Alpha Vantage
Alpha Vantage is a financial data platform providing real-time and historical market data for stocks, options, cryptocurrencies, forex, commodities, and economic indicators. The API supports 50+ technical indicators, fundamental data, Alpha Intelligence sentiment analysis, and earnings data, all accessed through a single query endpoint using function-based routing.
APIs
Alpha Vantage Market Data API
Real-time and historical stock market data API supporting time series, global quotes, symbol search, fundamental data, technical indicators, forex/crypto exchange rates, economi...
Capabilities
Features
Intraday (1min to 60min), daily, weekly, and monthly OHLCV stock price data for 20+ years of history with compact and full output modes.
Global quote endpoint for latest price, volume, change, and change percentage for any listed equity symbol.
50+ technical analysis functions including SMA, EMA, MACD, RSI, Bollinger Bands, Stochastic, ADX, OBV, and more.
Company overview with financial ratios, earnings, income statements, balance sheets, cash flow, and ETF holdings data.
AI-powered news sentiment analysis for stocks, crypto, and forex with bearish/bullish scoring on recent and historical articles.
Real-time and historical exchange rates for 100+ currencies and cryptocurrencies including intraday, daily, weekly, and monthly data.
US macroeconomic data including Real GDP, CPI, unemployment, federal funds rate, treasury yields, nonfarm payroll, and retail sales.
Real-time options chains, put-call ratios, and volume-to-OI ratios for US equity options markets.
Use Cases
Build quantitative trading systems using real-time price feeds, technical indicators, and sentiment signals from Alpha Vantage.
Analyze portfolio holdings using fundamental data, earnings estimates, and historical price data for investment decision support.
Integrate market data into fintech apps, wealth management platforms, or stock screeners using the Alpha Vantage API.
Monitor US economic indicators for investment thesis development and macroeconomic trend analysis.
Integrations
Python integration using alpha_vantage library or direct requests to the REST API with pandas DataFrame support.
Node.js and browser JavaScript integration for real-time market data in web applications and trading dashboards.
Google Sheets and Excel integration via Alpha Vantage spreadsheet add-ons for non-technical financial analysis.