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Technical Indicators

GET /v1/indicator

Overview

Purpose: Retrieve historical technical indicator data for a specific stock
Response Format: Time series data for the requested technical indicator with historical values

Authentication

Optional authentication via x-api-key header token

Request Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description Example
function string ✓ Technical indicator to fetch SMA
symbol string ✓ Stock symbol NVDA
range string Time range for historical data (default: 2y) 1y
interval string Interval between data points (default: 1d) 1d
epoch boolean Return timestamps as epoch (default: false) true
lookBackPeriod integer Look-back period for indicators 14
stochPeriod integer Stochastic look-back period 14
signalPeriod integer Signal period 9
smooth integer Smoothing period 3
fastPeriod integer Fast period (for MACD) 12
slowPeriod integer Slow period (for MACD) 26
stdDev integer Standard deviation (for BBANDS) 2
smaPeriods integer SMA look-back (for OBV) 20
multiplier integer Multiplier (for SUPERTREND) 3
tenkanPeriod integer Tenkan look-back (for ICHIMOKU) 9
kijunPeriod integer Kijun look-back (for ICHIMOKU) 26
senkouPeriod integer Senkou look-back (for ICHIMOKU) 52

Valid function values

SMA, EMA, WMA, VWMA, RSI, SRSI, STOCH, CCI, OBV, BBANDS, AROON, ADX, MACD, SUPERTREND, ICHIMOKU

Available Range Options

1d, 5d, 1mo, 3mo, 6mo, ytd, 1y, 2y, 5y, 10y, max

Available Interval Options

1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 1d, 1wk, 1mo

Interval and Range Compatibility

Interval Compatible Ranges
1m 1d, 5d only
5m 1d, 5d, 1mo only
15m 1d, 5d, 1mo only
30m 1d, 5d, 1mo only
1h 1d, 5d, 1mo, 3mo, 6mo, ytd, 1y only
1mo Required for max range

Attempting incompatible combinations will result in a 400 Bad Request error.

Responses:

  • 200 OK

    • Content-Type: application/json
    • Schema: TechnicalIndicator object
    • Example (200): 
      {
  "type": "SMA",
  "Technical Analysis": {
    "2021-07-09": { "value": 30.0 },
    "2021-07-10": { "value": 31.5 }
  }
}

  • 400 Bad Request 

    { "detail": "Invalid parameter: {parameter} for the {function} function." }

  • 422 Unprocessable Entity 

    {
  "detail": "Invalid request",
  "errors": {
    "function": [
      "Field required",
      "Input should be 'SMA', 'EMA', 'WMA', 'VWMA', 'RSI', 'SRSI', 'STOCH', 'CCI', 'OBV', 'BBANDS', 'AROON', 'ADX', 'MACD', 'SUPERTREND' or 'ICHIMOKU'"
    ],
    "symbol": ["Field required"],
    "interval": ["Input should be '1m', '5m', '15m', '30m', '1h', '1d', '1wk', or '1mo'"],
    "period": ["Input should be a valid integer, unable to parse string as an integer"],
    "stoch_period": ["Input should be a valid integer, unable to parse string as an integer"],
    "signal_period": ["Input should be a valid integer, unable to parse string as an integer"],
    "smooth": ["Input should be a valid integer, unable to parse string as an integer"],
    "fast_period": ["Input should be a valid integer, unable to parse string as an integer"],
    "slow_period": ["Input should be a valid integer, unable to parse string as an integer"],
    "std_dev": ["Input should be a valid integer, unable to parse string as an integer"],
    "sma_periods": ["Input should be a valid integer, unable to parse string as an integer"],
    "multiplier": ["Input should be a valid integer, unable to parse string as an integer"],
    "tenkan_period": ["Input should be a valid integer, unable to parse string as an integer"],
    "kijun_period": ["Input should be a valid integer, unable to parse string as an integer"],
    "senkou_period": ["Input should be a valid integer, unable to parse string as an integer"]
  }
}

GET /v1/indicators

Overview

Purpose: Retrieve latest values for multiple technical indicators for a specific stock
Response Format: Current values for requested technical indicators with their parameters

Authentication

Optional authentication via x-api-key header token

Request Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description Example
symbol string ✓ Stock symbol NVDA
interval string Interval for historical data (default: 1d) 1d
functions string Comma-separated list of indicators SMA,EMA,RSI

Available Interval Options

1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 1d, 1wk, 1mo

Responses:

  • 200 OK

    • Content-Type: application/json
    • Example (200): 
      {
  "SMA(10)": {
    "SMA": 129.03
  },
  "SMA(20)": {
    "SMA": 131.08
  },
  "SMA(50)": {
    "SMA": 134.95
  },
  "SMA(100)": {
    "SMA": 135.54
  },
  "SMA(200)": {
    "SMA": 124.78
  },
  "EMA(10)": {
    "EMA": 131.93
  },
  "EMA(20)": {
    "EMA": 131.64
  },
  "EMA(50)": {
    "EMA": 133.51
  },
  "EMA(100)": {
    "EMA": 131.7
  },
  "EMA(200)": {
    "EMA": 120.76
  },
  "WMA(10)": {
    "WMA": 125.72
  },
  "WMA(20)": {
    "WMA": 132.3
  },
  "WMA(50)": {
    "WMA": 136.83
  },
  "WMA(100)": {
    "WMA": 135.32
  },
  "WMA(200)": {
    "WMA": 118.59
  },
  "VWMA(20)": {
    "VWMA": 128.17
  },
  "RSI(14)": {
    "RSI": 56.56
  },
  "SRSI(3,3,14,14)": {
    "%K": 92.79,
    "%D": 81.77
  },
  "STOCH %K(14,3,3)": {
    "%K": 81.25,
    "%D": 67.41
  },
  "CCI(20)": {
    "CCI": 63.36
  },
  "BBANDS(20,2)": {
    "Upper Band": 149.81,
    "Middle Band": 131.08,
    "Lower Band": 112.35
  },
  "Aroon(25)": {
    "Aroon Up": 40,
    "Aroon Down": 64
  },
  "ADX(14)": {
    "ADX": 14.43
  },
  "MACD(12,26)": {
    "MACD": -0.53,
    "Signal": -2.1
  },
  "Super Trend": {
    "Super Trend": 140.25,
    "Trend": "DOWN"
  },
  "Ichimoku Cloud": {
    "Conversion Line": 127.97,
    "Base Line": 130.99,
    "Lagging Span": 138.85,
    "Leading Span A": 141.74,
    "Leading Span B": 140
  }
}

  • 400 Bad Request 

    { "detail": "Invalid parameter: {parameter} for the {function} function." }

  • 404 Not Found 

    { "detail": "Symbol not found" }

  • 422 Unprocessable Entity 

    {
  "detail": "Invalid request",
  "errors": {
    "symbol": ["Field required"],
    "interval": ["Input should be '1m', '5m', '15m', '30m', '1h', '1d', '1wk', or '1mo'"]
  }
}

Schema References

TechnicalIndicator Schema

Field Type Description Required
type string The technical indicator (e.g., "SMA") ✓
Technical Analysis object Dates mapped to indicator values ✓

SMAData Schema

Field Type Description Required
value float Average price over a specified period, smoothing price action

EMAData Schema

Field Type Description Required
value float Weighted average giving more importance to recent prices

WMAData Schema

Field Type Description Required
value float Average where recent prices carry more weight than older prices

VWMAData Schema

Field Type Description Required
value float Price average weighted by volume, showing where most trading activity occurred

RSIData Schema

Field Type Description Required
value float Momentum oscillator (0-100) indicating overbought/oversold conditions

SRSIData Schema

Field Type Description Required
k float Fast stochastic line applied to RSI values
d float Smoothed signal line of the stochastic RSI

STOCHData Schema

Field Type Description Required
k float Fast line showing current price position within recent range
d float Smoothed signal line of the stochastic oscillator

CCIData Schema

Field Type Description Required
value float Measures price deviation from statistical average to spot extremes

MACDData Schema

Field Type Description Required
value float Difference between fast and slow moving averages
signal float Smoothed MACD line used for buy/sell signal generation

ADXData Schema

Field Type Description Required
value float Strength of price trend regardless of direction (0-100)

AROONData Schema

Field Type Description Required
aroon_up float Time since highest high within lookback period
aroon_down float Time since lowest low within lookback period

BBANDSData Schema

Field Type Description Required
upper_band float Price ceiling based on standard deviations above SMA
middle_band float Simple moving average serving as the centerline
lower_band float Price floor based on standard deviations below SMA

OBVData Schema

Field Type Description Required
value float Running total of volume based on price direction (up/down days)

SuperTrendData Schema

Field Type Description Required
value float Dynamic support/resistance level based on ATR
trend string Current market direction ("up", "down", "neutral") ✓

IchimokuData Schema

Field Type Description Required
tenkan_sen float Conversion line - short-term momentum and support/resistance
kijun_sen float Base line - medium-term momentum and major support/resistance
chikou_span float Lagging span - current price plotted 26 periods back
senkou_span_a float Leading span A - future support/resistance level
senkou_span_b float Leading span B - future support/resistance level