Alert Capture Guide

What is Xcapture?

The Xcapture system is not designed to be a personal trading journal - it's for tracking the win-rate and profitability of your real-time alerts.

This is important - please read the above again.

How does the system work?

When an alerter enters an alert into an alert channel, the message is quickly picked up by a bot and parsed.

If the parse is successful, the user's alert is captured along with actual market data about the alert.

Once captured, the alert is tracked until it expires or until the alerter alerts an exit. Options will expire on their expiration date and common stock alerts expire after 90 days, unless the longterm or investment keyword is applied.

You are allowed a maximum of 10 open long-term alerts.

Once an alerter has closed 10+ alerts, our system will generate advanced statistics for their user profile. The alerter will also be eligible for the leaderboard and other rewards.

Proper Alert Formatting

The bot requires specific formatting in order to pick up your alert.

Options Alerts

There are two ways to format options alerts:

Syntax	Example
{orderSide} {symbol} {strikePrice} {expDate} @ {pricePaid}	BTO AAPL $255 4/21 @ 0.95
{orderSide} {symbol} {expDate} {strikePrice} @ {pricePaid}	BTO AAPL 4/21 $255 @ 0.95

Stock Alerts

There is only one acceptable format for stock alerts:

Syntax	Example
{orderSide} {symbol} @ {pricePaid}	BTO AAPL @ $255

For both options and stock alerts, including the dollar sign ($) is OPTIONAL.

Averaging Up or Down

Averaging can be done by adding the avg keyword after your alert.

Example:

• BTO AAPL @ 255.95 avg

In the above example, 255.95 was the cost of the latest add. The average down holds the same weight in volume/size as your initial buy, so the system will average your two entries evenly.

You are only allowed one average up/down per alert.

Partial Exits

Partial exits can be alerted by using the partial keyword OR by adding 1/2, 1/3, or 1/4 after your alert.

Alerting partial exits currently doesn't affect your scores; however, it does allow your trade to remain open and tracked while you alert to your followers that you are taking some of your trade off the table.

Examples:

• STC AAPL @ 260 partial

• STC AAPL @ 260 1/4

Stop Losses

You can include a stop loss by using one of the following keywords: SL, STOP or STOP LOSS with your stop price after it.

Example:

• BTO AAPL @ 255.95 SL 239.99

The stop price will be captured, and once price crosses below that level (or above it on a short trade), the alert will automatically be closed as a loss.

Price Targets

You can include a price target by using one of the following keywords: PT, TARGET or PRICE TARGET with your target price after it.

Example:

• BTO AAPL @ 255.95 PT 275.00

The target price will be captured, and once price crosses above that level (or below it on a short trade), the alert will automatically be closed as a win.

For both stop losses and price targets, messages will be automatically dispatched to the "plays" channel, and a mobile notification will also be dispatched.

Alerting Guidelines

• Only post alerts during actual market hours for the asset you are alerting.

• Never post a "late" alert or an "early" alert. If you miss or forget to alert an entry or an exit, it should count against your score.

• All alerts must be able to be followed by other members at the time of the alert and near the price stated in the alert.

We have implemented a price deviation check. If your price has deviated too far from your stated price, the bot will reject your alert.