Triggers

A trigger is the smallest trading piece: one "if this, then buy or sell" order. Like "buy 1 SPY at the market if the price drops to 550." When the condition is met, Atlas places the order with your broker and then handles the exit (stop loss and take profit) you set.

What can start a trigger

• Price, the classic "if the price hits X" order.
• A time, fire at a set time.
• An alert, fire when an alert goes off.
• Both, keep watching the price and also let a time or alert fire it.

Check first, then place

Trading tools always let you check first, then place. One tool shows you exactly what will be set up. Another one places it. The same goes for one off orders.

A trigger is a fixed rule you set up front. A workflow is an AI that decides what to place on each run. When a workflow decides to trade, it makes triggers. So triggers are the layer under the automation.

Manage single triggers in the Triggers tab.