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Alpha Vantage API Overview
| Alpha Vantage | alpha_vantage Module |
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Pros and Cons of Alpha Vantage:

Pros

  • Free (5 calls per minute, 500 per day), and premium is available
  • Large datasets for crypto, stocks, etc
  • 50+ technical indicators (such as SMA, Bollinger Bands)

Cons

  • Limited call requests
  • API key needed, compared to yfinance that requires no key
  • No high frequency or real time data
  • No data for bonds, funds, indexes, or commodities
from helpers_02_04 import *
import_all()
plt.style.use('pinks.mplstyle')
from alpha_vantage.timeseries import TimeSeries
%matplotlib inline
%%html
<style>
a:link {color: #35193e !important; font-weight: 600 !important;}
a:visited {color: #35193e !important; font-weight: 600 !important;}
</style>