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title: "Frequently asked questions"
canonical: https://flicker.finance/faq
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# Frequently asked questions

Step-by-step guides for connecting your exchange accounts and getting the most out of Flicker.

## How Flicker works

The verdict and its reasons, price alerts, and Pilot.

- [How Does Flicker's Buy/Hold/Sell Analysis Work?](https://flicker.finance/faq/how-do-flicker-trading-signals-work) — What Flicker's Buy, Hold, and Sell verdict actually measures, how it's calculated, and how to read it alongside your own research.
- [How Do Price Alerts Work on Flicker?](https://flicker.finance/faq/how-do-price-alerts-work-on-flicker) — Set a price target, a breakout, or a money-flow alert on any asset and get an instant push notification the moment it triggers.
- [What Is Flicker Pilot and How Do I Watch It Trade?](https://flicker.finance/faq/what-is-flicker-pilot) — Flicker Pilot is Flicker's own trading system. It trades Flicker's zones with Flicker's own money, sets the stop and a time limit before every entry, and never trades yours.

## Connecting an exchange

Read-only API keys, what Flicker can see with them, and the steps for each exchange.

- [Is My API Key Safe on Flicker?](https://flicker.finance/faq/is-my-api-key-safe-on-flicker) — How Flicker's read-only API keys work, what we can and can't do with them, and why connecting an exchange account can't put your funds at risk.
- [How to Connect Hyperliquid to Flicker](https://flicker.finance/faq/how-to-connect-hyperliquid-to-flicker) — Step-by-step guide to connecting your Hyperliquid account to Flicker for position tracking and portfolio insights.
- [How to Create a Read-Only API Key on Binance](https://flicker.finance/faq/how-to-create-binance-read-only-api-key) — Step-by-step guide to creating a secure read-only API key on Binance to connect your account to Flicker for portfolio tracking.
- [How to Create a Read-Only API Key on BloFin](https://flicker.finance/faq/how-to-create-blofin-read-only-api-key) — Step-by-step guide to creating a secure read-only API key on BloFin to connect your account to Flicker for portfolio tracking.
- [How to Create a Read-Only API Key on OKX](https://flicker.finance/faq/how-to-create-okx-read-only-api-key) — Step-by-step guide to creating a secure read-only API key on OKX to connect your account to Flicker for portfolio tracking.

## Plans

What the free plan includes and what Pro adds.

- [What's the Difference Between Flicker Free and Pro?](https://flicker.finance/faq/flicker-free-vs-pro-plan) — Flicker's free tier covers the daily read, alerts, and portfolio tracking with no card required. Here's exactly what Pro adds on top.

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