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by rupprath

Check stock prices using yfinance library. No API key required.

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Stock Price Checker

Get current stock prices from Yahoo Finance using the yfinance library.

Quick Commands

cd skills/stock-price-checker

# Check stock price
python3 stock-price.py NVDA

# Check another stock
python3 stock-price.py AAPL

Usage Examples

Check NVIDIA stock:

python3 stock-price.py NVDA

Check VOO (S&P 500 ETF):

python3 stock-price.py VOO

Check QQQ (Nasdaq-100 ETF):

python3 stock-price.py QQQ

Check any stock symbol:

python3 stock-price.py TSLA
python3 stock-price.py MSFT
python3 stock-price.py AAPL

Output Format

{
  "symbol": "NVDA",
  "price": 189.52,
  "change": 3.05,
  "change_percent": 1.64,
  "previous_close": 186.47,
  "market_cap": 4614243483648,
  "volume": 112439494,
  "fifty_two_week_high": 212.19,
  "fifty_two_week_low": 86.62
}

Technical Notes

  • Uses yfinance library to fetch data from Yahoo Finance
  • No API key required
  • Handles errors gracefully
  • Works with most major stocks and ETFs
  • Returns comprehensive data including market cap, volume, and 52-week range

Troubleshooting

  • If the stock symbol is invalid, the script will return an error
  • Some data (like market cap) may not be available for all symbols