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Every weekday at 11 it checks my three stocks and only pings me on a 5 percent move or big news

From the same day to day list, with the exact wording shared so others can copy it: every weekday at 11 am his AI checks AMD, Intel and Dell, and only pings him if one moves 5 percent or more or there is major news, staying silent otherwise. He presents it as the model for how he uses the agent: quiet ongoing jobs with a clear trigger, not a stream of updates.

How it works

  1. Every weekday at 11 am check AMD, Intel and Dell
  2. Compare moves against a 5 percent threshold
  3. Check for major news
  4. Ping only if the threshold or news test is met
  5. Stay silent otherwise

Why it’s worth knowing

The useful part is the silence. The job is defined as much by when it says nothing as by when it speaks.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on reddit.com. See the original ↗

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