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How to get a text when a company files something new with SEC Stock Signals
Company filings are public, but nobody has time to read them all. SEC Stock Signals watches the companies you follow and sends a short, plain-language alert to your phone, your inbox or your personal AI.
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Key takeaways
The short version.
- SEC Stock Signals watches breaking SEC filings for the companies on your watchlist.
- Each alert explains what changed and what it could mean for your holding, with a link to the original filing.
- You can receive alerts by text, by email, or in your favorite AI, and a personal AI such as Instinct or Muse is the natural fit.
- Setup is four steps: open the site, sign in, pick what to watch, connect your assistant.
- The app reports. It never gives investment advice and never trades for you.
Who it is for
Why do I always find out about a company filing days late?
Public companies must tell the world when something important happens, and they do it through filings with the SEC.
The usual workarounds are tiring.
SEC Stock Signals turns this around.
Public companies must tell the world when something important happens, and they do it through filings with the SEC. The trouble is that these filings arrive without fanfare, in dense legal language, at any hour. Most people only hear about a change after a headline, a social post or a price move has already told them, and by then the moment to look closely has passed.
The usual workarounds are tiring. You can check a filings page every morning, scroll through a feed of hundreds of companies you do not own, or read a long document to find the one paragraph that matters. If you hold a handful of stocks, or follow a few companies for work, that is a lot of effort for a few useful moments a year.
SEC Stock Signals turns this around. You pick the companies you care about, and the app watches for breaking filings on that list. When something lands, it sends a short alert that says what changed and what it could mean for your holding, plus a link to the original so you can check it yourself. The quiet days stay quiet.
Use cases
4 ways people use How to get a text when a company files something new.
- Executive changeExecutive change
1. A leadership change at a company you own
Say you hold shares in a company and its chief financial officer is changing. That news usually appears in an 8-K filing, and it can sit unnoticed for a while.
With the company on your watchlist, SEC Stock Signals alerts you when the new 8-K is filed. The message tells you the CFO is changing, what changed, and what it could mean for your holding. You then open the linked filing, read the source, and decide for yourself whether it changes how you think about the company.
- Daily watchlist checkDaily watchlist check
2. A morning check without opening a filings site
Some people prefer to ask rather than wait for a ping. If your personal AI is connected, you can simply ask whether anything is new on your watchlist today.
The answer comes back in a sentence or two: how many new filings there are, a summary of what changed and why it may matter, and a link to the original. If nothing was filed, you learn that in seconds and move on with your day.
- Verdicts and checksVerdicts and checks
3. Checking whether a signal is worth your attention
Not every filing deserves the same attention. The free plan includes event-study verdicts, integrity checks and event families, which help you see what kind of event you are looking at and how much weight to give it.
Suppose a filing lands for a company you follow. You read the alert, look at the event family it belongs to, and use the verdict and integrity checks as context before deciding whether it is worth a deeper read. The app informs your judgment. It does not replace it.
- Ticker lookupsTicker lookups
4. Looking up a ticker on demand
Sometimes you are curious about a company that is not yet on your list, perhaps one a friend mentioned. Premium adds ticker and watchlist lookups, and Premium is free during the beta.
You ask your connected AI about that ticker, read what has been filed and what changed, and then either add the company to your watchlist or forget about it.
On your phone
What the alerts look like.
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Example alerts. Every name, number and event shown is illustrative.
How to
How do I set up filing alerts?
Step 1
Open [secstocksignals.com](https://secstocksignals.com) and sign in.
Step 2
Pick what to watch: the companies on your watchlist.
Step 3
Open the app's connect page and copy your API key and MCP address.
Step 4
Connect your AI assistant with them, ideally a personal AI such as Instinct or Muse, and choose how you want alerts: text, email, or your AI.
SEC Stock Signals reports what was filed and what changed. It does not give investment advice and never trades or acts on its own.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Can I really get a text when a company files something new?
Yes. You can receive alerts by text, by email, or in your favorite AI. Pick the one you check most often.
What does an alert contain?
A short explanation of what changed and what it could mean for your holding, with a link to the original filing so you can read the source.
Does it tell me to buy or sell?
No. The app reports and explains. It never gives investment advice and never trades on its own. Decisions stay with you.
What is free and what is Premium?
The free plan includes event-study verdicts, integrity checks and event families. Premium adds ticker and watchlist lookups, plus new premium tools as they open. Premium is free during the beta.
How do I connect my AI assistant?
After signing in at secstocksignals.com, open the connect page. It gives you the API key and MCP address to enter in your assistant.
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