How to Set Up Social Buzz
- •Step 1: Select a stock and choose Social Buzz from the Alternative Data category
- •Step 2: Choose whether you want strong discussion or fading interest
- •Step 3: Choose email or SMS and save the alert
When the alert is created, StockAlert.pro captures a private starting baseline for both Reddit and X. The hourly monitor then checks live attention against the previous completed UTC day. A temporary problem on one platform does not prevent the other platform from being evaluated, and the two sources are never averaged together.
What the Two Directions Mean
| Direction | What It Detects | Useful For |
|---|---|---|
| Strong discussion | High current attention or a sharp live increase from the previous completed day | Finding stocks receiving new or sustained attention |
| Fading interest | A sharp live decline from previously elevated attention | Watching enthusiasm cool after a crowded discussion cycle |
How Signals Are Kept Reliable
- •Reddit and X are evaluated separately; a qualifying signal on either platform can trigger the alert
- •Incomplete or invalid provider data is ignored instead of treated as a real market signal
- •The same hourly observation is never evaluated twice
- •A triggered Social Buzz alert is one-shot and can be manually reactivated with a fresh comparison point
When to Use
- •You want an attention signal alongside price, volume, earnings, or insider alerts
- •You follow event-driven stocks where public discussion can change quickly
- •You want to know which platform produced the qualifying signal without manually tracking social feeds
When Not to Use
- •As a standalone instruction to buy or sell a stock
- •For minute-by-minute social monitoring; Social Buzz checks once per hour
- •As a replacement for checking fundamentals, liquidity, news context, and price action
Conclusion
Social Buzz is an attention alert, not an investment recommendation. It is most useful as an early context signal combined with price, volume, fundamental, and event-based alerts.