Your First Watchlist
Define a watchlist with a written thesis, arm a stop-loss watcher, and let the threat engine run a first end-to-end mission — in under 30 minutes.
What you are deploying
A live watchlist wired to:
Prerequisites
What you need
- ✓ A Telumin subscription
- ✓ A 3-line written thesis ready (the Diary needs it before thesis-guard checks can run)
Setup steps
Create a watchlist
Navigate to Watchlists → New. Add tickers, pick a benchmark, and choose a target weighting model (equal-weight, conviction-weighted, or custom).
watchlist:
name: core-long-2026
tickers: [NVDA, MSFT, GOOGL, META, AVGO]
weighting: conviction-weighted
benchmark: SPY
cadence: market-hours-sweepWrite the thesis (Investment Diary)
Open the Investment Diary entry for the watchlist. Three lines: what you believe, what Day-1 conditions must remain true, and what would force you out.
# core-long-2026 thesis
Belief: Sustained AI capex tailwind drives data-center revenue
higher than consensus through 2026.
Day-1:
- Hyperscaler capex guidance not cut more than 5% YoY
- GPU lead times remain >12 weeks
- No major China export-control escalation
Exit:
- Any Day-1 broken (Skeptic-confirmed)
- Trailing stop -8% from post-entry highArm a stop-loss watcher
In Watchlist → Stop Policy, pick a threshold. The watcher monitors market data tick-by-tick and fires an alert deterministically when crossed.
Pick a cadence
How often should the threat engine re-evaluate this watchlist? Choose conservatively to start; promote to faster cadence later if your thesis needs it.
Continuous
Event-driven — active thesis
Market-hours sweep
Recommended default
EOD digest
Lowest noise; daily review
Arm the watchlist
Click Arm. Temporal workflows for the threat engine, Trailing Stop, and Thesis Guard start. Status is visible in the dashboard or the Signal API.
# Verify status via the Signal API
curl https://api.telumin.com/v1/watchlists/core-long-2026 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TELUMIN_API_KEY"
# Expected response:
{
"name": "core-long-2026",
"status": "ARMED",
"diary": "complete",
"stop_watcher": "watching",
"last_signal": "2026-04-25T14:22:01Z"
}Review the first signal
Within the first cadence cycle a Skeptic-cleared signal will appear in Signals. Each signal links to its pipeline trace, source evidence, quant context, and (if applicable) the trade record.
Sample signal header
NVDA — LONG — Confidence 0.91
2026-04-25 14:22 UTC · Skeptic: PASS · Sources: 2 verified (8-K + earnings call)
Q1 print and earnings call confirm Day-1 conditions intact: data-center revenue +12% vs consensus, hyperscaler capex guidance unchanged. Trailing stop reference updated to post-print high.
Next steps
Watchlist armed
Your first watchlist is armed. Let it run for a week and review the signals and evidence before relying on the alerts.
