tstock 2.2.6
A command line tool for generating stock charts in the terminal.
Requires Python: >=3.6
Keywords: tstock stock ticker finance crypto

# tstock - Generate stock charts in the terminal! 🚀🚀🚀

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📈 tstock is a tool to easily generate stock charts from the command line.

Just type `tstock aapl` to get a 3 month candlestick chart of $AAPL in your terminal!

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  <img src="https://github.com/Gbox4/Gbox4/raw/master/tstock-demo.gif" alt="tstock-demo">
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# Features
- Stocks for most global exchanges
- Support for major cryptocurrencies
- Forex markets and currency exchange rates
- Different time intervals, including intraday trading
- "Wisdom"?!

# Dependencies

- Python 3.6 or greater
- Docker, if using the Docker version

# Installation

### PyPI

`tstock` is available as a Python 3 package. You can install it using `pip`:

```bash
pip install tstock # use pip3 on Ubuntu 18.04 and older
```

### AUR

`tstock` is also available on the AUR. If you are on an Archlinux based system, you can just install it using your favorite AUR helper. Example using `yay`:

```bash
yay -S tstock
```

### Docker

1. Build Docker: `docker build -t tstock .`
2. Run: `docker run -e ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY=<yourkey> -it tstock:latest tstock aapl`

# Getting started

### AlphaVantage API setup

After installing `tstock`, you will need a AlphaVantage API key to pull the market data.

- Make a free AlphaVantage API account at https://www.alphavantage.co/support/#api-key
- After creating the account, you will see your free API key
- Run `export ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY=<your access key>`. You can make this permanent by adding this line to your `.bashrc`

NOTE: If you are on Windows, you can set your environment variable by running `$env:ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY="<your access key>"`. You can make this permanent by adding this line to `Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1`

### Usage

```
$ tstock --help
usage: tstock [-h] [-t INTERVAL] [-b COUNT] [-w] [-s] [--chart] [-c CURRENCY] [-y LINES] [-a CLASS]
                   [--padx COLUMNS] [--pady LINES] [--short] [--nocolor] [-v] [--version]
                   [TICKER]

tstock - generate stock charts in the terminal.

positional arguments:
  TICKER          Which ticker's data to pull.

options:
  -h, --help      show this help message and exit
  -t INTERVAL     Time interval of each candlestick. Valid values are '1min', '5min', '15min', '30min', '60min', 'day', 'week', or 'month'. Defaults to 'day'.
  -b COUNT        Number of time intervals back to go back. The number of candlesticks generated. Defaults to fill the terminal.
  -w              Enables extra words of 'wisdom'.
  -s              Search for stock tickers. Useful for getting exchange codes.
  --chart         Print the chart only. Overrides -w.
  -c CURRENCY     Set the currency. Only works with '-a crypto'. Defaults to 'USD'.
  -y LINES        Height of the chart. Defaults to fill the terminal.
  -a CLASS        The asset class of TICKER. Valid values are 'stock', 'crypto', and 'forex'. Autodetects depending on input ticker.
  --padx COLUMNS  Horizontal padding of the chart. Defaults to 5.
  --pady LINES    Vertical padding of the chart. Defaults to 4.
  --short         Short output, prints the last price only.
  --nocolor       Prints chart with no color.
  --upcolor COLOR    Color of positive candlesticks. Valid values are 'green', 'red', or 'blue'. Defaults to green.
  --downcolor COLOR  Color of negative candlesticks. Valid values are 'green', 'red', or 'blue'. Defaults to red.
  -v              Toggle verbosity.
  --version       Print tstock version.

Examples:
    tstock aapl # chart of $AAPL
    tstock aapl -b 24 -t 60min # the past 24 60-minute-intervals of $AAPL, 20 lines high
    tstock -s shopify # search the API for keyword "shopify"
    tstock shop.trt # chart of $SHOP on the TRT exchange
    tstock btc -c GBP -w # chart of the price of Bitcoin in GBP with rockets
    tstock usd/eur # chart of the price of USD in euros
```

Run `tstock TICKER` to get the a chart of `$TICKER`. Use `-b COUNT` to specify the number of intervals back you want to pull. `-t INTERVAL` will specify the time interval of each candlestick. Use `-y LINES` to specify the length of the chart's y axis.

Use the search function `tstock -s KEYWORD` to search the AlphaVantage API for tickers.

You can get international markets by specifying a code after `.`. For example, to get SAIC Motor Corporation on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, run `tstock 600104.SHH`. The `-s` option is useful for finding the exchange codes for foreign exchanges. For example:

```
tstock tesco -s
The search returned the following results:
TSCO.LON (Tesco PLC)
        Reigon:         United Kingdom
        Type:           Equity
        Currency:       GBX
```

Now we know the ticker, we can get fetch the chart with `tstock tsco.lon`.

For more options, run `tstock -h`

More API information in AlphaVantage's docs: https://www.alphavantage.co/documentation


# Notes

- The free tier of the API is limited to 500 API calls per day, 5 calls per minute.
- If you are using Windows, the ANSI escape codes will not display properly in the default cmd shell or PowerShell. Please use a terminal emulator that supports ANSI escape codes such as <a href='https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-terminal/9n0dx20hk701?activetab=pivot:overviewtab'>Windows Terminal</a>.

# Donate

I develop `tstock` for free in my spare time. If you like it, and want to buy me a coffee, I'd really appreciate it.

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