What if the news you’re ignoring holds your next trade?
Analysts and investment managers rely on real-time news. Fast, accurate information helps you act on opportunities before they close.
This guide shows you how to turn news data into trading signals and where the edge comes from
The Power of News Data in Trading
News data gives traders a near-real-time read on the market: economic indicators, geopolitical events, and news that moves asset prices.
Use it well, and you decide faster and react faster when conditions change.
How trading signals work
Markets move on new information. A trading signal from news data works on that simple principle.
When an earnings report, a policy decision, or an economic release is published, related asset prices shift. Track those events in near real-time, and you can generate buy or sell signals as opportunities arise.
Three types of events drive most of these signals.
Earnings Reports
Earnings announcements move share prices. A positive surprise pushes the price up; a negative one pulls it down. Near-real-time access lets you act on the swing.
Geopolitical Events
Elections, conflicts, and trade deals all move markets. Follow them closely, and you can anticipate the reaction rather than chase it.
Economic Indicators
GDP, unemployment, and inflation figures show how an economy is doing. They also signal what central banks might do next, such as changing interest rates.
Turning news into signals with analytics
Raw news is only useful once it’s structured. Opoint’s near real-time feed is built to be read by machines as well as people.
Firms apply their own techniques to it: sentiment scoring, event detection, and predictive models. Opoint supplies the data underneath; you run the analysis.
- Sentiment
Gauge the tone of coverage on a company or asset, and factor market mood into a decision. - Event detection
Flag high-impact events, like a merger or acquisition, the moment they’re reported. - Predictive models
Feed near-real-time news into your models to sharpen forecasts of where a price may move.
Finding Alpha Ahead of the Market
The goal is simple: act on information before the market has priced it in. Three things make that possible.
- Speed
Near-real-time delivery means you see market-moving events as they happen, not after. - Global coverage
Local outlets worldwide give you the full picture. The story that moves a price often breaks first in a local source. - Integration
Feed signals straight into your trading systems so entries and exits stay timely.
How Opoint Supports Trading Signal Providers
Opoint provides a comprehensive news feed that signal providers build on: 250,000+ sources across 135 languages and 230 jurisdictions. It’s a solid foundation for accurate, timely trading signals.
Extensive Global Coverage
A wide range of global sources, so you catch market-relevant news wherever it breaks
Custom Feeds
Tailor feeds to your sectors. You get what’s relevant, without the noise.
Near Real-Time Update
The feed updates continuously, keeping you ahead of market moves.
Enriched data for sharper signals
Opoint’s enrichment adds structure to the feed. Topics and Entities organise news by subject and identify the companies, people, and places each article mentions.
For a trading signal, that means you can filter to the entities you trade and cut the noise, so the signal is cleaner before your models ever see it.
Entity Identifiers
Opoint’s feeds are enriched with entity identifiers that link each entity to standard reference data.
The key ones:
Financial Instrument Global Identifiers (FIGIs)
FIGIs uniquely identify financial instruments, helping you trade and settle transactions accurately and efficiently.
Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs)
LEIs are 20-character codes used by legal entities in financial transactions. They enhance transparency and allow you to monitor financial market activities with confidence, ensuring standardized and streamlined processes.
PermIDs
These permanent identifiers provide unique references for companies, organisations, and other entities, ensuring consistency and accuracy across your datasets.
Crunchbase IDs
These identifiers offer unique references for startups, companies, and organisations listed on Crunchbase, making your data integration and analysis more precise.
By leveraging these identifiers, you can enhance the reliability and precision of your trading signals, leading to more accurate market insights and more confident trading decisions.
Strategic Partnership with Quantifind
Opoint’s partnership with Quantifind showcases the impact of its near real-time data capabilities.
Ari Tuchman, CEO Quantifind
This collaboration highlights how Opoint’s data feeds can be leveraged to drive strategic decisions and maintain a competitive edge in the financial markets.
Conclusion
Opoint’s news feed is more than a source of information. It’s the foundation trading signal providers build on.
With near-real-time, accurate data, you can decode market trends, sharpen strategies, and give financial professionals what they need to make good decisions.
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