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The Market Watch Tab on ThndrX desktop

A guide to the Market Watch tab on ThndrX desktop, including stock data, sub-tabs, sorting, search, column settings, and real-time updates.

Overview

The Market Watch tab is part of the Market page on ThndrX desktop.

Market Watch provides a detailed, row-by-row view of EGX stocks in a live table.

Market Watch includes:

  • the full EGX stock table

  • Top Gainers

  • Top Losers

  • Watchlist

  • Owned Stocks

For a high-level market view using indices, heatmaps, sector performance, market breadth, and macroeconomic indicators, use Market Overview.


Market Watch sub-tabs

Five sub-tabs are available at the top of Market Watch.

Market Watch

Displays the full EGX stock table with available market and fundamental data.

Top Gainers

Displays stocks with the highest positive percentage change during the current trading day.

Top Losers

Displays stocks with the largest negative percentage change during the current trading day.

Watchlist

Displays stocks from the default watchlist using the same table format.

Owned Stocks

Displays stocks currently held in the portfolio using the same table format.

📝 Note: Top Gainers, Top Losers, and Most Active market summaries are also covered in Understanding the Market Overview on ThndrX desktop.


Stock table

Each row in the Market Watch table represents one stock.

The table can be scrolled to view additional stocks and columns.

Select a column header to sort the table by that column.


Stock interactions

Selecting a stock row opens the Overview side panel for the selected stock.

Right-clicking a stock opens additional actions, including:

  • Add price alert

  • Trade

  • Add to watchlist


Default columns

The following columns appear by default.

Symbol

Shows the stock ticker and company logo.

Price

Shows the current market price.

Chg

Shows the current price change in EGP.

% Chg

Shows the current price change as a percentage.

Total Value

Shows the total value of shares traded during the current trading day in EGP.

Total Volume

Shows the total number of shares traded during the current trading day.

Total Trades

Shows the total number of executed transactions during the current trading day.

RVol

RVol — Relative Volume compares current trading volume with the stock's 30-day average daily volume.

RVol is calculated as:

Current traded volume ÷ 30-day average daily volume

An RVol above 100% means current traded volume is above the 30-day average.

An RVol below 100% means current traded volume is below the 30-day average.

Avg Volume (30D)

Shows the average daily trading volume over the last 30 trading days.

Ref. Price

Shows the reference price for the current trading session.

52Wk H

Shows the highest stock price during the last 52 weeks.

52Wk L

Shows the lowest stock price during the last 52 weeks.

Traded Ratio

The Traded Ratio shows the proportion of traded volume executed at the ask price versus the bid price.

  • Green — volume traded at the ask

  • Red — volume traded at the bid

Traded Ratio describes where executed volume occurred. Traded Ratio does not predict future price direction.

Sector

Shows the EGX sector assigned to the stock.


Optional columns

Additional columns can be enabled from the settings icon at the top right of Market Watch.

Available optional columns include:

PE Ratio

Shows the stock's Price-to-Earnings ratio.

EPS

Earnings Per Share shows company earnings allocated to each share.

Dividend Yield

Shows annual cash dividends as a percentage of the current stock price.

Avg Volume (5D)

Shows average daily trading volume over the last 5 trading days.

Avg Volume (90D)

Shows average daily trading volume over the last 90 trading days.

Listed Shares

Shows the total number of listed shares.

Market Cap

Shows the total market value of listed shares at the current market price.


Adding or removing columns

Use the settings icon at the top right of Market Watch to control optional columns.

Optional columns can be shown or hidden without changing the underlying stock data.


Searching for a stock

Use the Market Watch search bar to find a stock by:

  • company name

  • ticker

Search covers EGX stocks available in Market Watch.


Sorting Market Watch

Select any column header to sort the stock table using that metric.

Sorting can be used to compare stocks by measures such as:

  • price change

  • turnover

  • volume

  • RVol

  • market capitalization

  • valuation metrics

Available sorting options depend on the columns currently displayed.


Market Watch data updates

Market Watch prices, traded values, volumes, and derived market metrics update in real time while the EGX market is trading.


FAQs

What is the difference between Market Watch and Market Overview?

Market Watch provides detailed stock-level information in a sortable table.

Market Overview provides a high-level market view using indices, heatmaps, sector performance, breadth, movers, commodities, and macroeconomic indicators.

What does Traded Ratio show?

Traded Ratio shows the share of executed trading volume that occurred at the ask price versus the bid price.

Green represents volume executed at the ask. Red represents volume executed at the bid.

Traded Ratio describes executed trading activity and does not indicate future price direction.

What does RVol mean?

RVol means Relative Volume.

RVol compares current traded volume with the stock's 30-day average daily volume.

An RVol above 100% represents volume above the 30-day average. An RVol below 100% represents volume below the 30-day average.

How can Market Watch be sorted?

Select a column header to sort the table by that column.

For example, selecting RVol sorts stocks by Relative Volume, while selecting % Chg sorts stocks by daily percentage change.

What appears in the Watchlist sub-tab?

The Watchlist sub-tab displays stocks from the default watchlist using the Market Watch table format.

The same available market data columns can be used to review tracked stocks.

Which extra columns can be added to Market Watch?

Optional columns include:

  • PE Ratio

  • EPS

  • Dividend Yield

  • Avg Volume (5D)

  • Avg Volume (90D)

  • Listed Shares

  • Market Cap

Use the settings icon to show or hide optional columns.

How frequently does Market Watch data update?

Prices, traded values, volumes, and derived market metrics update in real time while the EGX market is trading.

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