Generate alpha with web-sourced alternative data. Extract market signals, sentiment, and competitive intelligence from across the internet.
Everyone has access to the same financial data feeds. To generate alpha, you need unique data sources - web-based signals that reveal market dynamics before they show up in traditional metrics.
Building and maintaining alternative data pipelines is expensive and complex. You need a reliable way to extract insights from the web at scale.
Web data that drives investment insights
Track hiring, job postings, executive changes, and expansion indicators.
Monitor pricing, inventory levels, and product launches.
Extract sentiment from reviews, forums, and news sources.
Monitor press releases, news articles, and regulatory filings.
Extract alternative data signals
const axios = require('axios');
const API_KEY = 'your_api_key';
// Track company hiring as a growth signal
const careersUrl = 'https://target-company.com/careers';
const hiringSignal = await axios.get('https://api.webscraping.ai/ai/fields', {
params: {
api_key: API_KEY,
url: careersUrl,
fields: JSON.stringify({
total_openings: 'Total number of open positions',
departments_hiring: 'Which departments are hiring',
engineering_roles: 'Number of engineering positions',
sales_roles: 'Number of sales positions',
locations: 'Locations with open positions',
recent_postings: 'Jobs posted in the last 30 days'
})
}
});
console.log(hiringSignal.data);
// {
// "total_openings": 47,
// "departments_hiring": ["Engineering", "Sales", "Marketing", "Operations"],
// "engineering_roles": 23,
// "sales_roles": 12,
// "locations": ["San Francisco", "New York", "London", "Remote"],
// "recent_postings": 15
// }
// Analyze executive announcements
const pressUrl = 'https://target-company.com/press';
const newsSignal = await axios.get('https://api.webscraping.ai/ai/question', {
params: {
api_key: API_KEY,
url: pressUrl,
question: 'What are the most recent announcements? Are there any executive changes, partnerships, or product launches mentioned?'
}
});
curl -G "https://api.webscraping.ai/ai/fields" \
--data-urlencode "api_key=your_api_key" \
--data-urlencode "url=https://target-company.com/careers" \
--data-urlencode 'fields={"total_openings":"Total positions","engineering_roles":"Engineering roles","sales_roles":"Sales roles","recent_postings":"Jobs posted last 30 days"}'
Track hiring velocity as a growth indicator
Monitor competitor and market pricing
Estimate consumer interest and demand
Track news flow and market sentiment
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