Crypto volume alerts, measured against normal.
Big moves usually start with big volume. CoinBeacon compares each coin's trading volume to its own rolling baseline and alerts you the moment it spikes past the multiple you set — by email, Telegram, Discord, or webhook, often before the price chart reacts.
One rule that is fair for 6,000+ coins.
A raw volume number means nothing across a whole market — the same $2M hour is quiet for BTC and a siren for a microcap. So CoinBeacon measures each coin against its own rolling baseline and fires the moment the current bucket crosses the multiple you set.
- You pick the multiple. 2× normal, 3×, 5× — whatever counts as unusual for your strategy, set per alert.
- Pairs with price. Combine a volume spike with a price-move condition to separate breakouts from churn.
- Cooldowns built in. A per-alert cooldown means one frantic hour pings you once, not forty times.
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The alert fires on the bucket that clears your multiple — here, a bucket running 3.1× the rolling average behind it.
Companion tool — volume movers
Or scan the whole market, no setup.
The volume movers board ranks unusual trading volume across 6,000+ coins over the last 1–30 minutes — the same baseline math, applied to the entire market at once. Open it when something feels off, see where the trading is concentrating, then pin an alert on the pair that matters.
- 01A microcapagainst its own normal▲ 6.2×
- 02A mid-capagainst its own normal▲ 3.1×
- 03A large capagainst its own normal▲ 2.4×
- 04A majoragainst its own normal▲ 2.1×
Size never decides the order — a microcap can outrank a major, because every row is measured against its own rolling average.
Inside the app
The exact volume-alert builder you'll use.
Three steps — market, trigger, delivery — and the builder writes your alert back in plain English before you save it. This is the real screen, not a sketch.
Alerts
Volume Alerts
Catch unusual volume the moment a candle runs past its baseline.
Supported on 50+ exchanges
The candle window each volume bucket is measured over.
Recent average 5m volume
1.42M USDT
Volume spikes above
3×the recent average candle volume — fires when a candle's volume runs past your multiple of its recent average.
Disable alert after first trigger
If unchecked (recommended), the alert keeps monitoring and notifies you with a cooldown between notifications.
Cooldown Period
Live setup
Your alert in plain English
Notify me by Discord when LINK's 5m volume runs 3× its recent average on Binance.
Recent average 5m volume
1.42M USDT
What multiple should I pick?
2× catches early stirs, 3×–5× flags real conviction, 10× is reserved for outright blowouts.
A preview of the actual in-app builder. Values shown are illustrative.
From baseline to notification
How to set a crypto volume alert and pick the right multiple.
- 01Pick the coin, the pair and the exchangeChoose the cryptocurrency and quote currency, then the venue whose tape you actually trade — Binance Futures, or any of the 50+ supported exchanges. Because every coin is judged against its own history, a quiet microcap and BTC can run the same rule.
- 02Choose the timeframeThe timeframe is the candle window each volume bucket is measured over. A 5m bucket catches fast intraday bursts; a 30m one waits for participation to build. As you pick, the builder shows that timeframe's recent average volume — the rolling baseline your spike gets measured against.
- 03Set the multiple that counts as unusualQuick multiples run 1.5×, 2×, 3×, 5× and 10×. Two times normal catches early stirs, three to five flags real conviction, ten is reserved for outright blowouts — and the builder does the arithmetic, spelling out the volume figure your multiple works out to before you commit to it.
- 04Choose delivery, then save itEmail, Telegram, Discord, or a JSON webhook, set per alert. Leave 'disable after first trigger' unchecked and it keeps monitoring with a cooldown between notifications — 15 minutes is the recommended default — so one frantic hour pings you once, not forty times.
Four ways traders use them
Breakout confirmation, microcaps waking up, and the moves that start quietly.
Catching unusual volume before the price reacts
Volume usually moves first — a bucket printing three times normal while the chart still looks flat is someone building a position. Put the alert on the coins you follow and you hear about the participation, not the candle that follows it. The volume movers board ranks the same thing market-wide over 1-to-30-minute windows if you'd rather browse than wait.
Volume confirmation for a breakout you're waiting on
A level break on thin volume is usually a fakeout. Run a volume alert alongside a price alert on the same coin and you learn whether the break arrived with participation behind it — two pings a minute apart read very differently from one on its own.
Microcaps waking up, measured on their own scale
The same $2M hour is quiet for BTC and a siren for a small cap, so a flat volume threshold is useless across a whole market. Measuring each coin against its own rolling average makes one rule fair everywhere — and to sweep every tracked coin instead of naming them, the market scanner includes a volume scan among its 16 scan types.
Working out what the spike actually means
A spike tells you activity arrived; it doesn't say who caused it. When the ping lands, the volume analysis scanner puts a name to the bar on Binance spot and futures — relative volume, whether price closed through a level on it, and whether it reads as an exhaustion climax rather than a start.
Volume alerts — questions
- How does CoinBeacon detect a volume spike?
- Each coin's current trading volume is compared to its own rolling baseline — its normal level over recent periods. You choose the multiple (2× normal, 3×, anything), and the alert fires the moment the current bucket crosses it. A per-alert cooldown stops one busy hour from paging you repeatedly.
- How do I set up a crypto volume alert?
- In three steps: choose the market, set the trigger, pick delivery. You name the coin, the quote currency and the exchange; choose the timeframe each volume bucket is measured over; then set the multiple of the recent average that counts as a spike. The builder writes the finished alert back in plain English before you save it.
- What volume multiple should I use — 2×, 3× or 5×?
- It depends how early you want to hear about it. 2× catches early stirs, 3×–5× flags real conviction, and 10× is reserved for outright blowouts. Quick multiples of 1.5×, 2×, 3×, 5× and 10× are one tap away, and the multiple is set per alert — so if a coin pings more often than you want, raise its multiple without touching the others.
- What timeframe should a volume spike alert use?
- The timeframe is the candle window each volume bucket is measured over, so it decides how quickly a spike registers. A 5m bucket reacts to fast intraday bursts; a 30m one waits for participation to hold up longer before it counts. Whichever you pick, the builder shows the recent average volume for that timeframe, so you can see what normal looks like before choosing a multiple.
- Which coins and exchanges do crypto volume alerts cover?
- Volume alerts run on 6,000+ coins from feeds across 50+ exchanges — the same pipeline behind every CoinBeacon alert type. Because each coin is measured against its own baseline, quiet microcaps and majors like BTC are covered by the same rule.
- Will a volume alert keep firing, or stop after the first spike?
- That is your choice, set when you create it. Leave 'disable alert after first trigger' unchecked — the recommended setting — and the alert keeps monitoring, with a cooldown between notifications that defaults to 15 minutes. Tick it instead and the alert completes on the first spike, which suits a one-off event you are waiting on.
- Can I see unusual volume across the whole market without setting an alert?
- Yes. The volume movers board ranks unusual trading volume across 6,000+ coins over the last 1 to 30 minutes, using the same baseline math as the alerts, and needs no setup at all. Open it when something feels off, see where the trading is concentrating, then pin an alert on the pair that matters.
- How are volume alerts delivered, and what does the free plan include?
- Pick email, Telegram, Discord, or a webhook per alert. The free plan includes every feature — volume alerts, the market scanner with its 16 scan types, and the movers boards — with 5 active alerts, 10 notifications a day, and Google sign-in.
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- 03Momentum alerts— Every time a coin swings by your amount
- 04Pump & dump alerts— The instant a coin pumps or dumps abnormally fast
- 05Wick detection— Spikes that get rejected and snap back
- 06Indicator alerts— RSI, MACD, EMA, Bollinger & more — on any coin
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