Free
£0
- Briefings before each market you follow opens
- An audio version of every briefing
- Alerts on your Apple Wallet or Google Wallet pass
- Browser notifications
- A daily briefing by email
Know what matters to your portfolio.
A short briefing before each market you follow opens. An alert only when something material happens to what you hold. Both arrive on a pass in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet.
Three minutes before the open.
The developments that touch your holdings, what they mean for you and what to watch, in the time it takes to make a coffee.
Facts kept apart from analysis
What happened is marked as reported. Why it matters is marked as analysis.
Sources one tap away
Every development links to the data or report behind it.
Uncertainty stated plainly
If something is not yet known, the briefing says so.
Read it or listen
Every briefing has an audio version, for the commute or the school run.
One briefing for each market you follow
London
Before the 08:00 open
New York
Before the 09:30 ET open
Most days, your phone stays quiet.
When something does move your holdings, you get an alert on your Northstar pass or in your browser, with what happened, why it may affect you and what to watch next.
What it takes to send an alert
Relevant to what you hold
Tied to a holding or market in your portfolio.
Grounded in evidence
Linked to its source, with the time it was published.
New, not repeated
A real change, not the same story told twice.
On your terms
Set the sensitivity, the markets and your quiet hours.
An alert is a prompt to look closer, not a signal to trade.
How it works
- 1
Add your holdings
Pick the commodities you hold or follow, from oil and gold to cocoa and wheat.
- 2
Add your Northstar pass
One tap adds it to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. Your next briefing and latest alert live there.
- 3
Get briefings and alerts
Your first briefing arrives before the next market you follow opens.
Free to use.
Pro
Coming soonGo deeper.
- Everything in Free
- UK and US stocks
- Alerts by SMS and email
- Risk analysis across your whole portfolio
- Scenario tests, such as a 15% fall in Brent
- Hedging analysis with costs and trade-offs
- Backtesting on historical data
Your portfolio stays yours.
Private by default
We only use your financial information to run Northstar.
No password to leak
Sign in with a one-time email code or a passkey on your device.
You set the volume
Choose your markets, how sensitive alerts are and when you hear from us.
Questions
Do I need to download anything?
No. Northstar runs in your browser. Your briefings and alerts arrive on a pass in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet.
How much does it cost?
Northstar is free. Pro, with stocks, risk analysis, backtesting and alerts by SMS and email, is coming soon.
Which markets does it cover?
Commodities worldwide: energy like Brent, WTI and natural gas, metals like gold and copper, and agriculture like cocoa, coffee and wheat. Stocks are coming with Pro.
Do I need to connect a brokerage account?
No. Just add the commodities you hold or follow.
Does Northstar give financial advice?
No. Northstar provides research to help you make your own decisions. It does not tell you what to buy or sell.
Who owns Northstar?
Northstar is owned by Bending Rivers.
Make your research time count.
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