Big trades print every trading day. You do not need to see each one as it lands. A short routine lets you follow what matters to you, check the evidence, and then get on with your day.
Start with a short list
Add the tickers you care about to Favorites. Keep the list short enough to read in one glance. If a ticker stops being useful to you, remove it. A list you trust is worth more than a long one.
Each row shows the day's price change and a badge when something unusual printed, such as #1 or
Sector and broad-market ETFs sit beside your favorites. They show the backdrop, so you can tell whether a busy day is about one stock or the broad market.
Let alerts do the watching
Set a few alerts for the events you care about. Good starting points are a
Every alert opens the evidence. One tap takes you to the chart at that ticker and time, with the print highlighted and the rule that fired written out beside it. You see what happened first, then decide whether it matters to you. Each alert also shows when the trade happened and when the alert reached you, so you always know how old the information is.
Each alert says “Information only, not a recommendation to trade.” Alerts use the same data as the chart, so they carry the same delay. They can also arrive late or not at all, so do not rely on them alone.
A few settings keep alerts calm. Quiet hours keep notifications silent during the hours you choose. The first minutes after the open are busy, so alerts from 9:30 to 9:35 a.m. Eastern arrive together as one summary. Each rule also waits a while before it fires again for the same ticker. If one ticker gets noisy, choose Mute today.
Catch up in one place
When you come back, the Since you last looked card lists what changed while you were away, most significant first. It covers new big prints,
Each item says what changed in plain words, with the time it happened. If a trade in the list was canceled after it printed, its item says so. If our data had a gap while you were away, the card shows which hours are missing, so missing data never looks like a quiet market.
When you have seen everything, choose Mark all seen. The card collapses to “All caught up”.
Know when to close the tab
Most days, most of your tickers will do nothing unusual. “No unusual activity” means the data is current and nothing met the threshold. It is a normal result, and it asks nothing of you.
A calm routine has an end. Check the catch-up card. Open anything that stands out and read its evidence. Make sure your alerts cover what you care about. Then close the tab. Your rules stay in place, and the card will be waiting next time.
Replay is there when you want to study a past session at your own pace. Exploring the past never moves your catch-up card, so nothing is marked as seen by accident.
No single print requires you to act. Large trades happen every trading day, and BigTape will show you the ones that stood out when you come back.