Crypto News Summary API

Daily digest of crypto-related headlines with sentiment analysis — captures prevailing narratives and market tone in crypto.

Webhook URL

https://api.hunchmachine.com/webhook/indicators?indicator=crypto_news_summary&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Description

Aggregates and summarizes the day's most relevant crypto-related headlines from trusted financial sources. This indicator converts complex qualitative news into structured intelligence — giving automations and AI agents a clear view of the prevailing tone, dominant narratives, and overall market sentiment in the crypto ecosystem.

What this endpoint provides

A daily digest of key developments in the crypto space, including narrative context and sentiment evaluation. It allows systems to understand the qualitative layer of market behavior without parsing long-form news feeds.

Response fields

source

Origin of the summarized content (e.g., Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg).

timestamp

UTC timestamp when the summary was generated or published.

title

Title or heading summarizing the news batch.

summary

Natural-language summary of the main themes, market reactions, and crypto-specific narratives.

sentiment_score

Numeric sentiment score (0–10) assessing overall tone intensity.

general_sentiment

Simplified label (bullish, bearish, or neutral) capturing dominant sentiment direction.

Output example

[
  {
    "indicator": "crypto_news_summary",
    "source": "Yahoo Finance",
    "timestamp": "2025-11-01T00:00:00Z",
    "title": "Today's Crypto News Summary",
    "summary": "Cryptocurrency markets showed a cautiously negative tone as Bitcoin headed for its first October monthly loss since 2018...",
    "sentiment_score": "4/10",
    "general_sentiment": "bearish"
  }
]

Interpretation & Use

The crypto_news_summary indicator gives automations and agents a narrative-level pulse of the crypto market. • **Bullish sentiment** → Optimism and improving confidence. • **Bearish sentiment** → Negative headlines, policy fears, or risk-off tone. • **Neutral or mixed sentiment** → Consolidation or uncertainty. Use sentiment_score and general_sentiment to adjust contextual reasoning, weigh sentiment shifts against technical signals, or flag days when the market narrative diverges from price action (e.g., positive news but falling prices).