Trend & Price Target Alerts

Moving Average Alerts — SMA & EMA Price Notifications

Get alerted when a stock or ETF price crosses above or below a Simple Moving Average (SMA) or Exponential Moving Average (EMA). Use the 50-day, 200-day, or any period as a dynamic price target — for any ticker.

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SMA vs EMA

Two moving averages — different emphasis

Moving averages are the most foundational tool in technical analysis — they smooth out price noise and reveal the underlying trend. FearAlert supports both main types:

SMA — Simple Moving Average
Average of closing prices over N periods

All periods are weighted equally. The 50-day and 200-day SMAs are the most widely watched support and resistance levels in institutional trading. A "golden cross" (50-day SMA crossing above the 200-day SMA) is one of the most famous long-term buy signals.

e.g. SMA (SPY, 200) below $480 — long-term support broken
EMA — Exponential Moving Average
Weighted average — recent prices weighted more heavily

Reacts faster to recent price changes than SMA. The 12-period and 26-period EMAs form the basis of MACD. The 50-day EMA is a popular short-term trend reference. EMA is generally preferred for active trading; SMA for longer-term trend analysis.

e.g. EMA (QQQ, 50) above $420 — price above short-term trend

Common periods

10-day
Short-term trend (active traders)
20-day
Short-term support/resistance
50-day
Medium-term trend (most popular)
100-day
Long-term support level
200-day
Long-term trend (institutional reference)

How it works

Set a moving average alert in minutes

1

Choose SMA or EMA

Select Simple Moving Average (equal weights, slower) or Exponential Moving Average (recent prices weighted more, faster).

2

Pick your period

Enter the number of periods — 50 and 200 are the most widely watched. Any value is supported.

3

Choose a ticker

Search any stock or ETF by name or symbol — SPY, AAPL, NVDA, QQQ, or any US-listed equity.

4

Set your condition

Alert when price drops below the moving average (support broken) or rises above it (resistance cleared).

5

Receive your alert

When your price crosses the moving average, you'll receive a rich alert with the current MA value and full market context after the next scheduled evaluation.

Example alerts

Popular SMA & EMA alert configurations

SMASPY 200-day support break
SMA (SPY, 200) above current price
Alert when SPY drops below its 200-day SMA — a major long-term support break that institutional investors closely watch.
SMASPY 200-day in fear
SMA (SPY, 200) above current price
Double confirmation: SPY breaks below its 200-day SMA while sentiment is already in fear — a high-conviction risk-off signal.
Combined with: Fear & Greed Index below 40
EMAQQQ 50-day EMA reclaim
EMA (QQQ, 50) below current price
Alert when the Nasdaq ETF reclaims its 50-day EMA — a potential re-entry signal after a pullback.
SMAAAPL 50-day breakdown
SMA (AAPL, 50) above current price
Alert when Apple drops below its 50-day SMA — a medium-term trend reversal signal for individual stock monitoring.
Combined with: RSI (AAPL, 14) below 40
EMANVDA 20-day bounce
EMA (NVDA, 20) below current price
Alert when Nvidia reclaims its 20-day EMA — a short-term bullish signal useful for momentum stocks.
SMATriple-confirm long entry
SMA (SPY, 50) below current price
SPY above its 50-day SMA, RSI recovering from oversold, and market sentiment in fear — a high-conviction contrarian entry.
Combined with: RSI (SPY, 14) below 35 AND Fear & Greed Index below 30

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