introducing alfred-ticker

[giovanni]

alfred-ticker
An Alfred workflow to show stock information from Yahoo Finance using an unofficial API

 

 

Setting up

 

Needed

- Alfred with Powerpack license
- Python3 (howto here)
- API key (sign up for an API key here. A free plan allows 500 requests/month) 
  

Installation
1. Download the most recent release) of `alfred-ticker` from Github and double-click to install
2. Get your API key
3. In Alfred, open the 'Configure Workflow and Variables' window in `alfred-ticker` preferences
    - set the `API_KEY` variable to the API key retrieved in Step 2
    - Optional: set the emoji you want to show when the ticker is down (`SYMBOL_DOWN`, default: ⬇️) or up (`SYMBOL_UP`, default: ⬆️)
    - Optional: set your watch list variable `WATCHLIST` (comma-separated list of ticker symbols)
4. Optional: Setup a hotkey to launch alfred-ticker
5. Optional: Change the keyword to launch alfred-ticker (currently set to `!t`)

Basic Usage 

Check your watchlist by typing your keyword or using your hotkey...

 

...or type stock symbols separated by comma

Pressing Enter will open the stock page on Yahoo Finance.

 

Acknowledgments

- Dean Jackson @deanishe and Vitor Galvão @vitor for their incredible help on here. 

- Icon by Iconka from icon-icons.com

 

 

Changelog

- 02-04-2022: version 0.1

Feedback

Feedback welcome! If you notice a bug, or have ideas for new features, please feel free to get in touch either here, or on Github. 

 

Edited February 4, 2022 by giovanni

[johnnyfdot]

Hi, I just wanted to say thank you, this is a useful and convenient workflow. I installed today as per instructions and it's working without a hitch.

[giovanni]

glad you find it useful, and welcome to the forum!

feedback for improvement always welcome.