/docs/settings-in-pickmytrade/) – Learn how to configure your default trading preferences, risk limits, and connections.
- [Managing Orders in PickMyTrade](https://docs.pickmytrade.io/docs/managing-orders-in-pickmytrade/) – A step-by-step guide to monitoring, modifying, or canceling live orders.
- [Monitoring and Managing Trades](https://docs.pickmytrade.io/wp-admin/post.php?post=367&action=edit) – Understand how to track open positions, trade history, and system actions.  
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