Show HN: CommoWatch – Alerts for Commodity Prices (Gold, Oil, Wheat, etc.)
Basic info on how the service works and what it will cost.
- How many commodities can I input?
- How often are prices checked?
- Can I enter a price range (low/high) to receive an alert if it moves outside the range?
- Cost?
Right now I'm keeping it simple for the MVP:
- You'll be able to track about 5 major commodities at launch (gold, silver, oil, gas, wheat).
- Prices are checked every hour from a real market data API.
- You can set alerts for "above" or "below" a specific price (range alerts are planned later).
- Notifications will start with email (SMS later).
The goal is to validate if people actually want a simple alert tool before adding more advanced features.
Pricing will be:
- Free tier: up to 3 commodities and 3 email alerts.
- Pro: €5/month for unlimited commodities and alerts (email).
- Later: a €15/month plan for SMS alerts.
Trying to keep it lightweight and affordable for now.
And "€" because I'm european (but will maybe charge in "$" if most of the users are from the US).
An hour can be a long time in trading terms.
Are you aware that some web sites already offer similar service for free?
Example: investing.com or marketwatch.com which is a subsidiary of Dow Jones & Company.
I’m not trying to compete with full-blown trading platforms or real time feeds like investing.com or MarketWatch.
The goal is more of a "lightweight companion". Something super simple that lets you track a few commodities and get a ping when a price crosses a level you care about, without dashboards, ads, or login clutter.
Think more "quiet price radar for long-term investors" or "small businesses watching material costs" rather than day-trading tool.
If I see more people asking for shorter intervals, I could always move to 10-minute checks later.
But for now I’m keeping it simple to start.