Hey everyone!
I’m curious — how do you decide which tickers are worth tracking? Right now I just follow a bunch of “big name” companies, but I feel like I need a more structured approach.
Do any of you use screeners or filters based on volume, dividends, news, or something else?
If you don’t mind sharing, I’d love to hear your method — trying to bring some order to my watchlist.
Yeah, I used to just follow random big names too, but it got messy real quick. Now I run a basic screener a couple times a week — nothing fancy. I filter by avg volume (over 1M), price above 10 bucks, and sometimes I sort by recent dividend yield or unusual volume spikes.
I also keep an eye on news-based movers and add tickers if I see a trend or sector heating up. It’s not perfect, but at least my list doesn’t feel like a junk drawer anymore 
I just track tickers that I actually trade or might trade soon. If I haven’t touched it in months, it’s gone from my list.
I mix it up — start with a core list of solid, high-volume stocks I trade often, then rotate in tickers from a simple screener based on momentum and news. If a sector’s hot, I’ll add a few from there too. Keeps things fresh without drowning in data.
I mostly let earnings calendars guide me. A week before reports, I load up on those tickers, watch the moves, then drop most of them after. Easier than tracking everything all year.