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Sell signals decoded — know when to review a holding before it becomes a mistake
The Watchlist tab does two things: it flags your existing holdings against 7 risk signals so you know which positions deserve a closer look, and it gives you a rich fundamentals table to compare any stock — held or watched — across 28 metrics in one scrollable view. Think of it as your portfolio's early-warning system combined with a stock comparison dashboard.
The Watchlist tab is a unified monitoring layer for both stocks you own and stocks you are tracking. When you open it, two things have already happened automatically:
Add any stock to the watchlist by typing its NSE symbol (or BSE code) in the search bar and clicking + Add. This lets you compare prospect stocks against existing holdings in the same fundamentals table.
Four chips above the table let you slice by market capitalisation. The active chip (All by default) is shown in green; inactive chips are grey:
These chips filter watchlist-only stocks by MCap. Your holdings always show regardless of which chip is active.
At the top of the Watchlist tab, a collapsible card titled "🔍 Review Holdings" shows how many holdings have triggered a risk signal. Click to expand and see the full list. Each flagged stock shows:
Severity uses the same visual style as the callout boxes across all guides — here is what each level looks like:
The same signals also inject a 🚩 flag icon into the stock's row in the Holdings tab. Hover over the flag for a tooltip; click to pin it while you read.
Condition: Current price is below the 200-day moving average. The 200DMA is the most widely-used long-term trend indicator — a stock below it is in a structural downtrend.
| Scenario | Severity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Below 200DMA, position profitable (P&L > 0%) | LOW | Trend weakened but cost basis insulates you |
| Below 200DMA, position at a loss (P&L < 0%) | HIGH | Trend broken and position underwater — double negative |
| Watchlist-only stock below 200DMA | MEDIUM | No cost basis context; general trend warning |
Condition: Price is within 15% of the 52-week low. Being near the annual low signals sustained weakness — the closer to the actual low, the higher the severity (within 5% of 52W low = HIGH).
Condition: 1-year price CAGR below −10%. For holdings where you are still profitable despite this, severity is LOW. Otherwise MEDIUM.
Condition: P/E exceeds 1.75× sector average P/E. Skipped for Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance. Only fires for watchlist-only stocks — the most valuable as a pre-purchase check. P/E > 2.5× sector average escalates to HIGH.
Condition: ROCE < 10%. Skipped for Banking, Financial Services, Insurance. A company earning less than 10% on capital is destroying value in real terms. This is always LOW severity — a fundamental quality concern, not an immediate price trigger.
Condition: Stock is on SEBI's Additional Surveillance Measure (ASM) or Graded Surveillance Measure (GSM) list. These impose trading restrictions: mandatory delivery, higher margins, limited windows. Always HIGH severity when it fires. The data comes from a cached file — if the cache is older than 24 hours the signal is skipped.
Condition: Promoter pledge % > 30%. Pledged shares used as loan collateral can trigger forced lender liquidation if the price falls — accelerating the decline. Severity is LOW but deserves tracking especially if promoter holding % is already declining.
The Watchlist table is the most data-dense view in the platform. Below is a sample with key columns. Scroll horizontally on mobile — the full table has 28 columns.
| Stock | LTP | CHG% | 52W | 1YR% | MCap | P/E | P/B | ROCE | ROE | D/E | OPM% | Sales% | Pledg% | Prom% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TITAN | 3,412 | +1.4% | 78% | +18.2% | 3.0L Cr | 82.4 | 21.3 | 31.2% | 29.8% | 0.04 | 10.8% | +14.6% | 0.0% | 52.9% |
| WIPRO 🚩 | 412 | −0.8% | 18% | −11.8% | 2.1L Cr | 19.6 | 3.2 | 14.1% | 13.9% | 0.07 | 16.2% | −1.8% | 0.0% | 72.9% |
Check if any HIGH severity signals have fired since last month. Address HIGH severity items before doing anything else — these are positions where both the technical trend and (potentially) your cost basis are working against you.
Cross-reference the bottom 3 holdings against their sell signals. If the 1-year return is negative AND a sell signal is active, that holding needs a thesis review — two independent warning systems have flagged it simultaneously.
Any holding above 30% pledge should be on your shortlist for review, especially if it has also been declining. Pledging risk can materialize rapidly in a falling market.
Stocks you researched elsewhere go in here so you can monitor their technicals (Score, 52W position) and fundamentals simultaneously — without needing to remember to check them separately.
Click ⟳ to ensure signals reflect the latest market data before you finalise any decisions. Signals cache for 1 hour, so if the market has moved significantly, a refresh gives you the most current picture.
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