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🕭 What the Hell Is Spodin?

What is Spodin?​

Spodin (short for Spear of Odin) is our proprietary closed-system alert; with it, you can set personalized price alerts that are sent directly to your phone via call or text when specific price levels are reached. By using Spodin, you can rest assured that your price alerts remain confidential and secure, which eliminates the risk of your trading intentions being exploited by market makers.
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How to Access Spodin​

Open Spodin from the main navigation (app.bigshort.com/spodin.html).

The Spodin tab with an empty alerts table — columns for Instrument, Trigger, Last, Message, Added, and Options — above the phone-number field and symbol search box

Your alerts appear in a table with columns for INSTRUMENT, TRIGGER, LAST, MESSAGE, ADDED, and OPTIONS.

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Add your Phone Number​

Be sure to add your phone number (including the +1 country code) so you receive your SMS alerts.

The Spodin tab with the +1 phone number field in the upper-left, above the empty alerts table

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How to Set a Spodin​

In the "Symbol — Enter to add an alert" box, type your desired ticker.

The Spodin symbol search box in the top bar, ready for a ticker to be entered

Press Enter to add the alert. Then set the price target and the message you'd like to receive when that ticker trades at that value. You can choose whether you'd like Spodin to call, text, or both. Then click "Add Alert."

The Add Alert dialog for SPY with the last price, a price-target field, a message field, Call and Text checkboxes, and the Add Alert button

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How to Reset a Spodin​

When the price target of the Spodin is hit, you'll receive a call/text to the phone number you added. The triggered Spodin will be highlighted in teal, and will not alert you again. You can choose to reset the Spodin, meaning you'll receive another call/text when that price is hit, by selecting "Reset" under Options.

The Spodin alerts table with two alerts listed and the Reset option highlighted in teal in the Options column

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How to Edit a Spodin​

If you'd like to edit an existing Spodin, hit "Edit" under Options and type in your new price target.

The Spodin alerts table with the Edit option highlighted on an alert row

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How to Delete a Spodin​

If you'd like to delete an existing Spodin, simply hit "Delete" under Options and your Spodin will be removed.

The Spodin alerts table with the Delete option highlighted on an alert row

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