# Notifications

This group controls what the EA **alerts you about** while it’s trading. Notifications help you stay informed without staring at charts all day (because you have better things to do… like not staring at charts all day).\
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Notifications – Platform Configuration

To receive notifications from SmartChoise, make sure **MetaTrader 5 notifications are enabled**.

You can enable notifications via:

* **Tools → Options → Notifications** (Push notifications), or
* **Tools → Options → Email** (Email notifications)

Notes:

* If **both Push and Email** are configured, notifications will be sent to **both**.
* If **only one** is configured, notifications will be sent **only through that channel**.
* If neither is configured, the EA will generate alerts internally but **no message will be delivered**.

Make sure to test notifications in MT5 after configuration to confirm they are working correctly.

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#### You can enable alerts for:

* trade exits (SL/TP)
* protection limits (daily/weekly loss, hard stop, equity stop, max DD per trade)
* profit targets (global TP, break-even, minimum profit, basket TP)
* early warnings when drawdown is **approaching** a limit
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#### Use Notifications if you want:

* clear “something important happened” messages
* early warnings before a stop/limit is hit
* extra visibility when running multiple charts or leaving the EA unattended
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