morning-briefing-shortcut.md
2026-09-22
Build a Morning Market Briefing Shortcut
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One tap: premarket movers, your watchlist, and today's earnings — read aloud on your commute. This is the Automate signature recipe behind Portfolio Briefing.
What you will build
A Shortcut that:
- Hits
api.sharptraders.co/v1/briefingfor overnight P&L and catalysts - Formats a spoken script under 45 seconds
- Reads it aloud via Siri while you lace up
Shortcut blocks
| # | Action | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask for Input | Watchlist name (default: Primary) |
| 2 | Get Contents of URL | GET /v1/briefing |
| 3 | Get Dictionary Value | movers · earnings · pnl |
| 4 | Text | Format spoken briefing |
| 5 | Speak Text | Voice: Siri · rate 1.05 |
| 6 | Show Notification | Save to Notification Center |
Runs on
iPhone · Apple Watch · Siri · Mac
Install
Open Stock Picks and tap Add Shortcut. Allow network access to api.sharptraders.co on first run.
Why it matters
Most paid "morning brief" apps are a webhook and a TTS call. You already own both on iOS. Automate documents the blocks so you can fork them — then practice the ideas risk-free on Stock Picks before real capital.
next_step
Put it into practice
Rehearse this automation risk-free on Stock Picks — the paper-trading app that powers Automate's signature recipes.
Open Stock Picks →