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index

Obtain any set of indices and plot them together. With the -si argument the major indices are shown. By using the arguments (for example 'nasdaq' and 'sp500') you can collect data and plot the graphs together. [Source: Yahoo finance / FinanceDatabase]

Usage

index [-i INDICES] [--show] [--interval {1m,2m,5m,15m,30m,60m,90m,1h,1d,5d,1wk,1mo,3mo}] [-s START_DATE] [-e END_DATE] [-c COLUMN] [-q QUERY] [-r]

Parameters

NameDescriptionDefaultOptionalChoices
indicesOne or multiple indicesNoneTrueNone
show_indicesShow the major indices, their arguments and tickerFalseTrueNone
intervalThe preferred interval data is shown at. This can be 1m, 2m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 60m, 90m, 1h, 1d, 5d, 1wk, 1mo or 3mo1dTrue1m, 2m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 60m, 90m, 1h, 1d, 5d, 1wk, 1mo, 3mo
start_dateThe start date of the data (format: YEAR-MONTH-DAY, i.e. 2010-12-31)2000-01-01TrueNone
end_dateThe end date of the data (format: YEAR-MONTH-DAY, i.e. 2021-06-20)NoneTrueNone
columnThe column you wish to load in, by default this is the Adjusted Close columnAdj CloseTrueNone
querySearch for indices with given keywordNoneTrueNone
returnsFlag to show compounded returns over interval.FalseTrueNone

Examples

2022 Mar 15, 07:29 (🦋) /economy/ $ index nasdaq,dowjones

index nasdaq dowjones

index vix