📋 Watchlist Setup Guide¶

Overview¶

The watchlist is your personal list of stocks/crypto symbols that the Trading Assistant monitors and analyzes.

Quick Setup¶

Method 1: Create Manually¶

# Create watchlist file
echo "NVDA" > watchlist.txt
echo "AAPL" >> watchlist.txt
echo "SPY" >> watchlist.txt

Method 2: Copy Example¶

# Download example template
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/XuXuClassMate/trading-assistant/main/watchlist.txt.example
cp watchlist.txt.example watchlist.txt

File Format¶

One symbol per line:

NVDA
AAPL
MSFT
GOOGL
TSLA
SPY
QQQ
BTC-USD
ETH-USD

Supported Symbols¶

US Stocks¶

Individual stocks: NVDA, AAPL, TSLA
ETFs: SPY, QQQ, IWM

Cryptocurrency (via Binance/CoinGecko)¶

Bitcoin: BTC-USD or BTCUSDT
Ethereum: ETH-USD or ETHUSDT
Others: SOL-USD, BNB-USD

Shanghai: 600519.ss (Kweichow Moutai)
Shenzhen: 000858.sz (Wuliangye)

Location¶

Place watchlist.txt in your working directory:

your-working-directory/
├── .env              # API keys
├── watchlist.txt     # Your stock list
└── ...

Usage Examples¶

Analyze All Stocks in Watchlist¶

ta analyze

Real-time Monitor¶

ta monitor

Backtest Signals¶

ta backtest --days 30

Tips¶

Keep it focused: 5-20 symbols is ideal for daily analysis
Update regularly: Remove stocks you're no longer tracking
Never commit to Git: Add to .gitignore (contains your personal strategy)

Troubleshooting¶

"No symbols in watchlist"¶

Solution: Make sure watchlist.txt exists and has at least one symbol:

echo "NVDA" > watchlist.txt

"Invalid symbol"¶

Solution: Check symbol format: - US stocks: NVDA (uppercase) - Crypto: BTC-USD or BTCUSDT - A-shares: 600519.ss