There are several tools available that can send alerts for stock price or percentage movements, but most high-quality ones come with a cost. To address this, I created an iPhone shortcut that polls the Yahoo Finance API to monitor price changes compared to the previous day’s closing price. This shortcut alerts users when the price changes by more than 3%, 5%, or 10% in either direction.
You can copy this shortcut and use automation to run it multiple times during the weekday to keep an eye on your favourite stocks.
Steps
- Go to https://finance.yahoo.com and search for your favourite stock, mutual fund or index.
- Copy the symbol. For e.g. DABUR.NS is symbol for Dabur, ^NSEI is symbol for Nifty 50.
- Open the shortcut and add your symbol and name in the format <SYMBOL>|Name.
- Save the shortcut.
There are downsides to this approach. Because you are polling Yahoo Finance API at intervals, the alerts are not instantaneous and you will require an internet connection.
