Fidelity stock price alerts provide a basic way to monitor your favorite stocks. It works fine if you just need a few basic alerts here and there.
But if you’re actively managing a portfolio, the experience can be frustrating. Setting up alerts takes too many steps and the user experience is clunky, at the very least.
The alerts dashboard is primitive, alerts don’t always save properly, and international users don’t get alerts at all.
Yes, Fidelity allows you to set and receive custom price alerts for stocks, ETFs, options, and mutual funds. You can define specific price targets, and once these targets are reached, notifications are sent via email, text message, or push notifications through Fidelity’s platforms.
Fidelity provides multiple platforms to set up price alerts, including their website, mobile app, and Active Trader Pro desktop application.
Here’s a step-by-step guide for the website:
In several Reddit threads, investors have noted that price alerts expire after being triggered and do not automatically reset, requiring manual reactivation.
Setting up alerts requires navigating through multiple menus, which can be time-consuming and confusing for some users.
Fidelity International does not offer price alerts on its trading platforms, limiting functionality for international investors.
I actively manage my own portfolio and got so frustrated with all the limitations of Fidelity and Yahoo alerts that I decided to build a better alternative.
I created StockPriceAlerts.io, where you can easily track and manage all alerts that actually matter to your portfolio.
Okay, but how is it any better?
