Bitcoin Cash price alerts, set from how BCH actually moves
A Bitcoin Cash price alert watches BCH and messages you when it hits a level or moves by a percentage you choose. Bitcoin Cash moved 1.69% on a typical day over the last 365 days — a little more than Bitcoin, which moved 1.19%. On one day in ten it moved more than 5.55%, and its worst single day in the window was 29.31%. On that record, an 8% 24-hour alert fired about 1.6 times a month — rare enough to still be worth opening. CoinPriceAlert checks the condition on its servers, so it arrives with the app closed, free for 3 alerts.
What BCH is doing right now
| Price | $295.30 |
|---|---|
| 24 hours | +4.98% |
| 7 days | +4.55% |
| Market cap | $5.94B (rank 21) |
| From all-time high | 92.2% below $3,786 |
| Typical day | 1.69% |
| One day in ten | more than 5.55% |
| Largest day measured | 29.31% |
Price from the live market feed. The move figures are absolute close-to-close changes over the last 365 daily candles, recomputed hourly. Nothing here is financial advice.
What threshold should Bitcoin Cash use?
Bitcoin Cash moved 1.69% on a typical day over the last 365 days — a little more than Bitcoin, which moved 1.19%. On one day in ten it moved more than 5.55%, and its worst single day in the window was 29.31%.
That is the number the threshold should come from, because an alert that fires on an ordinary day is one you learn to dismiss — and then you dismiss the one that mattered. The table below is an audit rather than a forecast: for each threshold it counts the days in the last 365 whose move exceeded it, which is exactly what a 24-hour percentage alert measures.
| 24-hour threshold | Fires per month | Fires per year |
|---|---|---|
| 2% | 13.5 | 164 |
| 3% | 8.5 | 104 |
| 5% | 3.6 | 44 |
| 8% | 1.6 ← rare enough | 20 |
| 10% | 0.9 | 11 |
| 15% | 0.2 | 3 |
| 20% | 0.2 | 2 |
| 25% | 0.2 | 2 |
| 30% | 0 | 0 |
The highlighted row is the tightest threshold that still fired three times a month or fewer for Bitcoin Cash: 8%, about 1.6 times a month.
Look at the gap between the two ends of that table. Bitcoin Cash's worst day was about 17 times its typical one, which is a fat tail even by crypto standards: most days are quiet and then one is not. A percentage alert is the right instrument for a coin shaped like this, because it fires on the shape of the move rather than on a level you had to guess in advance — and the days you actually want to hear about are precisely the ones a price level set last month would have missed.
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Three BCH alerts worth setting
- Bitcoin Cash rises above $318.92 — 8% above today's $295.30. It fires once, then re-arms only when the price crosses back and crosses again.
- Bitcoin Cash falls below $271.68 — the same distance underneath. If you hold BCH, this is the one that matters at 3am.
- Bitcoin Cash moves 8% in 24 hours — direction-agnostic, and still the right alert wherever the price ends up.
Picking a BCH price level
Bitcoin Cash is at $295.30, so the levels worth naming are the round hundreds: $400.00 is 35.5% above. On an asset at this price a 1% move is several dollars, so set the alert on the percentage if you care about the move and on the level if you care about the number.
Bitcoin Cash is 92% below its all-time high of $3,786. A drawdown that deep means the old high is history rather than a target, and it also means percentage moves off a low base look dramatic without much money changing hands. That is a good reason to size the threshold from the table above rather than from instinct.
Where BCH has been lately
Over the last seven days Bitcoin Cash is 4.6% up, which is inside its normal range: a 8% alert would not have fired on the week as a whole. It is up 4.98% over the last day.
At 8%, Bitcoin Cash will reach you roughly once a month, which is rare enough that push is the right channel — you will not have learned to ignore it. Add Telegram as well if you want a written record of what fired while you were away. Whichever you choose, the condition is evaluated on our servers rather than on your phone — and because the usual reason an alert app goes quiet is a revoked permission or a retired push token rather than the alert itself, the app checks that whole chain and names the broken link. Bitcoin Cash's live chart, range and extended technicals are on its coin page if you would rather watch than be told.
Frequently asked questions
How do I set a Bitcoin Cash price alert?
Open CoinPriceAlert, search for Bitcoin Cash, and tap the bell on its row. Choose a price level — $318.92 and $271.68 are 8% either side of today's $295.30 — or a percentage move, then pick push, Telegram or email. No account is needed to start.
What percentage should a BCH alert use?
Start from this coin's own record rather than a rule of thumb. Bitcoin Cash moved 1.69% on a typical day over the last 365 days, so an 8% 24-hour alert fired about 1.6 times a month. Anything tighter fires most days and trains you to swipe it away.
Why does Bitcoin Cash need a percentage alert rather than a price?
Because its worst day was about 17 times its typical one. On a coin with a tail that long, the days worth hearing about are the ones no level chosen in advance would have caught, and a percentage alert fires on the size of the move instead.
What price should I set an alert at for Bitcoin Cash?
$400.00 is the nearest round level above today's $295.30, and round numbers are where other people's orders cluster. $318.92 and $271.68 are 8% either side, which is the distance this coin's own record says is worth hearing about.
How often will a BCH alert fire?
At 8% it fired about 1.6 times a month over the last 365 days. The table on this page shows every other threshold, so you can pick the frequency you want rather than discovering it afterwards.
Is the Bitcoin Cash alert free?
Yes. The free plan covers 3 active alerts across every market in the app, with price and 24-hour percentage alerts, the home screen widget and the daily digest, delivered by push, Telegram or email, with no card required.
Do BCH alerts work when the app is closed?
Yes. Every alert is evaluated on our servers against a live price feed, not on your phone, so it fires whether the app is open, closed or swiped away. The app shows you when the servers last checked, so you never have to take that on trust.
Never miss a move in Bitcoin Cash
One alert, set once and watched continuously on our servers, delivered on whichever channel you actually read and silent during the hours you choose.
- Fires about a second after the price hits
- Runs on our servers, so it reaches you with the app closed
- Free for 3 alerts — no card, no account
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Coins that move about as much as Bitcoin Cash
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