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Automated stock trading with Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets. 14 steps, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 6Service 7

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Alpaca-get-account-infoHttp RequestService
  3. 3write_account_balace_todayGoogle SheetsService
  4. 4read_sentiments_score_todayGoogle SheetsService
  5. 5filter_top_sentiment_scoreCodeLogic
  6. 6Alpaca_get_open_positionsHttp RequestService
  7. 7create_positions_to_close_and_positions_two_openCodeLogic
  8. 8positions_to_closeSplit OutLogic
  9. 9positions_to_openSplit OutLogic
  10. 10Alpaca-post-order-sellHttp RequestService
  11. 11WaitWaitLogic
  12. 12merge_orders_to_write_to_sheetsMergeLogic
  13. 13Alpaca-post-order-buyHttp RequestService
  14. 14Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
14, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 14 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.