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create a live stock chart (candle stick chart) in excel

Last updated on 2 months ago
C
caaSuper Admin
Posted 2 months ago
Make sure to handle your API key properly.
Automating updates using VBA can allow live chart updates at intervals.
C
caaSuper Admin
Posted 2 months ago
To create a live candlestick stock chart in Excel, follow these steps:
### Step-by-Step Guide:
#### 1. **Prepare Your Data**:
- Create columns for **Date**, **Open**, **High**, **Low**, **Close** values of the stock price.
- Fill this data manually or fetch it from a stock API using a VBA script (e.g., Alpha Vantage or Yahoo Finance).
#### 2. **Insert a Candlestick Chart**:
- Highlight your data (Date, Open, High, Low, Close columns).
- Go to **Insert** > **Charts** > **Stock Charts** > **Open-High-Low-Close Chart**.
- Excel will generate a basic candlestick chart.
#### 3. **Format the Chart**:
- Customize colors for bullish/bearish candles.
- Add titles, gridlines, and other formatting options.
#### 4. **Automate with Live Data** (Optional):
- Use a VBA macro to periodically refresh stock prices from the API.
- Here's a simple VBA script to fetch live stock data (using Alpha Vantage):
vba
 Sub GetStockData()
 Dim url As String
 Dim xmlHttp As Object
 Dim json As Object
 url = "https://www.alphavantage.co/query?function=TIME_SERIES_INTRADAY&symbol=IBM&interval=1min&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"
 Set xmlHttp = CreateObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP")
 xmlHttp.Open "GET", url, False
 xmlHttp.Send
 
 ' Parse and update your Excel sheet with data
 ' You'll need to use a JSON parser or manually handle it.
 End Sub
 

### Final Notes:
- Make sure to handle your API key properly.
- Automating updates using VBA can allow live chart updates at intervals.
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