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    Watchlists

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    A watchlist is your own list of tickers, priced live. It lives in a Watchlist card on your dashboard, and the same list shows on web and mobile. A scan finds stocks for you each time it runs. A watchlist holds the ones you picked and changes only when you change it.

    A Watchlist card can also show a saved scan instead of a list. That view is read-only and follows the scan's latest results.

    Tour

    The header holds the list name, its ticker count, Add ticker and the TradingView export.

    • Name and count: the list's name and how many tickers it holds.
    • Add ticker: a search box in the header. Pick a stock to add it to the list.
    • Export for TradingView: the table icon. Saves the list as a .txt file. Web only.
    • Columns: Symbol, Last, % Chg, Mkt Cap and RS to start. Click ⋮ at the end of the header row to add more.
    • Add a ticker…: the last row. The same search as the header, for when you're at the bottom of a long list.

    Mobile only.

    Create a watchlist

    1. On your dashboard, click Add to dashboard (the grid icon at the top right) and pick Watchlist. The Watchlist & Chart and Active Trader presets come with one too.
    2. On the new card, click New watchlist. The list saves at once with a name like "Watchlist K3P9".
    3. Type a ticker or company name in Add ticker and pick it from the list.

    To rename the list, open the card's settings (the gear on the card) and change Name.

    To show a list you already have, click Choose a source on an empty card and pick it on the Watchlists tab. Several cards can show the same list, and a change on one shows on all of them.

    Save a scan's results as a watchlist

    1. Run a scan.
    2. Click Watchlist above the results, or open Filters and pick Save results as watchlist.
    3. Keep or change the name, then click Create watchlist.
    4. Click Add to dashboard in the message that follows to put the list on a card.

    The tickers copy in once, in scan order, up to 1,000. The list doesn't change when the scan does. If you edited the filters since the last run, scan again first. More on the results page: Export and share.

    Add a scan's results to a list you have

    1. Open the card's settings.
    2. Under Add in bulk, pick a saved scan.
    3. Choose Include results from: the latest run, or everything the scan matched over a window (1 day to 1 month).
    4. Name the section the tickers will land in, check the count, and click Import.

    The imported tickers go into their own section, so your own rows stay where they are. Tickers already on the list are skipped. To undo the import, delete the section.

    Lookback windows need Super or Super Pro. Only paid plans refresh saved scans in the background, so only they have past runs to look back over.

    Ask the AI terminal

    On Super and Super Pro, the AI terminal can create a watchlist, add or remove tickers, rename one or delete one. It shows you the change as a card, and nothing happens until you confirm it.

    Organize a list

    Sections

    A separator splits a list into named sections, such as "Semis" and "Earnings this week".

    • Right-click a row and pick Insert separator above or Insert separator below.
    • Click a section's name to rename it.
    • Hover a section and click ×, or right-click it and pick Remove section. Its tickers join the section above.
    • Drag a row by its grip to move it, within a section or into another.

    Sort

    Click a column header (tap it on mobile) to sort the list by it. Click it again to flip the order or clear the sort. You can't drag rows while a column is sorted.

    By default, a sort flattens the list and hides the sections until you clear it. Turn on Sort within sections in the card's settings to sort each section on its own and keep the separators.

    Remove a ticker

    Right-click the row and pick Remove from watchlist.

    Delete a list

    Open the card's settings, open the Watchlist source picker, and click the trash icon next to the list. The confirm tells you how many dashboard cards show it, on this dashboard and your saved ones. Those cards go back to the empty picker. You can't undo a delete.

    Mobile only.

    Show a saved scan on a card

    A Watchlist card can show a saved scan's matches instead of your own list.

    1. On an empty card, click Choose a source, or open the card's settings.
    2. On the Scans tab, pick a saved scan.

    The card is read-only: its tickers come from the scan, so you edit the scan in the scanner. It shows the first 500 matches in scan order, with Open in scanner for the rest. Under Include results from, pick Latest run, or a window from 1 day to 1 month to show every ticker the scan matched in that time, most recent first. Windows need Super or Super Pro.

    With Auto-reload scan watchlists on in the dashboard settings, the card refreshes as soon as the scan finds new results.

    Live prices

    Prices, % change and volume stream live on every card. On the Free plan they run 15 minutes behind the market, and the card says Prices delayed 15 min. Super and Super Pro get realtime prices. See Data delays and market hours.

    Live price ticks, in the dashboard settings, decides how prices move. On, they tick and flash on every trade. Off, they update every 2 seconds without flashing. Both are live.

    Link a watchlist to a chart

    Give a Watchlist card and a Stock Chart card the same link color. Click a row in the watchlist and the chart switches to that ticker. On mobile, long-press a row and send it to a color group. The Watchlist & Chart preset comes linked. See Link cards.

    Export to TradingView

    1. Click Export for TradingView (the table icon) in the card header.
    2. Turn on Add exchange prefixes only if your TradingView import needs symbols like NASDAQ:AAPL.
    3. Click Copy or Download .txt.
    4. In TradingView, open the watchlist panel and use Import list….

    Your sections come across as TradingView sections.

    Reference

    Limits

    LimitValuePlan
    Watchlists per account50Every plan
    Tickers per watchlist1,000Every plan
    Sections per watchlist50Every plan
    Name length100 charactersEvery plan
    Tickers a saved-scan card showsFirst 500Every plan
    Lookback windows (import or scan card)1 day to 1 monthSuper, Super Pro
    Realtime pricesSuper, Super Pro (Free: 15 minutes delayed)

    Columns

    ColumnShown at firstPlan
    Symbol, Last, % Chg, Mkt Cap, RSYesFree
    Last Size, Volume, Primary Exchange, Security Type, Currency, Shares Outstanding, Shares Float, Country (HQ), OTCNoFree
    Trend Efficiency, Regime Extension, Regime Divergence, Regime Divergence %ile, Group StrengthNoSuper Pro

    On a lower plan, the Super Pro columns show blurred values and don't sort. Each card keeps its own column choice and sort, so two cards on the same list can look different.

    What syncs

    The list itself (its name, tickers, order and sections) is the same on web and mobile. The cards are not: web and mobile dashboards are separate layouts, so columns, sort and link colors are set per device.

    Tips

    • Keep one list per job: a day's movers, a sector you trade, names with earnings this week. Fifty lists is plenty of room.
    • Use Add in bulk to refill a list from a scan each morning. Each import lands in a new section, so you can delete yesterday's section in one click.
    • Want a list that keeps up with a scan on its own? Show the saved scan on the card instead of copying its results.
    • Turn Live price ticks off if the flashing distracts you. Prices still update every 2 seconds.

    Troubleshooting

    IssueCauseSolution
    "Watchlist limit reached (50)."You have 50 watchlists.Delete one you no longer use, then create the new one.
    "Watchlist full" or the import says some tickers won't fit.A list holds at most 1,000 tickers.Remove tickers, or split the import across two lists.
    A card says "That watchlist no longer exists."The list was deleted, maybe from another card or device.Click New watchlist or Choose a source to pick another.
    I can't drag rows.A column is sorted.Click the sorted header until the sort clears.
    Insert separator is grayed out.A sort is hiding the sections.Clear the sort, or turn on Sort within sections.
    My scan card shows "No results in the past week."The scan matched nothing in that window.Pick a longer window or Latest run.
    Save results as watchlist is grayed out.The scan hasn't run, matched nothing, or you changed the filters since it ran.Run the scan, then save.
    Prices on the card are 15 minutes behind.The Free plan shows delayed prices.Upgrade to Super for realtime prices.

    Related

    Your dashboardAdd, arrange and link the cards a watchlist lives in.Results & columnsSave a scan's results as a watchlist or export them to TradingView.Data delays and market hoursWhy Free prices run 15 minutes late.

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