Want to make faster, smarter investment decisions without the need for a full trading desk? This week’s Flow is all about automating stock alerts. It shows how one client used Flows to streamline their daily investment strategy using live market data and company news, no manual effort needed.
The Challenge – Staying on top of market shifts without manual effort
Markets move fast, especially at open. To act quickly and confidently, the client needed a way to:
- The client needed a consistent way of automating stock alerts across their top 10 US-listed investments.
- Compare today’s opening price to the previous closing price
- Apply a clear investment strategy based on percentage change
- Deliver instant investment recommendations
- Include relevant company news to support decisions
- Share updates with teams via Slack and mobile push
Doing this manually would require multiple tools, constant attention, and lots of effort, leaving room for missed opportunities.
The Solution – Automating stock alerts with Flows
Using Flows, the entire process runs automatically. No code. No delays. Just smart data orchestration, every market day.
The daily automation kicks off at US market open. It collects stock data, applies investment logic, fetches company news, and sends a clear summary to the team.
Here’s how it works:
Trigger at market open
The Flow is scheduled to run daily at the moment US markets open. This ensures decisions are based on live, relevant data.
Check price movements
Flows fetches the latest price for the top 10 US-listed companies and compares it to the previous closing price.
Apply investment logic
The Flow uses a simple, transparent strategy:
- If price drops between 5–10% → 2x investment
- If price drops between 0–5% → standard investment
- If price increases up to 5% → 0.5x investment
- If price increases significantly → no investment
- Any drastic movement → alert only, no action
Fetch latest news
To support the recommendation, Flows pulls the latest news headlines related to the companies with suggested investments.Send smart alerts
An automated summary is sent to a dedicated Slack channel and as a mobile push notification. Each message includes: Company name, price change %, suggested investment level and Supporting news links.
Actionable insights, delivered daily
This Flow removed guesswork and manual effort from the client’s daily investment process. With real-time data and clear rules, decisions are fast, consistent, and informed.
Their team stays aligned, their strategy stays sharp, and they never miss a market move
What You Need
Getting started is easy. You’ll need:
- Our connection to a live stock market data API
- Daily scheduled Flow trigger at US market open
- Slack and mobile push integrations
if you’re ready to start automating stock alerts and make smarter moves at market open, Flows makes it easy.
Book a demo to see this Flow in action and learn how you can automate your own investment strategy with Flows.
