In today’s fast-moving markets, staying ahead of developing situations can make or break an investment thesis.
I recently built an automated AI news agent to monitor the ILA East Coast strike situation for my $ZIM position, and I want to share exactly how I did it.
This setup delivers custom analysis reports to my inbox every morning at 7 AM, giving me actionable intelligence before the market opens.
Why Build an AI News Agent?
For my shipping container stock position ($ZIM), the ILA strike situation is crucial:
Port congestion directly impacts container capacity. Reduced capacity affects freight rates. Freight rates drive shipping stock performance
Instead of manually scanning news sources each morning, I automated the process. Here’s how you can too.
Technical Setup Tools Required:
Automation Platform: n8n.io
LLM Provider: perplexity AI (accessed via OpenRouter.ai)
Basic Components:
- Schedule trigger starts workflow every day at 7am
- News Reporter Agent uses the Perplexity online model to get the latest news
- Markdown to HTML converter
- Gmail used to send email
Step-by-Step Implementation
- Setup n8n.io using this one-click template
- Download the free template.
- Sign up for OpenRouter.ai and get your API key
Please don't hestitate to reach out if you need any help.
Happy learning,
Derek
