Alpha
AI-driven tool for real-time investment insights and management.. [Freemium]
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What is Alpha?
Alpha is an AI-powered investing watchlist app that actively monitors stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies you follow. Unlike traditional watchlist apps that only show price changes, Alpha explains why assets are moving by scanning news, price action, analyst ratings, SEC filings, and more. It runs on GPT-4 and provides real-time updates, AI-generated insights, and the ability to ask questions about any stock.
Key features include real-time notifications when followed assets move with explanations, earnings call summaries right after they happen, the ability to screen markets and find top movers/gainers/losers, access to financial fundamentals, analyst ratings and reports, social sentiment data, and a reactive chat interface where you can swipe down and ask any question about an asset. The app serves as an investing radar that constantly scans for the latest market information.
Alpha is designed for individual investors who currently use basic watchlist apps like Apple's Stocks app and want to know not just how their portfolio is doing but why it's moving. It's suitable for people who track stocks, ETFs, and crypto and want AI-powered research assistance without needing a dedicated brokerage account with Public, though having one makes it free.
Alpha pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Free to use for all Public members with a Public brokerage account. Without a Public brokerage account, it costs $1 per week. The reactive chat feature is accessible from the portfolio page or any asset page for Public members.
Alpha pros
- AI-powered watchlist with GPT-4 technology
- Explains why stocks move, not just that they moved
- Real-time notifications for asset movements
- Earnings call summaries immediately after calls
- Works with stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies
- Free with Public brokerage account
- Access to SEC filings and transcripts
- Analyst ratings and reports included
- Social sentiment tracking
- Market top movers, gainers, and losers
- Natural language interface for queries
- Screen markets based on investment criteria
- Available globally on iOS
- Constants scans news and price action
- Financial fundamentals instantly accessible
Alpha cons
- Experimental tool that may produce incorrect answers
- Not investment research or financial advice
- Requires verification of all outputs
- $1 per week without Public brokerage account
- Only available on iOS currently
- AI-generated content may be inaccurate
- Public disclaims accuracy guarantees
- Cannot be sole foundation for investment choices
- Requires creating a Public account even if not primary broker
- Limited to assets with available financial data
Frequently asked questions about Alpha
What is Alpha?
Alpha is an AI-powered investing watchlist tool and research assistant that runs on GPT-4. It actively monitors stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies you follow, providing real-time updates and explaining why assets are moving by scanning news, price action, analyst ratings, SEC filings, and social sentiment.
Is Alpha powered by ChatGPT?
Alpha is not powered by ChatGPT, but it does leverage GPT-4, the underlying model that powers applications like ChatGPT. GPT-4 is a generative large language model trained by OpenAI to understand and generate natural language based on your inputs.
Does Alpha give financial advice?
No, Alpha does not provide financial advice. It is an investment research assistant that offers in-depth market data, insights, and analysis to help you reach your own conclusions about investments. The information generated should not be treated as investment research or advice.
How much does Alpha cost?
Alpha is free to use for all Public members with a Public brokerage account. Without a Public brokerage account, it costs $1 per week. The reactive chat feature is accessible from your portfolio page or any asset page.
Can I use Alpha without a Public brokerage account?
Yes, you can use Alpha without making Public your primary brokerage account. You do need to create a Public account to use Alpha, but Public does not have to be where you primarily invest. You can access it globally on iOS.
What investing aspects can Alpha cover?
Alpha covers SEC filings, earnings calls and transcripts, quotes and historicals, analyst ratings and reports, news and reports, and social sentiment. It can access real-time and historical information about thousands of stocks, bonds, ETFs, crypto, and more.
How does Alpha help improve investment decisions?
Alpha can access real-time and historical information about thousands of assets. The natural language interface instantly delivers insights you need, including why assets move, earnings summaries, financial fundamentals, and market movers, helping you make informed investment decisions.
What happens if Alpha gives inaccurate information?
Alpha is an experimental technology that may sometimes give inaccurate or inappropriate information. Public disclaims any guarantees regarding accuracy, completeness, quality, or timeliness of Alpha's outputs. You should independently evaluate and verify any Alpha output for your use case.
How do I ask Alpha questions about a stock?
You can access Alpha on every asset page in Public. Simply swipe down and ask any question you have about a stock. The reactive chat feature delivers precise financial data through a natural language interface.
What platforms is Alpha available on?
Alpha is available globally on iOS as a standalone app at betterwatchlist.com. It was also rolled out inside Public in summer 2023, where 90% of users use it as their investing radar.