Custom indicator to watchlist/scanner

Discussion in 'Interactive Brokers' started by jirib, Apr 15, 2022.

  1. jirib

    jirib

    Hi guys,

    I am coming back to trading and I am pretty sure I had this watchlist in my TWS when I last used it many years back, but do not seem to be able to set it up now...

    I want to watch the S&P 100 stocks using custom technical indicators.

    Can I add a column with a custom indicator? Like SMA(33) or RSI (21)?

    Also, if I want to add the S&P 100 stocks to my Watchlist, do I really have to add them manually one by one? Is there no way to add this group to a watchlist with a few clicks?

    PS: I am not too sure about the difference between watchlist and scanner. It seems that scanner is just a watchlist with a filter applied. Either would work for me if I could specify values to filtr by for a specific technical indicator.

    Thank you.
     
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  2. maxinger

    maxinger

    GOOD NEWS !!!
    and / or
    BAD NEWS !!!!

    the best indicator is the invisible one.

    The market moves in various
    fashion/manner/speed/acceleration/deceleration/pattern/behaviour ....
    So Indicators are a nuisance.

    Indicators started to be very popular when the computers were widely
    available, and many people wanted more and more indicators due
    to whatever reasons.


    Thank you for your attention.
     
  3. GoldDigger

    GoldDigger

    Welcome back to trading!

    I am not familiar with TWS.

    I use E*Trade and that is where I maintain my
    watchlist. As far as I can tell, the stocks must
    be added individually.

    Perhaps you can use an existing list:

    https://www.barchart.com/stocks/indices/sp/sp100

    Your watchlist is used to monitor and track the
    performance of stocks you are interested in.

    A scanner provides real-time price and other
    details about your stocks.

    A screener sorts through all the stocks and
    provides results based on your criteria.

    For example if you want to find all stocks that
    have increased by 15% since yesterday,
    a screener will sort those out for you.

    Good Luck!
     
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  4. easymon1

    easymon1

    tws watchlist tutorial
    https://www.dogpile.com/serp?q=tws+watchlist+tutorial

    To import tickers into TWS Watchlist
    https://www.dogpile.com/serp?q=To+import+tickers+into+TWS+Watchlist
     
    Last edited: Apr 15, 2022