Create a Signal

1. Click the Add Signal button, at top right of the Signals page. The Add New Signal modal will popup.
   
   

   

   1. Fill in a Signal Name.

   2. Select a Signal Source. The Signal Source may not be changed once the Signal is created. If the source needs to be changed, delete the Signal and create a new Signal.
      
      

      

      1. TradingView Indicator Alert is for alerts created from indicators.
         Note: A separate signal is need for buying alerts, selling alerts, and an optional flatten alert.

      2. TradingView Strategy Alert is for alerts created from strategies. A strategy contains the attributes necessary to send buy signals, sell signals, and an optional flatten signals, all within a single Signal.

      3. TrendSpider Alert.
         Note: A separate signal is need for buying alerts, selling alerts, and an optional flatten alert.

      4. Curl Command. This is for advanced users who use alternative programs that send curl formatted alerts.

   3. Provide an optional description for the signal.

Copy Webhook to Alert Message

Time to copy the data from SharkSignals to your TradingView or TrendSpider Alert.

1. Click on the Webhook button.
   
   

   

2. Copy the Webhook URL.
   ❗Warning: Do Not share the secret key from your Webhook URL with anyone or on social media. It is found after …/signal/ (…/signal/624044c2-4799-4fef-9ade-e13d-42be-8db3-ee092e6de64f/…), The secret key could possible be used by anyone to trigger a signal on your account.
   The $signalId is also needed to trigger a signal. However, it is more visible.
   
   

   

3. Paste the webhook in to your charting platform. Consult your platform documentation for more detailed information on where exactly the webhook URL is pasted.

   1. TradingView: Paste the webhook into the Alert » Notifications » Webhook URL field.
      
      

      

      
      

   2. TrendSpider: Paste the webhook into the Account & Settings » Notifications tab » Webhook URL field.
      
      

      

      
      

4. Copy the Alert Message Payload data. The data is a JSON packet. Per ‘2.1. Select a Signal Source’ (see above) the placeholders in the data will change.
   
   

   

5. Paste the Alert Message Payload data in to your charting platform. Consult your platform documentation for more detailed information on where exactly this data is placed.

   1. TradingView: Paste the data into the Alert » Edit Message » Message field.
      
      

      

      
      

   2. TrendSpider: Paste the data into the Alert » Your Note field. Each Alert type places the Your Note field in different locations.
      
      

      

1. ❗Warning: Do Not share the $signalId, from the Alert Message Payload, with anyone or on social media. The $signalId can be used by anyone to trigger a signal on your account.
   This will be changed in the near future.

Finished. ✔

The next step is to set up a Trade Plan.

Create a Signal Group

Organize your Signals by placing them into a group.

1. Click the ‘+ Add Group’ button, at top right. The ‘Add New Group’ modal will appear.

   1. Fill in a Group Name.

   2. Provide an optional description for the group.

2. Click the Create Group button to save when done.

Moving Signals in to a Group

To move a Signal in to a group, simply use your mouse to drag the Signal on to the group.