An app that can show stock price action in chart form using JSCharting and Alpha Vantage stock api.
Multiple charts can be displayed simultaniously.
Different stocks can be searched for and then have new graphs constructed for them.
Daily prices of the last five months can be viewed by mousing over the graph line. Graphs can also be deleted by clicking the red circle on the top-left.
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Get the api key here: https://www.alphavantage.co/support/#api-key
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Clone the repo to your machine and install dependencies:
- axios
- cors
- dotenv
- express
To do this, enter "npm i (current dependency to be installed)" in the terminal
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Enter your key into the .env_sample file and rename the file to .env.
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Start the node server by entering these commands into the terminal: "cd server" followed by "node server.js".
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Now just host the website on your local machine. An easy way to do this is by using the Live Server extension on VS Code.