- A watchlist is a list of ticker symbols that are monitored for potential opportunities or to track their performance.
- Most online brokerages and financial portals make it easy to create checklists.
- Some trading platforms may offer special watchlists according to criteria that experts believe may be important to users of the platform.
- Using the stock screener, you can create an automatic watchlist focused on a specific metric, such as earnings or long-term performance.
- Watchlists can be actively managed and monitored or passively viewed over time.