StockVortex - MERN Stock Market App 📈💹

A modern, real-time stock market tracking and trading application built with the MERN stack.

🚀 Overview

TickrFlow is a full-stack stock market application that allows users to:
✅ Search for stock details by entering a ticker symbol.
✅ View real-time stock prices and historical variations (1, 3, 6, 12 months).
✅ Buy and sell stocks with a user-friendly trading interface.
✅ Stay updated with the latest news related to the searched stock.

🛠 Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js, Redux, Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• API Integration: Finnhub API, Polygon.io API, Highcharts API

🎯 Features

• 🔎 Real-time Stock Search: Enter a ticker symbol to fetch details instantly.
• 📊 Historical Price Chart: Visualizes stock price changes over multiple timeframes.
• 💰 Buy & Sell Functionality: Simulated trading experience with stock transactions.
• 📰 Stock Market News: Displays the latest financial news about a company.
• 🔐 User Authentication: Secure login/signup using JWT & bcrypt.
• ⭐ Watchlist: Add and manage favorite stocks.
• 📈 Portfolio Tracking: Manage stock investments with profit/loss calculations.

📂 Installation & Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/stock-search.git
   cd stock-search

2. Install dependencies:

   • Backend:

     cd backend
     npm install

   • Frontend:

     cd frontend
     npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

   • Create a .env file in the backend and add:

     MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
     FINNHUB_API_KEY=your_finnhub_api_key
     POLYGON_API_KEY=your_polygon_api_key
     JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

4. Run the application:

   • Start the backend server:

     cd backend
     npm start

   • Start the frontend:

     cd frontend
     npm start

5. Access the app:

   • Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

🔗 APIs Used

• Finnhub API: Fetch stock details, historical data, news, recommendation trends.
• Polygon.io API: Fetch detailed stock historical price data.
• Highcharts API: Create interactive stock price charts.

📌 Contributing

Feel free to fork the repository, create a feature branch, and submit a pull request. Contributions are welcome!

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