Drag and drop in Watchlists

I use watchlists to narrow down my trading candidates. I make a "Possibles" watchlist - usually from some scan or other.

Then I go through the charts and look at each stock. Good looking ones I move into a "Hot List". When I trade one, I move it into the "Current Trades" watchlist. All pretty typical I guess.

The thing is it is not easy to move stocks from one watchlist to the other.

The best way I have found is to simply drag the stock from list to list. This works - except for the problem that dragging a stock actually COPIES it - it does not MOVE it. So then I have to go back and delete the stock from the original watchlist. It can be hard to remember the ticker symbol of the one I just moved - so I have to look in the destination folder - and try to remember which one it was. I kid you not - but perhaps I am just getting to old!

It would be great if dragging/dropping a stock actually moved it. It would be even better if there were watchlist functions on the right-mouse menu. ie

- remove from current watchlist (ie Delete)

- move to watchlist (and then a list of watchlists)

And of course on the chart you need similar functions - but especially - Add to watchlist (then list of watchlists).

The other problem is that when you delete a stock from a watchlist - the list does not position itself to the next stock properly. The selection bar in the list goes to the next stock ok - but the stock chart is not displayed. So then you have to click on the previous stock, then back onto the next one again to get the chart displayed. This becomes quickly annoying if you are moving quite a few stocks around.

You could also follow the default Windows operation - although that is a bit more complicated.

ie if you drag with the left mouse - it is usually a Copy. Just as you have it now.

If you drag with the right mouse - you are shown a menu - where you can copy or move.

That would be more standard.

But then - why would you EVER want to copy stocks from watchlist to watchlist? I guess it is possible, but I cannot image why you would.

I never thought of that. It seems a good idea and I will see if the idea suits me also. Thanks.

Me too.

Ahhh....Excellent. Will help me also. I do a scan in the morning, then copy the ones to a Long Shortlist/Short Shortlist.

My main concern is that when I drag drop I have to then refocus on the original folder, then scroll down to where I'm up to.

My memory is still good enough for this  but its all the little useability enhancements (as well as the big ones)that add up to one great product. Appreciate the fix. One less thing to remember, and more time saved during the busy 9-10am preparing period.