Built with AIat the Core
Shorted is an AI-native platform built on Google Cloud. From conversational stock analysis to automated news sentiment classification, AI is embedded in every layer of the stack.
AI-Powered Features
Three distinct AI systems work together to deliver intelligent short position analysis
Shorted AI Chat
Conversational stock analysis powered by Gemini LLM with 8 API tools. Ask questions about short positions, get real-time data, and receive streaming responses with cited sources.
News Sentiment Analysis
Automated RSS aggregation classifies news sentiment using Gemini 2.0 Flash batch processing. Articles are matched to ASX stocks and tagged with bullish, bearish, or neutral sentiment.
Company Enrichment
GPT-4 powered metadata extraction generates company summaries, competitive analysis, risk factors, and key people profiles. Automated logo discovery via web scraping.
System Architecture
A microservices architecture built for reliability and scale
Built on GCP
Every service runs on Google Cloud, leveraging managed infrastructure for reliability and scale
Cloud Run
10+ containerized microservices with automatic scaling, zero cold-start optimization, and per-request billing.
Cloud Scheduler
6 automated jobs orchestrating daily data syncs, news aggregation, and materialized view refreshes.
Secret Manager
Centralized secrets management for API keys, database credentials, and service account tokens.
Artifact Registry
Private Docker registry storing versioned container images for all microservices.
Cloud Storage
Serving company logos and static assets with global CDN distribution.
Terraform IaC
Entire infrastructure defined as code — reproducible, version-controlled, and auditable deployments.
Platform at Scale
Real numbers from a production system processing millions of data points