Gold market prediction system with Perplexity Sonar-Pro, FRED data, and WordPress reporting

Introduction Automates gold market tracking using AI forecasting by collecting live prices, financial news, and macro indicators (inflation, interest rates, employment) to produce real-time insights and trend predictions for analysts and investors.

How It Works Every 6 hours, the system fetches market data and news → runs AI sentiment and trend analysis → generates a concise forecast report → publishes it to WordPress → and alerts users via Slack or email.

Workflow Template Trigger → Fetch → Format → Merge → AI Analyze → Report → Publish → Notify

Workflow Steps 1. Schedule: Executes automatically every 6 hours using a Cron trigger. 2. Fetch: Retrieves live gold prices (MetalPriceAPI), financial headlines (NewsAPI), and macroeconomic indicators (FRED). 3. Format & Merge: Cleans, normalizes, and merges all data into a single structured dataset for AI analysis. 4. AI Analyze (OpenAI): Performs sentiment, trend, and correlation analysis to forecast short-term gold price movements. 5. Report Generation: Creates a concise summary report with forecasts, insights, and confidence metrics. 6. Publish & Notify: Automatically posts to WordPress and sends alerts via Slack and Email to keep analysts updated.

Setup Add API keys: MetalPrice, NewsAPI, FRED, OpenAI, WordPress, Slack, Gmail. Configure scheduling interval, API endpoints, and authentication in n8n. Predefine WordPress post format and Slack message templates for smooth automation.

Prerequisites n8n v1.0+, API keys, OAuth credentials, and internet access.

Use Cases Investment forecasting, financial newsletter automation, or market monitoring dashboards.

Customization Add cryptocurrency or stock tracking, modify AI prompts, or route summaries to Telegram, Notion, or Google Sheets.