Alerts help you stay on top of important changes across your watchlists and screens. Chaikin Analytics offers two places to manage alerts:
- The main Chaikin platform ("My Chaikin")
- The Advanced Analytics workspace (accessed by clicking the "Analytics" button from the main site)
Each system offers different alert types. This guide focuses primarily on the main site alerts, which are the most commonly used.
⚠️ All alerts require watchlist capabilities, which are available only to Power Gauge Premier subscribers and above.
Creating Watchlists That Support Alerts
To receive alerts, you must have watchlists created under either:
- My Chaikin Lists (standard lists)
- Portfolio Lists (requires Power Portfolio subscription)
You can create lists in the My Chaikin section by clicking Create a List. Once created, alerts can be turned on for any list you own or have access to.
📘 To learn how to create lists, see: Creating a Custom Watchlist
Main Site Alerts (My Chaikin)
On the main Chaikin Analytics platform, you can receive daily email alerts for stocks or ETFs in any of your saved lists. These alerts include:
- Power Gauge Rating Changes
- Earnings Reports
- Estimate Revisions
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Buy & Sell Signals (for Smart Money Trader and Chaikin Trust subscribers only)
How to Turn On Alerts
- Navigate to My Chaikin → View All Lists
- Use the toggle switch next to any list to turn alerts on or off
- After turning on alerts for a list, click the gear icon next to the toggle to choose which alert types you want to receive
- When you click the gear icon, you'll see a menu that allows you to customize your alert preferences.
Types of Alerts You Can Receive
Here are the types of alerts you can choose from on the main Chaikin site:
General Alerts
- Power Gauge Rating Changes – Be notified when a stock’s Power Gauge rating moves up or down.
- Earnings Estimates – Get alerts when there are changes to analyst expectations.
- Earnings Surprises – Learn when a company reports earnings that significantly miss or beat forecasts.
Chaikin Buy/Sell Signals (Smart Money Trader & Chaikin Trust only)
- Oversold Buy / Overbought Sell
- Momentum Breakout / Momentum Breakdown
- Reversal Buy / Reversal Sell
- Money Flow Buy / Money Flow Sell
- Relative Strength Buy / Relative Strength Sell
- Relative Strength Breakout / Breakdown
Select the types of alerts you want, then click Update and Save to apply your preferences.
🔍 Note: The Buy and Sell signal options shown here reflect the Smart Money Trader service. If you do not have access to Smart Money Trader or the Chaikin Trust, you may not see all of these options on the main site.
You can also enable alerts from the Health Check panel when viewing a specific list.
📘 To learn how to create and manage lists, see: Creating a Custom Watchlist
How to View Which Lists Have Alerts Enabled
To quickly check which of your lists have alerts turned on, go to All Lists and select Email Enabled from the list type filter on the left. This will show only the lists where alerts are currently active.
How Alerts Work
- You’ll receive one email per day (usually around 8:00 AM ET)
- The email includes triggered alerts from all lists with alerts enabled
- Each alert shows the stock symbol and the list(s) it belongs to
📘 Want to better understand the signals? Learn more about Buy & Sell Signals in Chaikin Analytics
🧠 Important Note: Alerts are part of the Chaikin research tools and are not connected to any specific newsletter service. These alerts are generated independently of any buy or sell guidance that may be provided in Chaikin’s subscription-based newsletters. Any stock recommendations related to newsletter services are shared separately by the analysts behind those services and are not part of the alerts system.
Advanced Analytics Alerts
Advanced alerts are available inside the Analytics workspace, which offers more customization options. This is also where Screener Alerts are managed.
Alerts here include:
- Alerts for stocks in User Lists, Starter Screens, or Market Lists
- Screener Alerts
- Buy & Sell Signals (for all Power Gauge Pro subscribers)
How to Set Up Analytics Alerts
- In the Analytics workspace, click the Alert Email icon in the top right
- Choose which alert category you want to use (User List, Screener, or Index)
- Select the lists or screens you want to monitor
- Choose the alert types you wish to receive
- Click Save
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⚠️ Only one User List or Screener can be selected for alerts at a time
What Alerts Can Tell You
Alerts help you act faster and stay informed. Depending on your subscription level and where you're setting alerts, you can monitor:
- Changes in Power Gauge Ratings
- Earnings reports and estimate revisions
- Buy/Sell signals across lists or screeners
These alerts help you:
- Track stocks you’re watching
- Get early notice on big rating shifts
- Respond to trading signals based on your setup
Related Tools
These tools are tightly integrated with alerts and can help you take further action once an alert is triggered.