When to Activate

Activate this skill when the user requests:

"What's the price of AAPL?"
"Get me a quote for Tesla"
"Historical prices for MSFT"
"Latest news on Amazon"
"When is NVDA earnings?"
"Economic data releases today"
"Market data for my watchlist"

Process

Identify Data Need: Determine what data type is requested
Select Data Source: Choose appropriate API based on data type
Fetch Data: Retrieve data from authorized sources
Validate Response: Verify data quality and completeness
Format Output: Present data in clear, structured format

Data Sources & Capabilities

Real-Time Quotes (Finnhub)

API: https://finnhub.io/api/v1 Rate Limit: 60 calls/minute

## Stock Quote: {TICKER}

**{Company Name}**
**Last Updated**: {Timestamp}

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Current Price | ${current_price} |
| Change | ${change} ({change_pct}%) |
| Open | ${open} |
| High | ${high} |
| Low | ${low} |
| Previous Close | ${prev_close} |
| Volume | {volume} |
| 52-Week High | ${high_52w} |
| 52-Week Low | ${low_52w} |

**Status**: {Pre-Market / Market Open / After Hours / Closed}

Historical Data (Alpha Vantage)

API: https://www.alphavantage.co/query Rate Limit: 5 calls/minute

## Historical Prices: {TICKER}

**Period**: {Start Date} to {End Date}
**Frequency**: {Daily / Weekly / Monthly}

| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|------|------|------|-----|-------|--------|
| {date} | ${o} | ${h} | ${l} | ${c} | {vol} |
| {date} | ${o} | ${h} | ${l} | ${c} | {vol} |
...

### Summary Statistics
- **Period Return**: {return}%
- **High**: ${high} on {date}
- **Low**: ${low} on {date}
- **Average Volume**: {avg_vol}

Fundamental Data (Financial Modeling Prep)

API: https://financialmodelingprep.com/api/v3 Rate Limit: 250 calls/day

## Company Fundamentals: {TICKER}

**{Company Name}**
**Last Updated**: {Date}

### Valuation Metrics
| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Market Cap | ${market_cap}B |
| Enterprise Value | ${ev}B |
| P/E Ratio | {pe} |
| PEG Ratio | {peg} |
| P/B Ratio | {pb} |
| P/S Ratio | {ps} |
| EV/EBITDA | {ev_ebitda} |

### Profitability Metrics
| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Gross Margin | {gross_margin}% |
| Operating Margin | {op_margin}% |
| Net Margin | {net_margin}% |
| ROE | {roe}% |
| ROA | {roa}% |

### Financial Health
| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Current Ratio | {current_ratio} |
| Debt/Equity | {debt_equity} |
| Interest Coverage | {int_coverage}x |

### Dividend Info
| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Dividend Yield | {div_yield}% |
| Payout Ratio | {payout}% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | {ex_date} |

Company News (Finnhub)

## Recent News: {TICKER}

**{Company Name}** | Last {N} articles

---

### {Headline 1}
**Source**: {source} | **Date**: {date}
{Summary}
[Read more]({url})

---

### {Headline 2}
**Source**: {source} | **Date**: {date}
{Summary}
[Read more]({url})

---

### {Headline 3}
**Source**: {source} | **Date**: {date}
{Summary}
[Read more]({url})

Earnings Calendar (Finnhub)

## Earnings Calendar

### Upcoming Earnings: {Date Range}

| Date | Company | Symbol | Time | EPS Est | Rev Est |
|------|---------|--------|------|---------|---------|
| {date} | {company} | {ticker} | {BMO/AMC} | ${eps} | ${rev}B |
| {date} | {company} | {ticker} | {BMO/AMC} | ${eps} | ${rev}B |
...

### Past Earnings (Last Week)

| Date | Company | Symbol | EPS Act | EPS Est | Surprise |
|------|---------|--------|---------|---------|----------|
| {date} | {company} | {ticker} | ${act} | ${est} | {+/-}% |
...

Economic Calendar (Finnhub)

## Economic Calendar

### Today's Events: {Date}

| Time (ET) | Event | Country | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|-----------|-------|---------|--------|----------|----------|
| {time} | {event} | {country} | {actual} | {forecast} | {previous} |
...

### Upcoming This Week

| Date | Time | Event | Importance |
|------|------|-------|------------|
| {date} | {time} | {event} | {High/Medium/Low} |
...

Market Indices

## Market Overview

### Major Indices
| Index | Level | Change | % Change |
|-------|-------|--------|----------|
| S&P 500 | {level} | {change} | {pct}% |
| Nasdaq | {level} | {change} | {pct}% |
| Dow Jones | {level} | {change} | {pct}% |
| Russell 2000 | {level} | {change} | {pct}% |

### Sector Performance
| Sector | Performance |
|--------|-------------|
| {sector} | {+/-}X.XX% |
...

### Market Sentiment
- **VIX**: {level} ({change})
- **Put/Call Ratio**: {ratio}

Batch Quotes (Multiple Stocks)

## Watchlist Quotes

**Updated**: {Timestamp}

| Symbol | Company | Price | Change | % Change | Volume |
|--------|---------|-------|--------|----------|--------|
| {tick} | {name} | ${price} | ${chg} | {pct}% | {vol} |
| {tick} | {name} | ${price} | ${chg} | {pct}% | {vol} |
| {tick} | {name} | ${price} | ${chg} | {pct}% | {vol} |
...

**Market Status**: {Pre-Market / Open / After Hours / Closed}

Data Freshness Guidelines

Data Type	Freshness	Cache Duration
Real-time Quotes	Live (market hours)	15 seconds
Historical Daily	End of day	24 hours
Fundamentals	Quarterly	24-48 hours
News	Real-time	1 hour
Earnings Calendar	Weekly update	24 hours
Economic Calendar	Daily update	12 hours

API Rate Limit Management

Finnhub (Primary)

Limit: 60 calls/minute
Best For: Real-time quotes, news, calendars
Strategy: Use for most requests, ample capacity

Alpha Vantage (Historical)

Limit: 5 calls/minute, 500/day
Best For: Historical price data
Strategy: Queue requests, cache results

Financial Modeling Prep (Fundamentals)

Limit: 250 calls/day
Best For: Financial statements, ratios
Strategy: Daily batch updates, aggressive caching

Error Handling

## Data Request Status

**Request**: {What was requested}
**Status**: {Success / Partial / Failed}

{If Failed}
⚠️ **Error**: {Error description}
**Reason**: {API limit reached / Symbol not found / Service unavailable}
**Suggestion**: {Try again in X minutes / Check symbol / Use alternative source}

{If Partial}
ℹ️ **Note**: Some data unavailable
**Available**: {What was retrieved}
**Missing**: {What couldn't be retrieved}

Output Guidelines

Data Presentation

Always include timestamps
Note if data is delayed
Format numbers clearly ($1,234.56)
Use tables for multiple data points
Include data source attribution

Status Indicators

🟢 Real-time data
🟡 Delayed data (15-20 min)
🔴 Stale data (>1 hour)
⚠️ Data unavailable

Constraints

Only use authorized API sources
Respect rate limits
Note data delays clearly
Don't expose API credentials
Validate data before presenting
This is data retrieval, not advice

market-data

Market Data Skill

Capabilities