Lists Built From Attention
Many watchlists grow from attention: names traded before, names seen in a chat, names that moved last week. Such a list grows without pruning and says little about why each ticker is on it. An alternative is to give each name an explicit reason that can be checked against a date or a dataset, and to remove it when the reason is gone.
Reasons a Ticker Can Be on a List
A known date. An earnings release, a PDUFA goal date disclosed by the company, an investor day, a shareholder vote. The date is public; the outcome is not.
Unusual volume. Volume well above the ticker's own baseline over several sessions, with or without a public explanation yet. Unusual volume shows participation, never the side of the trade.
A recent event still in progress. An announced merger waiting for approval, an offering that has been registered, a series of insider filings.
Positioning data. Short interest, fails-to-deliver or estimated gamma levels that you want to see change at the next publication.
Keeping the List Small and Current
A list of two hundred names is hard to review in a session. Grouping by time helps: names with a date in the next few days, names with a date in the next weeks, and names kept for background reading. When the date passes or the reason resolves, the name moves down or comes off. Each dataset has its own publication rhythm, so a review schedule can follow it: FINRA short interest twice a month, SEC fails-to-deliver twice a month with about six weeks of delay, Form 4 within two business days of a transaction.
Reading Estimated Gamma Levels
For SPY, QQQ, IWM and DIA, TradeAI News shows estimated gamma exposure levels computed from OCC open interest from two trading sessions earlier. Example: as of 2026-10-16, the SPY short interest and gamma page showed spot $763.66, gamma flip $777.34, call wall $780 and put wall $755; the QQQ short interest and gamma page showed spot $710.62, gamma flip $745.92, call wall $760 and put wall $700 (source: computed by TradeAI News from OCC open interest and bid-ask implied volatility). These levels describe where estimated gamma exposure from open interest is concentrated and where its net sign changes. They are structure, not direction. The gamma exposure page explains the method and its limits.
Dates TradeAI News Does Not Hold
The dashboard Financial Calendar covers macro releases only (Federal Reserve meetings, CPI, jobs, GDP). It does not list company earnings dates or PDUFA dates; those come from the companies' own announcements, your broker or financial data sites.
The Watchlist in TradeAI News
Every TradeAI News plan includes a personal watchlist in the dashboard. You type a ticker to add it, and the panel suggests four tickers you can add with one click: SPY, QQQ, NVDA and TSLA. The trade journal records the market structure around each trade you log, which makes it possible to compare later what the data showed then.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many stocks should be on a watchlist?
There is no correct number. What matters is that each name has a reason you can check and a point at which it comes off. A list you cannot review in the time you have is too long for you.
How do I add stocks to the TradeAI News watchlist?
Open the watchlist panel in the dashboard and type a ticker, or click one of the suggested tickers.
Which plan includes the watchlist?
Every plan includes the dashboard watchlist.