Bitcoin price alerts, set from how BTC actually moves
A Bitcoin price alert watches BTC and messages you when it hits a level or moves by a percentage you choose. Bitcoin moved 1.19% on a typical day over the last 365 days, and more than 3.53% on one day in ten. Its worst single day in that window was 14.02%. On that record, a 5% 24-hour alert fired about 1.4 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 BTC is doing right now
| Price | $80,822 |
|---|---|
| 24 hours | +0.70% |
| 7 days | -2.67% |
| Market cap | $1.62T (rank 1) |
| From all-time high | 35.9% below $126,080 |
| Typical day | 1.19% |
| One day in ten | more than 3.53% |
| Largest day measured | 14.02% |
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 use?
Bitcoin moved 1.19% on a typical day over the last 365 days, and more than 3.53% on one day in ten. Its worst single day in that window was 14.02%.
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% | 8.1 | 98 |
| 3% | 3.7 | 45 |
| 5% | 1.4 ← rare enough | 17 |
| 8% | 0.2 | 2 |
| 10% | 0.2 | 2 |
| 15% | 0 | 0 |
| 20% | 0 | 0 |
| 25% | 0 | 0 |
| 30% | 0 | 0 |
The highlighted row is the tightest threshold that still fired three times a month or fewer for Bitcoin: 5%, about 1.4 times a month.
Bitcoin's worst day was roughly 12 times its typical one. That is a wide enough spread that a single threshold cannot do both jobs: something near 5% catches the days that matter, while anything near its median of 1.19% fires most weeks. If you want both, set the percentage alert at 5% and a separate price level at whichever number you would actually act on.
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Three BTC alerts worth setting
- Bitcoin rises above $84,863 — 5% above today's $80,822. It fires once, then re-arms only when the price crosses back and crosses again.
- Bitcoin falls below $76,781 — the same distance underneath. If you hold BTC, this is the one that matters at 3am.
- Bitcoin moves 5% in 24 hours — direction-agnostic, and still the right alert wherever the price ends up.
Picking a BTC price level
At $80,822, a single percent of Bitcoin is $808.22, so the two alert types feel very different here. $100,000 is 23.7% away and is the kind of level people talk about; a 5% alert, by contrast, will fire wherever the price happens to be in six months, which is the point of it.
Bitcoin is 36% below its all-time high of $126,080. At that distance the record is a poor guide to anything, and thresholds are better set from how the coin has moved lately — the table above — than from where it once was.
Where BTC has been lately
Over the last seven days Bitcoin is 2.7% down, which is inside its normal range: a 5% alert would not have fired on the week as a whole. It is up 0.70% over the last day.
At 5%, Bitcoin 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'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 price alert?
Open CoinPriceAlert, search for Bitcoin, and tap the bell on its row. Choose a price level — $84,863 and $76,781 are 5% either side of today's $80,822 — or a percentage move, then pick push, Telegram or email. No account is needed to start.
What percentage should a BTC alert use?
Start from this coin's own record rather than a rule of thumb. Bitcoin moved 1.19% on a typical day over the last 365 days, so a 5% 24-hour alert fired about 1.4 times a month. Anything tighter fires most days and trains you to swipe it away.
What price should I set an alert at for Bitcoin?
$100,000 is the nearest round level above today's $80,822, and round numbers are where other people's orders cluster. $84,863 and $76,781 are 5% either side, which is the distance this coin's own record says is worth hearing about.
How often will a BTC alert fire?
At 5% it fired about 1.4 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 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 BTC 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.
How far is Bitcoin from its all-time high?
36% below it. The high was $126,080 and BTC is $80,822 now. You can set an alert on that level directly, though the approach is usually more interesting than the number itself.
Never miss a move in Bitcoin
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
If 5% is the right threshold here, these are the coins where a similar number does a similar job.