You can change your username on StockTwits in the Settings section of the website or mobile app. Whether you’ve recently changed your last name or want to add a fun nickname, changing your name on your StockTwits profile is a fairly straightforward process.
StockTwits prefers its users to use the name they go by in everyday life. StockTwits names cannot include the following:
Symbols, numbers, nonstandard capitalization, repeating characters, or punctuation, Characters from more than one language, words, or phrases that go against StockTwits’s Community Standards.
How to Change Username on StockTwits Using Browser
You can change your username on StockTwits via a desktop browser or the StockTwits mobile app. Here’s how it’s done.
If you’re using a computer for StockTwits App, whether it’s a desktop PC or a laptop, then changing your username handle is similar across platforms. Since StockTwits isn’t dependent on the operating system that your computer is using, the instructions are the same.
1. Log in to StockTwits. Click the down arrow at the top-right of the screen.
2. Click Settings & Privacy, then Settings.
3. Click Name.
4. Enter your new name, then click Save Changes.
5. You may need to enter your StockTwits password, then click Save Changes.
How to Change Name on StockTwits App
If you’re using the StockTwits app on Android or iPhone/iOS, then the process to change your username or handle is identical to using a PC. The procedure is as follows:
1. Open the StockTwits app for iPhone or Android.
2. Tap the Menu icon at the bottom-right of the screen for iPhones and the top-right of the screen for Android.
3. Scroll down the list. Tap Settings & Privacy, then Settings.
4. Tap Personal and Account Information.
5. Tap Name.
6. Enter your new name, then click Save Changes.
7. Enter your StockTwits password, then click Save Changes.
How to Edit Your StockTwits Profile
If you wish to change how your StockTwits profile picture looks, then you can do the following:
1. Open and log into your StockTwits account.
2. On the home page, click on your profile picture.
3. Click on the change Profile button on the bottom right of the banner picture.
4. Click on the camera icon on your profile pic.
5. Choose an image that you wish to use for your picture, then click on Open.
6. Adjust the picture to your desired position and size.
7. Click on Save on the upper right portion of the window. Your new picture should now be saved.