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What this helps you do
This guide helps you use Watchlists as a fast “market dashboard” so you can keep tabs on the symbols you care about without turning your workspace into a scavenger hunt. This matters because the less time you spend searching for tickers, the more attention you can give to what the chart is actually saying.
A practical watchlist setup that stays useful
A watchlist works best when it has a job. The easiest way to keep it efficient is to give each list a theme that matches how you think.
Examples that tend to hold up over time:
Use the Watchlists selector like a quick filter
The watchlist selector at the top of the widget is your fastest way to swap contexts without losing your place on the chart. This is especially handy if you keep one list intentionally small and use other lists as secondary buckets.
Turn on Compact mode when you are scanning
If you are in scan mode, the goal is to fit more signal on the screen.
The three-dot menu in the Watchlists widget includes Compact mode in 4.0. Compact mode uses slimmer rows, which makes it easier to spot the handful of symbols that actually moved.
Read the columns like a triage board
The Watchlists widget gives you quick context with Last, Change, and Chg%. When you are trying to stay efficient, you are not looking for perfection here. You are looking for “which ones deserve chart time.”
A simple rhythm:
Keep the Watchlists widget as your glanceable list, then open the chart only for the symbols that clearly stand out.
Keep your “core” list small on purpose
A core watchlist is not a library. It is a shortlist.
If your core list is long enough that you scroll for fun, it stops doing its job. A tight core list makes it obvious when something important is happening, because the move has fewer places to hide.
Use flags as light organization, not a second job
In 4.0, symbol rows include flag icons you can use to mark symbols for quick grouping. This is great for “today I care about this” tagging without needing to build a brand-new watchlist.
If you want a deeper organization system using flags and quick access patterns, that ties into Workspace Favorites, so you can keep everything consistent across your workspace.
A low-effort routine that works
A watchlist is only “efficient” if it stays maintained.
A simple cadence:
When watchlists start feeling noisy
If everything looks like a priority, nothing is.
Most watchlist chaos comes from one of these:
The fix is usually boring, which is good news. Split the list by purpose, trim it, and move “someday” symbols into a bench list so they stop crowding your decision-making.