Stock Market Data
Access real-time and historical stock market data via the Alpha Vantage API. Covers stocks, forex, crypto, commodities, economic indicators, and technical analysis.
API: https://www.alphavantage.co Free tier: 25 requests/day (no key needed for demo)
Setup
# Set your API key (get free at alphavantage.co/support/#api-key)
export ALPHA_VANTAGE_KEY="your-api-key-here"
# Or pass with --key
python3 scripts/stock_data.py quote AAPL --key "your-key"
Quick Start
# Get current stock quote
python3 scripts/stock_data.py quote AAPL
# Search for a ticker
python3 scripts/stock_data.py search "Apple"
# Historical daily data
python3 scripts/stock_data.py daily AAPL --output-size compact
# Intraday data (5-min intervals)
python3 scripts/stock_data.py intraday AAPL --interval 5min
# Company overview
python3 scripts/stock_data.py overview AAPL
# Top gainers and losers
python3 scripts/stock_data.py movers
# Forex exchange rate
python3 scripts/stock_data.py forex USD CAD
# Crypto price
python3 scripts/stock_data.py crypto BTC USD
# Technical indicator
python3 scripts/stock_data.py sma AAPL --interval daily --time-period 50
# Economic indicator
python3 scripts/stock_data.py gdp
# Commodity price
python3 scripts/stock_data.py commodity oil
Commands Reference
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
quote <symbol> |
Real-time stock quote |
search <query> |
Search for ticker symbols |
intraday <symbol> |
Intraday time series (opts: --interval 1/5/15/30/60min) |
daily <symbol> |
Daily time series (opts: --output-size compact/full) |
weekly <symbol> |
Weekly time series |
monthly <symbol> |
Monthly time series |
overview <symbol> |
Company fundamentals |
movers |
Top gainers, losers, most active |
news [--topic <t>] [--symbol <s>] |
News & sentiment |
forex <from> <to> |
Currency exchange rate |
crypto <symbol> <market> |
Cryptocurrency price |
commodity <name> |
Commodity prices (oil, gold, silver, wheat, etc.) |
gdp |
Real GDP |
cpi |
Consumer Price Index |
inflation |
Inflation rate |
treasury |
Treasury yield |
interest |
Federal funds rate |
<indicator> <symbol> |
Technical indicators (sma, ema, rsi, macd, bbands, adx) |
Technical Indicators
| Indicator | Command | Key Params |
|---|---|---|
| SMA | sma |
--time-period, --interval |
| EMA | ema |
--time-period, --interval |
| RSI | rsi |
--time-period, --interval |
| MACD | macd |
--interval |
| Bollinger Bands | bbands |
--time-period, --interval |
| ADX | adx |
--time-period, --interval |
| ATR | atr |
--time-period, --interval |
| Stochastic | stoch |
--interval |
| OBV | obv |
--interval |
Output
All commands output JSON by default. Add --csv for CSV format.
Data Sources
All data from Alpha Vantage (alphavantage.co). Free API key required — get one at alphavantage.co/support/#api-key. Free tier allows 25 requests/day.