Check stocks on iPod touch

Use the Stocks app to track market activity, view the performance of stocks you follow, and get the latest business news.

Siri: Say something like: “How are the markets doing?” or “How’s Apple stock today?” Learn how to ask Siri.

Manage your watchlist

Add the stocks you follow to your watchlist to quickly view price, daily price and percentage changes, and market capitalization values.

A watchlist showing a list of different stocks. Each stock in the list displays, from left to right, the stock symbol and name, a performance chart, the stock price, and price change. At the top of the screen, above the watchlist, is the search field. Below the watchlist is Business News. Swipe up on Business News to display stories.

Add a symbol to your watchlist: In the search field, enter a stock symbol, company name, fund name, or index. In the search results, tap the symbol you want to add, then tap Add or Add to Watchlist. Or, tap , tap Edit Watchlist, then follow the same steps.
Delete a symbol: Swipe left on the symbol in your watchlist, then tap . Or, tap , tap Edit Watchlist, tap next to the symbol, then tap .
Reorder symbols: Touch and hold a symbol in your watchlist, then drag it into a new position. Or, tap , tap Edit Watchlist, touch and hold , then drag the symbol to a new position.
Show currency: Tap , then tap Show Currency to display the currency the symbol is traded in (iOS 15.2 or later).

View stock charts, details, and news

Tap a stock symbol in your watchlist to view an interactive chart, additional details, and related news stories.

In the middle of the screen a chart shows the performance for a stock over the course of one day. Above the chart are buttons to display the stock performance by one day, one week, one month, three months, six months, one year, two years, or five years. Below the chart are stock details such as opening price, high, low, and market cap.

See the performance of a stock over time: Tap an option from the time range selections at the top of the chart.
See the value for a specific date or time: Touch and hold the chart with one finger.
See the difference in value over time: Touch and hold the chart with two fingers.
See more details: Swipe the data below the chart to see additional stock details like 52-week high and low, Beta, EPS, and average trading volume.
Read news: Swipe up to see additional news stories, then tap a story.

To return to your watchlist, tap .

View your watchlist across devices

You can view your watchlist across your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac when you’re signed in with the same Apple ID.

On your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud, then turn on Stocks.

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then do one of the following:

macOS 10.15 or later: Click Apple ID, select iCloud, then turn on Stocks.
macOS 10.14 or earlier: Select iCloud, then turn on Stocks.

Read business news

Swipe up on Business News or Top Stories to view stories that highlight the current news driving the market. Stories about companies in your watchlist are grouped by ticker symbol. In countries where Apple News is available, you also see stories selected by the Apple News editors and stories from Apple News . (Apple News and Apple News content is not available in all countries or regions.)

Note: If you tap an Apple News story and you’re not an Apple News subscriber, tap the subscribe or free trial button, then follow the onscreen instructions. To learn more about Apple News , see Subscribe to Apple News .

Tap a story to read it. While viewing a story, you have these options:

Return to your newsfeed in Stocks: Tap or Done in the top-left corner.
See more stories from the publication in Apple News: Tap the publisher logo at the top of the screen.
Save the story to Apple News: Tap in the top-left corner.
Note: To save stories to Apple News, make sure to sign in with your Apple ID, then go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud, then turn on News.
Change the text size: Tap in the top-right corner, then tap the smaller or larger letter to change the text size in the story.
Share the story: Tap in the top-right corner, tap Share Story, then choose a sharing option, such as Messages or Mail.

Stories from publications you have blocked in Apple News don’t appear in the newsfeed. See See news stories chosen just for you on iPod touch.

Play audio stories

Some news stories include an audio version that you can listen to in the Stocks app or listen to later in the News app (iOS 15.4; not available in all countries or regions).

To listen to the audio version of a story, tap Play Now. Or, tap the story to read it, then tap Play Now at the top of the story.
Use the mini player at the bottom of the screen to pause the story or jump back 15 seconds. To open the full-screen player, tap the mini player.
To return to the mini player, swipe down to minimize the full-screen player.
To close the mini player, touch and hold the player, then tap Close Audio Player.

If you subscribe to Apple News , you can add an audio story from the Stocks app to your Up Next queue in News.

Add from a Stocks newsfeed: Touch and hold the story, tap Play Later in News, then choose Play Next or Play Last.
Add from the story: Open the story, then touch and hold Play Now at the top of the story. Tap Play Later in News, then choose Play Next or Play Last.

Note: To add stories to News, make sure to sign in with your Apple ID, then go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud, and turn on News.

Add a Stocks widget to your iPod touch Home Screen

Use a Stocks widget to check stocks at a glance on your iPod touch Home Screen. Choose Watchlist to monitor several symbols from your watchlist on your Home Screen, or Symbol to monitor the performance of a single symbol. See Add a widget to your Home Screen.

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