📈 Use Case Guide

OpenClaw for Trading & Finance

AI-powered price alerts, portfolio tracking, market research, and financial analysis. Your 24/7 market companion via Telegram.

The Problem

Markets Move Fast. Your Tools Don't.

You're tracking stocks across multiple apps. Crypto on one exchange, stocks on another, ETFs somewhere else. News scattered across Twitter, Bloomberg, and Reddit. Price alerts that either never trigger or spam you with noise.

The typical trader's morning routine:

By the time you've done all that, an hour has passed and you still don't have a clear picture of what matters.

What if you could ask one assistant: "What moved overnight? Anything I need to act on?" and get a complete, intelligent briefing?

The Solution

Your AI-Powered Financial Assistant

OpenClaw aggregates all your financial data into one conversational interface. Track portfolios, set intelligent alerts, research companies, and get market briefings—all through Telegram or WhatsApp.

You say (6:30 AM)
"Morning briefing. What happened overnight?"
Market Summary (Asia/Europe session):

📊 Futures: S&P +0.3%, Nasdaq +0.5%, Dow +0.2%
🌏 Asia: Nikkei +1.2%, Hang Seng -0.4%, Shanghai +0.8%
🇪🇺 Europe: FTSE +0.3%, DAX +0.6%

Your Watchlist Movers:
• NVDA: +2.4% pre-market (upgraded by Morgan Stanley)
• TSLA: -1.8% (delivery numbers miss expectations)
• BTC: +3.1% ($67,450) ETF inflows continue

News That Matters:
• Fed minutes released: dovish tone, rate cuts expected Q2
• AAPL supplier warns of weak iPhone demand
• Oil +2% on Middle East tensions

Your portfolio is up $1,247 (+0.8%) on futures. Want details on any of these?

That's one message replacing 30 minutes of checking multiple apps. And it's personalized—OpenClaw knows your portfolio, your watchlist, and what you care about.

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Smart Alerts

Price targets, volume spikes, unusual options activity, and technical pattern recognition.

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Portfolio Tracking

Consolidated view across all your accounts with P&L, allocation, and risk metrics.

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Research

Deep dive into companies, read earnings calls, analyze financials with natural language.

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News Intelligence

Filtered news that affects your holdings, not generic market noise.

Alerts

Intelligent Price Alerts

Traditional price alerts are dumb: "AAPL crossed $180." OpenClaw's alerts understand context and can be as sophisticated as you want.

Simple Alerts

You say
"Alert me when NVDA drops below $800"
Got it. I'll notify you when NVDA drops below $800. Current price: $876.42.

This would be a 8.7% drop from current levels. Want me to also alert you at a technical support level? The 50-day MA is at $824.

Later that week:

🔔 Price Alert Triggered
NVDA just dropped below $800 ($798.55)

Down 4.2% today on high volume (2.3x average).
Catalyst: Reports of slowing data center demand in China.

This is approaching the 50-day MA support at $782. The RSI is oversold at 28.

Your position: 50 shares @ $624 avg (+27.9% still)

Conditional Alerts

You say
"Alert me if any of my tech holdings drop more than 5% in a single day"
Monitoring 7 tech positions for single-day drops exceeding 5%:

• AAPL, MSFT, GOOGL, NVDA, AMD, META, AMZN

I'll include the catalyst when I alert you. Should I also flag unusual options activity on these?

Pattern-Based Alerts

You say
"Watch for golden crosses on my watchlist stocks"
Monitoring for golden cross (50-day MA crossing above 200-day MA) on your watchlist:

Currently closest to crossing:
• COIN: 50-day at $185, 200-day at $192 (3.6% away)
• SQ: 50-day at $68, 200-day at $71 (4.2% away)

I'll alert you when any complete the crossover.

Earnings & Events

You say
"What earnings are coming up for my holdings?"
Upcoming earnings for your portfolio:

📅 This Week:
• MSFT - Wed after close (expected EPS: $2.82)
• META - Thu after close (expected EPS: $4.71)

📅 Next Week:
• AAPL - Tue after close
• AMZN - Thu after close

Options implied moves:
• MSFT: ±4.2%
• META: ±6.8%

Want me to remind you before each one with a preview?

Portfolio

Unified Portfolio Tracking

OpenClaw can connect to your brokerages via APIs or you can manually log positions. Either way, you get a single view of everything.

You say
"How's my portfolio doing?"
Portfolio Summary

Total Value: $147,832 (+$2,341 today, +1.6%)
YTD Return: +18.4% ($23,012)

TickerValueDayTotal
NVDA$43,821+2.4%+156%
AAPL$28,450-0.3%+42%
BTC$21,240+3.1%+89%
MSFT$19,800+0.8%+31%
Cash$34,521--


Allocation: 70% equities, 14% crypto, 16% cash
NVDA is 30% of your portfolio—consider rebalancing?

Performance Analysis

You say
"How did my portfolio do compared to the S&P this year?"
YTD Performance Comparison:

• Your Portfolio: +18.4%
• S&P 500: +12.1%
• Nasdaq: +15.8%

You're outperforming the S&P by 6.3 percentage points.

Attribution:
• NVDA alone contributed +12.2% to your returns
• BTC contributed +4.8%
• AAPL drag: contributed only +1.4%

Without NVDA, you'd be slightly underperforming the index. Worth considering—your alpha is concentrated in one position.

Risk Analysis

You say
"What's my portfolio's risk exposure?"
Risk Analysis:

📊 Concentration Risk:
• Top 3 holdings = 63% of portfolio (HIGH)
• Tech sector = 78% (VERY HIGH)

📊 Correlation:
• Your holdings have 0.82 average correlation
• In a tech selloff, expect ~80% of positions to move together

📊 Volatility:
• Portfolio beta: 1.4 (40% more volatile than S&P)
• If market drops 10%, expect ~14% portfolio drop

📊 Scenarios:
• 2022-style tech crash (-33% Nasdaq): ~$68k loss
• 2008-style crash (-50% market): ~$89k loss

Consider adding bonds, international, or defensive sectors for diversification?

Research

AI-Powered Market Research

Instead of reading through 10-K filings, analyst reports, and news articles, just ask OpenClaw what you want to know.

Company Deep Dives

You say
"Research Palantir. Should I buy?"
Palantir (PLTR) Analysis

📊 The Numbers:
• Price: $24.82 | Market Cap: $54B
• P/E: 89 (forward: 62) — expensive
• Revenue Growth: +17% YoY
• Free Cash Flow: $434M (positive for 8 quarters)
• Net Dollar Retention: 107%

📈 Bull Case:
• Government contracts provide stable revenue base
• AIP (AI Platform) driving commercial acceleration
• Rule of 40: 34 (decent, improving)
• Strong balance sheet, no debt

📉 Bear Case:
• Valuation still demanding at 20x sales
• Stock-based compensation is 22% of revenue
• Commercial growth slower than competitors
• Insider selling has been heavy

🎯 Analyst Consensus:
• 5 Buy, 8 Hold, 3 Sell
• Average target: $22 (11% downside)

💭 My Take:
If you believe AI enterprise adoption will accelerate, PLTR has a strong position. But the valuation assumes a lot of growth. Maybe scale in gradually rather than a full position?

Want me to compare it to similar companies or dig into the latest earnings call?

Earnings Call Analysis

You say
"What did Nvidia's CEO say about AI demand on the last earnings call?"
From NVDA Q4 2024 earnings call (Jensen Huang):

Key quotes on AI demand:

"We are seeing incredible demand across the board. Data centers are racing to build out AI infrastructure... the demand far exceeds our current supply capabilities."

"Hopper demand remains extremely strong, and we're seeing Blackwell interest that exceeds anything we've experienced with a new architecture."

"Sovereign AI is a new category we're seeing—nations building their own AI infrastructure. This is a multi-billion dollar opportunity we didn't anticipate."

Analyst Q&A highlights:
• When asked about demand sustainability: "Every conversation with a customer ends with them wanting more GPUs than we can supply."
• On competition from AMD/Intel: Acknowledged but noted CUDA software moat
• On China restrictions: Said rest-of-world demand more than compensates

The tone was extremely bullish—more so than previous calls. Management raised guidance above analyst expectations.

Sector Analysis

You say
"How is the semiconductor sector looking? Any red flags?"
Semiconductor Sector Analysis:

📈 Current State:
• SMH (Semi ETF): +42% YTD, outperforming Nasdaq
• Driven by AI infrastructure buildout
• Memory recovery (Samsung, Micron improving)

⚠️ Red Flags to Watch:

1. Inventory Builds
Some customers over-ordering GPUs; could lead to correction when supply catches up (H2 2024 risk)

2. China Revenue Risk
AMD, NVDA, Intel all have 20-30% China exposure; new restrictions possible

3. PC/Mobile Weakness
Traditional chip demand still soft; not everything is AI

4. Valuation Stretch
NVDA at 35x forward earnings, AMD at 48x; priced for perfection

5. Capex Cycle Peak
Hyperscalers (AMZN, GOOGL, MSFT) could slow capex after initial AI build

💡 Positioning:
• AI-exposed semis (NVDA, AVGO, MRVL) likely to continue outperforming
• Memory (MU, WDC) could be a value play if recovery continues
• Traditional semis (TXN, ADI) are cheaper but slower growing

Crypto

Cryptocurrency Tracking

OpenClaw handles crypto with the same intelligence as traditional markets—price tracking, on-chain analytics, and DeFi monitoring.

You say
"Quick crypto check"
Crypto Market (24h):

₿ BTC: $67,450 (+3.1%) — ETF inflows continue
Ξ ETH: $3,420 (+2.8%) — ETF approval speculation
◎ SOL: $148 (+5.2%) — Breakpoint conference hype

Your Holdings:
• 0.31 BTC = $20,908 (+$628 today)
• 2.5 ETH = $8,550 (+$234 today)

📊 Market Sentiment:
• Fear & Greed: 72 (Greed)
• BTC dominance: 52.3% (stable)
• Funding rates: Slightly positive (0.01%)

🐋 Whale Activity:
Large BTC transfers to cold storage detected—generally bullish
You say
"Alert me if Bitcoin funding rates go negative"
Got it. Negative funding rates often indicate overleveraged shorts and can precede squeezes. I'll alert you if BTC perp funding on major exchanges (Binance, Bybit, OKX) goes below -0.01%.

Current rate: +0.008%

Workflows

Real Trading Workflows

Pre-Market Routine

You say (8:30 AM)
"Pre-market scan. What's moving with unusual volume?"
Pre-Market Unusual Activity:

🔥 Volume Spikes (>3x normal):
• SMCI: +8.4%, 5x volume — Server demand report
• COIN: +4.2%, 4x volume — Bitcoin rally
• NIO: -6.1%, 6x volume — Delivery miss

📊 Gap Ups (>3%):
• ARM +5.8% — Analyst upgrade
• PLTR +4.1% — Contract win announced

📊 Gap Downs (>3%):
• LCID -7.2% — Production guidance cut
• RIVN -4.8% — Sympathy move

⚡ Options Activity:
• Unusual call buying in XLF (financials ETF)
• Put volume spike in IWM (small caps)

Anything here you want me to dig into?

Trade Journaling

You say
"Log trade: Bought 50 SMCI at $845. Thesis: server demand tailwind, targeting $950."
Trade logged:

📝 Entry: 50 SMCI @ $845 ($42,250)
📅 Date: March 15, 2024
🎯 Target: $950 (+12.4%)
📝 Thesis: Server demand tailwind

I'll track this position and alert you when it approaches your target. Want me to also set a stop loss alert?

End of Day Review

You say (4:30 PM)
"EOD summary"
Market Close Summary:

📊 Indices:
• S&P 500: +0.8% (5,234)
• Nasdaq: +1.2% (16,428)
• DOW: +0.4% (39,512)

📊 Your Portfolio:
• Day: +$2,847 (+1.9%)
• Best: NVDA +3.2% (+$1,401)
• Worst: AAPL -0.4% (-$114)

📊 Your Trades Today:
• Bought 50 SMCI @ $845 — now $858 (+1.5%)

📊 Alerts Triggered:
• None today

📰 After-Hours News:
• ADBE reporting in 15 minutes
• Fed speaker Waller at 5pm

Good day! Your SMCI entry is already working. 💪

Important

Disclaimer & Best Practices

⚠️ Not Financial Advice: OpenClaw is a tool for information and analysis. It does not provide financial advice. All investment decisions are your own. Past performance doesn't guarantee future results. Only invest what you can afford to lose.

That said, here are some best practices for using OpenClaw for trading:

💡 Best use case: OpenClaw excels at reducing information overload—aggregating data, summarizing news, and alerting you to things that matter. The "decision to trade" should always remain yours.

Get Started

Build Your Trading Assistant

To use OpenClaw for trading and finance, you'll want to set up:

  1. OpenClaw on a VPS — Running 24/7 so you don't miss alerts
  2. Data sources — Free APIs (Yahoo Finance, CoinGecko) or premium (Alpha Vantage, Polygon.io)
  3. Optional: Brokerage API — For portfolio syncing (read-only recommended)

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