Watchlists allow you to monitor a user defined group of stocks in one convenient list.
New watchlists can be created by clicking the New Button in the Watchlist section of the Toolbar.
W to change the tool to WatchlistsWatchlists are limited to 500 stocks.
To add a stock to a watchlist type +, type in the stock code, then hit the enter key. Separate stock codes with a space to add multiple codes at the same time. Alternatively, drag a code from another tool and drop it on the watchlist.
To remove a stock from a watchlist type -, type in the stock code, then hit the enter key. Separate stock codes with a space to remove multiple codes at the same time. Alternatively, click the small x icon that appears next to the code when you hover over the stock code.
Bulk add stocks to a watchlist by pasting (Ctrl V) a list of codes copied from another application (e.g. Excel, Word, Notepad)
1..9 will change the Watchlist to the 1st through 9th saved Watchlist.
Left / Right will change to previous or next saved Watchlist
Press space twice quickly to toggle freezing of the Watchlist.
Drag a Watchlist to a Watchbar to have the stocks in the list rotate on permanent display.
Use the shortcut key Shift S to assign the currently selected watchlist to the Speedlist.
| Name | Short Company Name |
| Code | Code |
| Bid | Top Bid |
| Offer | Top Offer |
| Last | Last Traded Price |
| Change | Change Today |
| % Chg | Percent Change Today |
| Volume | Total Volume |
| Turnover | Total Turnover |
| Rel Vol | Average On Market Volume * |
| Diff Vol | Difference between On Market Volume (or Auction Volume) and Average * |
| Ratio | Ratio of current On Market Volume (or Auction Volume) to Average * |
| Buy/Sell | Volume Bought vs Volume Sold Today |
| Short | % Held Short |
| %ShChg | Change in % Held Short |
| DTC | Days to Cover |
| VWAP | Volume Weighted Average Price |
| Delta | Last Traded Price at Delta Time * |
| Delta Chg | Change since Delta Time * |
| Delta % | Percent Change since Delta Time * |
| Mkt Cap | Market Capitalisation |
| Trades | Number of Trades |
| Time | Time of Last Trade today |
| Description | Description |
| Quote Bases | Quote Bases |
| State | State (if different from market) |
| Prev | Previous Close |
| First | First Traded Price Today |
| Low | Lowest Traded Price Today |
| High | Highest Traded Price Today |
See here.
| New | New Watchlist |
| Load | Load Watchlist |
| Rename | Rename Watchlist |
| Columns | Prioritise and customise column display |
| % Change | Order by Percent Change Today |
| Change | Order by Change Today |
| Volume | Order by Volume |
| Turnover | Order by Value |
| Mkt Cap | Order by Market Capitalisation |
| % Delta | Order by Percent Change since Delta Time |
| Delta | Order by Change since Delta Time |
| Last Trade | Order by Last Trade Time |
| Buy/Sell | Order by Volume Bought vs Volume Sold for Today |
| Code | Order by Code |
| Rel Vol Ratio | Order by Relative Volume Ratio |
| Rel Vol | Order by Relative Volume |
| Range Pos | Order by Range Position |
| Day Range | Order by the Day Range |
| Manual | N/A in Watchlists |
| Bid Gap | Order by the % difference between the current bid and last price |
| Ask Gap | Order by the % difference between the current ask and last price |
| VWAP Gap | Order by the % difference between the VWAP and last price |
| Auction Surplus | Order by either the Auction Surplus Volume or Value |
| Reverse | Order the list in reverse |
The Delta is the difference between the current share price and the price as at the set delta period.
Setting a delta period and ordering the watchlist by % Delta shows you a list of stocks that have increased or decreased the most since the set delta time. This can be useful to find stocks that are moving intraday.
Setting a delta period to longer periods, for example weekly or monthly, can be used to identify stocks that are out or under performing over longer time frames.
Delta columns only appear in the Watchlist if a delta period has been set.
| 1 Min | Set Delta period to 1 minute |
| 2 | Set Delta period to 2 minutes |
| 5 | Set Delta period to 5 minutes |
| 10 | Set Delta period to 10 minutes |
| 15 | Set Delta period to 15 minutes |
| 20 | Set Delta period to 20 minutes |
| 30 | Set Delta period to 30 minutes |
| 1 Hour | Set Delta period to 1 hour |
| 2 | Set Delta period to 2 hours |
| 4 | Set Delta period to 4 hours |
| Custom | Todo |
| Week | Set Delta period to the opening price 7 days ago |
| Month | Set Delta period to the opening price 30 days ago |
| Year | Set Delta period to the opening price 1 year ago |
| YTD | Set Delta period to the opening price on the 1st day of the current year |
| First Trade | Set Delta period to the First On Market Trade of the day |
| Last Trade | Set Delta period to the Last On Market Trade before the closing auction |
| N/A | No Delta period set |
The Relative Volume figure calculates a stocks usual trading volume as at the same point in time during the day.
The Relative Volume figure can be based on
The Difference and Ratio figures measure the current volume vs the set relative volume period. This can help you identify whether volume flows for the stock are increasing or decreasing.
In Spark, relative volume calculations only include On Market trades. This better reflects a stock's trading activity as it prevents data being distorted by one off large block trades.
During the pre market auction phase the Relative Volume figures account for shares traded in the opening auction.
Relative Volume columns only appear in the Watchlist if a delta period has been set.
Throughout Spark a stocks Relative Volume figures are displayed whenever you hover over any volume figure within Spark.
| Yesterday | Set Rel Vol to be based on yesterdays volume |
| Week Avg | Set Rel Vol to be based on 5 day average traded volume |
| Month Avg | Set Rel Vol to be based on 30 day average traded volume |
| N/A | No Rel Vol set |
See short selling.
The change is based on the date of the last ASIC report.
| Day | The date immediately before the most recent report |
| Week | 7 days prior to the most recent report |
| Month | 1 month prior to the most recent report |
| Year | 1 year prior to the most recent report |
| N/A | Hide the Change in % Short Held column and disable the Short % Chg order |