The count tells you how many times that alert has taken place but it does not relate to the filters you have for any given window. It is very possible that the filters and alerts combined made it so that the first time you saw the move with the appropriate volume etc was the 26th one. This FAQ will help. http://www.trade-ideas.com/FAQ.html#Q23
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