I built a crypto & stock ticker for my smartwatch because I hated being glued to screens all day
Built this smartwatch stock ticker after realizing I couldn't even leave my desk comfortably during market hours
About a year ago, I realized something unhealthy about myself.
I’m a full time trader, and during market hours I genuinely felt like I couldn’t look away from the screen even for small things… grabbing water, walking around, sometimes even going for a pee.
It sounds funny, but after a point it honestly started feeling bad mentally. Like I was always “on alert”.
I hated that feeling of constantly needing to check my phone or monitor every few minutes just to stay updated.
So I decided to build something that could stay with me all the time and keep me updated effortlessly.
I already had a Wear OS smartwatch, so one night I made a simple stock ticker/watchface setup for myself. Nothing fancy initially just live prices on my wrist so I could glance anytime without pulling out my phone.
I posted it on Reddit back then mostly just to share what I made for myself, and honestly didn’t expect much. But a lot of people appreciated the idea and wanted something similar too.
That motivated me more than I expected.
For around 3 months, after market hours, I kept working on it late into the night almost daily and eventually turned it into a proper app called "**WearTicker"**.
Since then I’ve continuously updated and optimized it based on user feedback and my own daily use as a trader.
Right now it supports things like:
\- stocks
\- crypto
\- forex
\- derivatives
\- currencies
\- holdings/P&L
Would genuinely love feedback from traders here.