Stock Predictor guide

Creating a Symbol List

Start by choosing the stocks and indices you want to analyze. Stock Predictor keeps groups of stocks in symbol list files – plain text files with one symbol per line.

Stock Predictor symbol list file opened in Notepad, one ticker per line
A symbol list file in Notepad

Add symbols in the program

  1. Choose Edit > Add Ticker or click Add Ticker on the toolbar.
  2. Type a stock symbol and click OK. The symbol appears in the Companies tab.
  3. When asked to download historical data for it, click OK. When the download finishes, open the Daily Chart tab to see the chart.
Stock Predictor Add Ticker dialog
Add Ticker dialog

Create a list in a text editor

Type the tickers in Notepad or another plain text editor, one per line, and save the file. Then choose File > Open or click Open and select the file. All its symbols appear in the Companies tab.

Save the list

Choose File > Save or click Save to save the symbols in the Companies tab to a file, so you can open the same group again later.