📈 Financial Data API

Welcome to the Financial Data API & Dashboard — a full-stack web application for retrieving, analyzing, and visualizing stock market data in real-time. Built with a robust FastAPI backend and a responsive JavaScript frontend, this project is perfect for investors, analysts, and developers seeking financial insights with beautiful visualizations.

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🌟 Key Features

🔧 Backend Features

• ⚡ Real-Time Quotes: Retrieve up-to-date stock prices using Alpha Vantage API.
• 📅 Historical Data: Access daily price history for performance analysis.
• 🗃️ Database Integration: Store data efficiently in a PostgreSQL database.
• 🧠 Caching: Use Redis for caching popular symbols to boost speed.
• 🐳 Dockerized Environment: Run locally or in the cloud with Docker.

💻 Frontend Features

• 📊 Interactive Visualizations: Line and candlestick charts using Chart.js.
• 🔍 Symbol Search: Lookup stocks by ticker.
• 📆 Date Range Filter: Customize analysis periods for specific timeframes.
• 📱 Responsive UI: Works seamlessly across desktop and mobile devices.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

🧩 Layer	⚙️ Technology
Backend	Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis
Frontend	HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Chart.js
DevOps	Docker, Docker Compose, GitHub Actions
API Provider	Alpha Vantage
Deployment	GitHub Pages (Frontend), Render/Docker (API)

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🚀 Deployment Options

🌐 Frontend via GitHub Pages

1. Push your frontend/ code to your GitHub repository.
2. Enable GitHub Pages under your repo's Settings > Pages.
3. Your site will be live at:
   https://<your-username>.github.io/financial-data-api

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🐳 Backend Deployment Options

Option 1: Docker Compose (Local or VPS)

cd backend
docker-compose up -d

This command spins up:

• FastAPI server
• PostgreSQL database
• Redis cache

Ensure docker and docker-compose are installed on your machine.

Option 2: Render.com

1. Create an account at render.com.
2. Connect your GitHub repo.
3. Add the following environment variables:

DATABASE_URL=your_postgres_url
REDIS_URL=your_redis_url
ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY=your_alpha_vantage_key

4. Deploy and monitor from the Render dashboard.

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🧑‍💻 Local Development Setup

Prerequisites

• Python 3.9+
• Node.js (for frontend live server)
• PostgreSQL
• Redis
• Git

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🔁 Backend Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-username/financial-data-api.git
cd financial-data-api/backend

# Create a Python virtual environment
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate        # On Linux/Mac
venv\Scripts\activate           # On Windows

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Set environment variables
echo "DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/financial_data" > .env
echo "REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379" >> .env
echo "ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY=your_key" >> .env

# Apply migrations
alembic upgrade head

# Start development server
uvicorn app.main:app --reload

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🎨 Frontend Setup

cd ../frontend

# Install live-server globally (if not installed)
npm install -g live-server

# Launch development server
live-server --port=3000

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🌐 API Endpoints Reference

Endpoint	Method	Description
/api/stocks/{symbol}	GET	Get the latest stock quote for a given symbol
/api/historical/{symbol}	GET	Retrieve historical data (optionally by date range)

📦 Sample JSON Response

{
  "symbol": "AAPL",
  "price": "175.34",
  "change": "+1.23",
  "change_percent": "+0.71%"
}

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🗃️ Database Schema Overview

Table: financial_data

Column	Data Type	Description
id	INT	Primary Key, auto-increment
symbol	VARCHAR	Stock ticker symbol
date	DATE	Trading day
open_price	FLOAT	Price at market open
close_price	FLOAT	Price at market close
volume	INT	Shares traded on that day

Database is created automatically via Alembic migrations.

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🤝 Contribution Guide

We welcome contributions from the open-source community! Follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.

2. Create a new branch:

   git checkout -b feature/YourFeatureName

3. Make your changes and commit:

   git commit -m "Add feature: YourFeatureName"

4. Push to your fork:

   git push origin feature/YourFeatureName

5. Open a Pull Request 📬

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🧪 Future Improvements

• 🧠 Add predictive analytics using machine learning
• 🌍 Support for global market indices
• 🔐 OAuth authentication for personalized dashboards
• 📅 Scheduler for automatic daily updates

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. Feel free to fork, contribute, and use in personal or commercial projects.

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📬 Contact

Your Name 📧 hire.willie.conway@gmail.com 🔗 GitHub Repo: github.com/Willie-Conway/financial-data-api

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🙏 Acknowledgments

• 💹 Alpha Vantage for free stock market data
• 🐍 FastAPI for building high-performance APIs
• 📊 Chart.js for dynamic charts
• 🐳 Docker for containerization