diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c681d06..2e3b901 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ indicators.
 1. **OHLCV** — latest daily bars (Alpaca); new tickers backfill ~5 years.
 2. **Sentiment** — stale names that matter (top-pick feeders, watchlist, open paper, discovery net). Display context only; the activation gate is price-only.
 3. **Market Regime** + **Regime Monitor** — breadth/trend and the v2 risk thermometer; feed no trades.
+4. **Telegram alerts** — change-driven (regime-quadrant etc.); quiet days stay quiet. Setup alerts still fire on the near-close pipeline after the scan.
 
 **Near-close** (~15:30 ET Mon–Fri) — the only full-universe qualifying observation:
 
diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 7d9ca21..b9f64b9 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     sentiment_fresh_hours: int = 120
     sentiment_top_composite: int = 30
     fundamental_fetch_frequency: str = "weekly"  # quarterly-ish data; weekly conserves API quota
-    rr_scan_frequency: str = "daily"
-    alerts_frequency: str = "hourly"
+    rr_scan_frequency: str = "daily"  # legacy label; qualifying scan is cron near-close
+    # alerts_frequency removed: alerts fire only via morning + near-close pipelines
     fundamental_rate_limit_retries: int = 3
     fundamental_rate_limit_backoff_seconds: int = 15
     # Pause between tickers in the bulk fundamentals job. Free tiers throttle
diff --git a/app/scheduler.py b/app/scheduler.py
index 9500bed..94aeb27 100644
--- a/app/scheduler.py
+++ b/app/scheduler.py
@@ -1190,6 +1190,10 @@ _DAILY_PIPELINE_STEPS = [
     ("market_regime", "compute_market_regime"),
     # Observational only — display/alerts; not trade selection.
     ("regime_monitor", "compute_regime_monitor"),
+    # Alerts after regime so quadrant changes reach Telegram in the morning.
+    # Dispatcher is change-driven; quiet days stay quiet. Setup alerts still
+    # fire on the near-close pipeline after the qualifying scan.
+    ("alerts", "dispatch_alerts_job"),
 ]
 
 # Near-close (~15:30 ET Mon–Fri): refresh in-progress day-t bars (already how
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/admin/ScheduleSettings.tsx b/frontend/src/components/admin/ScheduleSettings.tsx
index eef445b..c2bc3a9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/admin/ScheduleSettings.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/admin/ScheduleSettings.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const FIELDS: { key: keyof ScheduleConfig; label: string; hint: string; mono?: b
   {
     key: 'schedule_daily_pipeline_cron',
     label: 'Morning pipeline',
-    hint: 'OHLCV → benchmark → sentiment → regime (no R:R scan). Default 02:00 ET.',
+    hint: 'OHLCV → benchmark → sentiment → regime → alerts (no R:R scan). Default 02:00 ET so regime-quadrant changes hit Telegram in the morning.',
     mono: true,
   },
   {