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Sunday, December 9, 2018

What is a 'Watchlist'?

A watchlist is 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 of financial or other news that could impact these instruments. Typically, the investor monitors the list, waiting for certain criteria to be met &mdash 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.

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