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Tutorial: Building a High-Quality Watchlist

A curated watchlist of 5–15 instruments saves time and focuses your attention on the best setups.

Key rules

  1. Start with a screened universe, not the entire market
  2. Keep final watchlist to 5–15 instruments maximum
  3. Only include instruments with an active, clear setup
  4. Review and refresh the watchlist weekly
  5. Use ScanTrade Watchlist for AI auto-scan on all items

Step 1: Choose a universe (S&P 500, major forex pairs, crypto top 20). Step 2: Apply a screener to filter by volume, trend, and proximity to a setup. Step 3: Manually review the top 20 results. Step 4: Add the best to ScanTrade Watchlist. Step 5: Run a weekly AI scan to flag new signals.

Keep your watchlist at 5–15 instruments maximum. More splits focus and reduces decision quality.

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