How does CoinBeacon detect a volume spike?

Each coin's trading volume is compared to its own baseline: the average of its last 20 candles. You choose the multiple (2× or more), and the alert fires when a candle's volume crosses it. A per-alert cooldown stops one busy hour from notifying 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 increases, 3× to 5× marks a clearer jump, and 10× only the largest. Quick multiples of 2×, 3×, 5× and 10× are one tap away, and the multiple is set per alert, so if a coin alerts 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 candles from Binance spot and futures and the Bybit, OKX, Gate.io and HTX perpetual markets. Because each coin is measured against its own baseline, quiet small caps 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 and the alert keeps monitoring, with a cooldown between notifications that defaults to 60 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 over the last 1 to 30 minutes, with each coin measured against its own normal volume, and needs no setup. 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 19 scan types, and the movers boards) with 5 active alerts and 10 notifications a day.

Features

Crypto volume alerts

CoinBeacon compares each coin's trading volume to its own recent average and alerts you when it rises past the multiple you set, by email, Telegram, Discord or webhook.

Volume against each coin's normal

A raw volume number cannot be compared across a market: the same $2M hour is quiet for BTC and large for a small cap. So CoinBeacon measures each coin against its own recent average and fires when a candle crosses the multiple you set.

You pick the multiple. 2× normal or more, set per alert.
Pairs with price. Run it next to a price alert on the same coin to see whether a break had volume behind it.
Cooldowns built in. A per-alert cooldown means one busy hour sends one notification.

One coin, 30m candles · illustration, not live▲ 3.1× normal

normal

+212%

vs normal

The alert fires on the candle that clears your multiple: here, a candle at 3.1× the average before it.

Volume movers board

The volume movers board ranks unusual trading volume over the last 1 to 30 minutes, with each coin measured against its own normal. See where trading is concentrating, then set an alert on the pair that matters.

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How the board ranks · illustration, not live15m window

1A microcapagainst its own normal▲ 6.2×
2A mid-capagainst its own normal▲ 3.1×
3A large capagainst its own normal▲ 2.4×
4A majoragainst its own normal▲ 2.1×

Size does not decide the order: a microcap can outrank a major, because every row is measured against its own rolling average.

Volume alert builder

Three steps (market, trigger and delivery), and the builder reads your alert back in plain English before you save it.

app.coinbeacon.io/alerts/volume

AlertsVolume

Volume alerts

Get notified when a coin's candle volume spikes above its recent average.

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Set your conditions

Market

BTCBinanceBTCUSDTUSDT

Timeframe

Closed candles only

Market view

BTC / USDT · Binance Spot · 1h

RVOL: 0.73×last closed candle
20-candle avg: 55.59MUSDT
Alert at: ≥ 166.77MUSDT

Volume (USDT)
Last closed
Met ≥ 3× (replayed)
Alert level (3× avg)

The alert checks once a minute on the last closed 1-hour candle, comparing its USDT volume with the average of the 20 closed candles before it. Bars that reach the dashed line met your multiplier: replayed from past candles, not alerts sent.

Last candle closed 18:00 UTC

Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Trigger

Spike size (× the 20-candle average)

2×3×5×10×

3×

Now RVOL 0.73× · last closed candle

Delivery

Notification channel

Cooldown

1 hour

Fires when a closed candle's volume meets your multiplier, then waits out the cooldown before it can fire again for this coin.

Disable after first trigger

Fires a single time, then turns itself off. Leave it off to keep the alert recurring.

Note

e.g. Take profit here. Move the stop to entry.

Optional: added to every notification this alert sends.

Notify me by Email when BTCUSDT on Binance Spot prints a 1h candle with volume ≥ 3× its 20-candle average. Cooldown: 1 hour.

Preview the message

CoinBeaconExample alert

Volume spike: BTCUSDT on Binance ≥ 3× avg (1h)

Threshold ≥ 3× the 20-candle average

Timeframe 1h

Just now · via Email

An illustration of the message format, not a live alert.

Your alert keeps watching after you close this page.

CancelCreate alert

The in-app builder with the settings it opens on. The candles, their volume, the alert level and the RVOL are a live read of the last 120 closed 1-hour candles of BTC/USDT on Binance.

How to set a crypto volume alert

01Pick the coin, the pair and the exchangeChoose the coin and quote currency, then the venue you trade: Binance spot or futures, or the Bybit, OKX, Gate.io or HTX perpetual markets. Because every coin is judged against its own history, a quiet small cap 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 baseline your spike is measured against.
03Set the multiple that counts as unusualQuick multiples run 2×, 3×, 5× and 10×, and 2× is the minimum. The builder shows the volume figure your multiple works out to before you save.
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 (60 minutes by default), so one busy hour sends one notification.

Common uses

Unusual volume on coins you follow

A candle printing three times normal volume while price looks flat can mean someone is building a position. Put the alert on the coins you follow to hear about the volume as it arrives. 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 can be 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 notifications 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 large for a small cap, so a flat volume threshold does not work across a whole market. Measuring each coin against its own rolling average makes one rule work everywhere. To check every coin instead of naming them, the market scanner includes a volume scan among its 19 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 classifies the bar on Binance, Bybit, OKX and Gate.io: relative volume, whether it closed across a pivot or Fibonacci level, and whether its shape is a possible exhaustion candle.

Volume alerts FAQ

How does CoinBeacon detect a volume spike?: Each coin's trading volume is compared to its own baseline: the average of its last 20 candles. You choose the multiple (2× or more), and the alert fires when a candle's volume crosses it. A per-alert cooldown stops one busy hour from notifying 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 increases, 3× to 5× marks a clearer jump, and 10× only the largest. Quick multiples of 2×, 3×, 5× and 10× are one tap away, and the multiple is set per alert, so if a coin alerts 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 candles from Binance spot and futures and the Bybit, OKX, Gate.io and HTX perpetual markets. Because each coin is measured against its own baseline, quiet small caps 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 and the alert keeps monitoring, with a cooldown between notifications that defaults to 60 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 over the last 1 to 30 minutes, with each coin measured against its own normal volume, and needs no setup. 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 19 scan types, and the movers boards) with 5 active alerts and 10 notifications a day.

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Crypto volume spikes: what happened next: What crypto prices did after a candle traded three times its usual volume, on about 800 coins over six months, split by the way the candle closed.

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