📈 Automated Stock & News Alert Bot

A Python-based cloud automation script that monitors daily stock performance and sends SMS alerts via Twilio if there is a significant price change (greater than 5%).

This project is fully automated using GitHub Actions, running silently every day at 4:30 PM IST (11:00 UTC).

✨ Features

• Live Stock Data: Integrates with the Alpha Vantage API to track daily market performance.

• Market News: Fetches relevant company news headlines via the NewsAPI if the stock price moves significantly.

• SMS Notifications: Utilizes the Twilio API to instantly deliver text messages to your phone.

• Cloud Automation: Fully automated via a Cron job scheduled through GitHub Actions.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Language: Python 3

• Libraries: requests, twilio, os

• APIs: Alpha Vantage API, NewsAPI, Twilio SMS API

• CI/CD / Automation: GitHub Actions (configured to run at 4:30 PM IST daily)

🚀 Local Setup and Testing

1. Prerequisites

You will need free API keys for the following:

• Alpha Vantage (STOCK_API_KEY)

• NewsAPI (NEWS_API_KEY)

• Twilio (TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID and TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN)

2. Run the Script

Ensure you have your environment variables set, then: