What is a 'Watchlist'?

Track your favorite stocks and ETFs with real-time data. Receive email alerts to stay updated on the latest news for your Watchlist.

Sharper Insight. Smarter Investing. Manage Preferences TERM OF THE DAY Watchlist A list of securities being monitored for potential trading or investing opportunities. An investor or trader may create a watchlist of several, dozens or even hundreds of trading instruments to make more informed and opportune investment decisions. A watchlist can help an investor track companies and stay abreast with financial or other news that could impact these instruments. The investor would then wait for certain criteria to be met--such as trading over a certain volume, breaking out of a 52-week range or moving above its 200-day moving average--before placing trade orders. Start a Watchlist: Track your favorite stocks and ETFs with real-time data. Receive email alerts to stay updated on the latest news for your Watchlist. Get Started Related to "Watchlist" Learn How to Create a Watchlist Track your favorite stocks and ETFs with real-time data and receive email alerts on the latest news for your Watchlist. Learn More Building An Effective Watchlist An effective watch list will uncover opportunities missed by other traders, fund managers and market timers. Read More How to Research Stocks Without Analysis Paralysis Don't suffer from paralysis by analysis; find out how to do an effective and manageable job of stock watching. Read More Related Definitions Stock Symbol (Tickers) A stock symbol is a unique series of letters assigned to a security for trading purposes. Read More Dow Jones Industrial Average - DJIA The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted average of 30 significant stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq. The DJIA was invented by Charles Dow back in 1896. Read More Market Is Up A common phrase meaning the stock market (or a major market index) is trading higher than at some specific point in the past. Read More Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) A security that tracks an index, a commodity or a basket of assets like an index fund, but trades like a stock on an exchange. Read More You are currently subscribed as: mondemand.forex@blogger.com Unsubscribe  |  Manage Subscriptions Investopedia, LLC, A Division of IAC. 114 West 41st St, floor 8, New York NY 10036 Copyright © 2018, Investopedia, LLC. All Rights Reserved Follow Us: