active

Get the most actively traded stocks based on volume.

Examples

from openbb import obb
obb.equity.discovery.active(provider='yfinance')
obb.equity.discovery.active(sort='desc', provider='yfinance')

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Parameters

• standard
• yfinance

Name	Type	Description	Default	Optional
sort	Literal['asc', 'desc']	Sort order. Possible values: 'asc', 'desc'. Default: 'desc'.	desc	True

Name	Type	Description	Default	Optional
sort	Literal['asc', 'desc']	Sort order. Possible values: 'asc', 'desc'. Default: 'desc'.	desc	True
limit	int	Limit the number of results.	200	True

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Returns

OBBject
    results : List[EquityActive]
        Serializable results.

    provider : Optional[Literal['yfinance']]
        Provider name.

    warnings : Optional[List[Warning_]]
        List of warnings.

    chart : Optional[Chart]
        Chart object.

    extra : Dict[str, Any]
        Extra info.

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Data

• standard
• yfinance

Name	Type	Description
symbol	str	Symbol representing the entity requested in the data.
name	str	Name of the entity.
price	float	Last price.
change	float	Change in price.
percent_change	float	Percent change.
volume	Union[int, float]	The trading volume.

Name	Type	Description
symbol	str	Symbol representing the entity requested in the data.
name	str	Name of the entity.
price	float	Last price.
change	float	Change in price.
percent_change	float	Percent change.
volume	Union[int, float]	The trading volume.
open	float	Open price for the day.
high	float	High price for the day.
low	float	Low price for the day.
previous_close	float	Previous close price.
ma50	float	50-day moving average.
ma200	float	200-day moving average.
year_high	float	52-week high.
year_low	float	52-week low.
market_cap	float	Market Cap.
shares_outstanding	float	Shares outstanding.
book_value	float	Book value per share.
price_to_book	float	Price to book ratio.
eps_ttm	float	Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months.
eps_forward	float	Forward earnings per share.
pe_forward	float	Forward price-to-earnings ratio.
dividend_yield	float	Trailing twelve month dividend yield.
exchange	str	Exchange where the stock is listed.
exchange_timezone	str	Timezone of the exchange.
earnings_date	datetime	Most recent earnings date.
currency	str	Currency of the price data.