alpha-vantage

Fetch real-time and historical financial market data via the Alpha Vantage API.

Updated Mar 15, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/sagunkayastha/claude_skills_collection --skill alpha-vantage-sagunkayastha
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Skill: alpha-vantage
Source: https://github.com/sagunkayastha/claude_skills_collection/tree/main/financial-research/alpha-vantage
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/sagunkayastha/claude_skills_collection --skill alpha-vantage-sagunkayastha

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires requests, pandas, and includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill provides access to real-time and historical financial market data, enabling users to fetch stock prices, company fundamentals, economic indicators, and more, all through a single API.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Comprehensive Data Access: Retrieve data for stocks, forex, cryptocurrencies, commodities, and economic indicators.
  • Technical Analysis: Calculate over 50 technical indicators like SMA, EMA, MACD, and RSI.
  • Use Case: Analyze the historical daily closing prices for Apple (AAPL) and calculate its 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) to assess potential overbought or oversold conditions.

Quick Start

Fetch the latest stock quote for Apple (AAPL).

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 fetch real-time and historical stock prices using Python?

You can fetch real-time and historical stock prices using Python by requesting OHLCV data through the Alpha Vantage API. This Skill supports retrieving stock quotes, company fundamentals, and forex rates, requiring an API key from alphavantage.co and the requests and pandas libraries.

What financial market data can I retrieve for technical analysis?

For technical analysis, you can retrieve global financial market data including stock prices, forex rates, cryptocurrency prices, commodities, and economic indicators. The Skill also calculates over 50 technical indicators like SMA, EMA, MACD, and RSI to assess market conditions.

Do I need an API key to access economic indicators and crypto prices?

Yes, you need an API key from alphavantage.co to access economic indicators and crypto prices. You must also install the requests and pandas Python libraries to execute the data retrieval and formatting processes successfully.

Can I calculate technical indicators like RSI and MACD for stock prices?

Yes, you can calculate technical indicators like RSI and MACD for stock prices. The Skill processes historical daily closing prices via the Alpha Vantage API to compute over 50 indicators, enabling you to assess potential overbought or oversold market conditions.

What's the best way to get global financial market data for multiple asset classes?

The best way to get global financial market data for multiple asset classes is through a single API like Alpha Vantage. This Skill provides comprehensive data access for stocks, forex, cryptocurrencies, and commodities, returning structured data via pandas for analysis.

Why does fetching forex rates and company fundamentals fail without pandas?

Fetching forex rates and company fundamentals fails without pandas because the Skill relies on the pandas library to structure the API responses into usable DataFrames. The requests library handles the HTTP calls, but pandas is essential for parsing the returned financial data.