Trigger Other

Triggers on market news headlines and Truth Social posts via Unusual Whales in real-time via WebSocket. Optionally filter by tagged ticker or source type.

At a Glance

FieldValue
Trigger IDunusual-whales-market-news
CategoryOther
Tagsnews, headlines, market-data, websocket, real-time

Trigger Configuration

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
tickersarrayNoOptional ticker filter. Only news tagged with these tickers will trigger. Note: ticker tagging is done by the upstream source and may include false positives (e.g. 'CDC' in a health headline, 'UAE' in a geopolitics headline). Consider adding a Filter or AI action after this trigger to verify the headline is actually about the stock.
sourcestringNoOptional source filter. Only news from this source will trigger.
isMajorbooleanNoIf true, only major/breaking stories will trigger. Filters out minor press releases and noise.

Trigger Result

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
headlinestringYesFull headline or post text
timestampstringYesPublication time (ISO 8601)
sourcestringYesNews source (Tradex, NYT, Benzinga, etc.)
tickersarrayYesTagged ticker symbols
isTrumpTsbooleanYesWhether this is a Trump Truth Social post
isMajorbooleanYesWhether this is a major/breaking story
sentimentstringNoSentiment analysis (e.g., bullish, bearish, neutral)
tagsarrayNoTags assigned by the source
metaobjectNoAdditional metadata from the source (e.g., ticker price context)

Workflow Root Example

json
{ "nodes": { "root": { "type": "unusual-whales-market-news", "payload": { "tickers": [], "source": "Tradex", "isMajor": true }, "children": [ "log_event" ] }, "log_event": { "type": "log", "payload": { "message": "Triggered at {{$trigger.triggeredAt}}" }, "children": [] } }}

Downstream nodes can use {{$trigger.triggeredAt}} and any result fields listed above. Event triggers usually expose the raw source payload under a field such as event, body, trade, or raw.