alpha-vantage

Retrieve financial market data and technical indicators from Alpha Vantage.

783|65|Updated Feb 27, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/LeonChaoX/qinyan-academic-skills --skill alpha-vantage-leonchaox
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Skill: alpha-vantage
Source: https://github.com/LeonChaoX/qinyan-academic-skills/tree/main/skills/15-%E9%87%91%E8%9E%8D%E4%B8%8E%E7%BB%8F%E6%B5%8E%E6%95%B0%E6%8D%AE/alpha-vantage
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/LeonChaoX/qinyan-academic-skills --skill alpha-vantage-leonchaox

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill removes the friction of manually searching for market, macroeconomic, and technical-analysis data by giving you programmatic access to it from Alpha Vantage.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Market data retrieval: Pulls latest quotes and multi-year time series for stocks (OHLCV), forex (FX), and crypto with consistent request patterns.
  • Fundamentals and events: Fetches company fundamentals like overview, income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow, plus dividends, splits, earnings, and earnings calendar.
  • Technical indicators & macro: Computes or retrieves technical indicators (SMA/EMA/MACD/RSI/BBANDS and many more) and pulls economic indicators like GDP, CPI, unemployment, and Treasury yields for analysis workflows.

Quick Start

Use this Skill to get the latest AAPL stock price by requesting the GLOBAL_QUOTE endpoint for symbol AAPL using your ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY environment variable.

Frequently Asked Questions about alpha-vantage

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I get real-time stock quotes and historical OHLCV data for systematic trading workflows?

To get real-time stock quotes and historical OHLCV data, you can retrieve multi-year time series and latest quotes for equities using consistent request patterns from Alpha Vantage. This supports systematic workflows by providing computation-ready market data for downstream analytics.

Can I pull macroeconomic indicators like GDP, CPI, and Treasury yields for economic analysis?

Yes, you can pull macroeconomic indicators like GDP, CPI, unemployment rates, and Treasury yields. This retrieves raw economic data directly into your analysis workflows for broader market context.

Do I need an Alpha Vantage API key to fetch technical indicators like MACD and RSI?

Yes, you need an Alpha Vantage API key configured via the ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY environment variable. This authenticates your requests to compute and retrieve technical indicators like SMA, EMA, MACD, RSI, and BBANDS.

What's the best way to extract company fundamentals and earnings data for financial research?

The best way to extract company fundamentals is by requesting company overview, income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow endpoints. You can also fetch dividends, splits, and earnings calendars for comprehensive financial research.

Does this support fetching price data for forex and crypto markets?

Yes, this supports fetching price data for forex (FX) and crypto markets. You can pull latest quotes and multi-year time series for these asset classes using the same consistent request patterns as equities.

How do I query specific endpoints for technical analysis time series?

You query specific endpoints by using the query function=FUNCTION_NAME request pattern with the required parameters. This allows you to retrieve computation-ready technical indicator time series for your analysis workflows.