Real Time Financial Data Dashboard

Overview

This project provides an easy way to visualize and analyze stock price data in real-time. It fetches intraday stock prices from Alpha Vantage using their API and visualizes them using Python's matplotlib. Additionally, it calculates basic statistics (average, min, max prices) for the fetched data. This project is perfect for anyone who wants to get started with stock price analysis using Python.

Features

• Real-Time Stock Price Data: Fetches intraday stock prices using the Alpha Vantage API.
• Visualization: Plots stock prices over time with interactive graphs using matplotlib.
• Basic Analysis: Computes and displays basic statistics (average price, min price, max price) for the selected stock.
• User-Friendly Interface: Allows users to input stock symbols and view the corresponding analysis.

Requirements

Before you can run the application, ensure you have Python 3.x installed along with the required dependencies:

• requests for fetching data from the Alpha Vantage API.
• matplotlib for plotting the stock prices.
• numpy for numerical operations like calculating the average, min, and max prices.

Install the necessary Python libraries:

pip install requests matplotlib numpy

You will also need a free Alpha Vantage API key. You can get one by signing up at Alpha Vantage.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/RealTimeFinancialDataDashboard.git
   cd RealTimeFinancialDataDashboard

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Get an Alpha Vantage API key:

   • Sign up for a free API key at Alpha Vantage.
   • Replace the api_key in the script with your key or configure it as an environment variable.

Usage

To run the project:

1. Clone the repository and install the required dependencies (as mentioned above).

2. Run the script:

   python main.py

3. Enter the stock symbol when prompted (e.g., AAPL for Apple):

   Enter stock symbol (e.g., AAPL): AAPL

4. The program will fetch the stock price data for the given symbol, perform statistical analysis, and generate a plot showing the stock prices over time.

File Structure

RealTimeFinancialDataDashboard/
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├── main.py  # Main script for fetching data and visualization
├── requirements.txt         # Python dependencies
└── README.md                # Project documentation

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🛡 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.
You are free to use, modify, and distribute this code with attribution.

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By: Adithya Sai Srinivas

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