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Stock_Trading_News_Alerter/README.txt

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+Stock Trading News Alerter
+
+Description:
+A Python-based tool designed to monitor stock prices of any company.
+Initially demonstrated with Tesla (TSLA), now adaptable for any stock symbol.
+Utilizes APIs from Alpha Vantage and NewsAPI for real-time financial and news data.
+Sends SMS alerts for significant stock price changes via the Twilio API.
+
+Features:
+Monitors stock prices of user-specified companies.
+Compares daily closing prices to identify significant percentage changes.
+Fetches relevant news if stock price change exceeds a certain threshold.
+Automated SMS updates for stock price changes and related news.
+
+Pre-requisites:
+Python installation.
+Python modules: requests, twilio.
+API keys from Alpha Vantage, NewsAPI, and Twilio.
+Twilio account with a virtual number and a verified phone number.
+
+Setup Instructions:
+Install required Python modules.
+Obtain API keys by signing up for Alpha Vantage, NewsAPI, and Twilio.
+Clone the repository.
+Input API keys and phone numbers in the script variables.
+
+Usage:
+Execute the script.
+Input the desired stock symbol and company name when prompted.
+Receive SMS alerts for selected stock's significant price changes and news.
+
+Enhancements:
+Adaptability to monitor any stock symbol as per user input.
+Enhanced user interaction with prompts for stock symbol and company name.

Stock_Trading_News_Alerter/stock alerter.py

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+import requests
+from twilio.rest import Client
+
+# User inputs for stock and company
+STOCK_NAME = input("Enter the stock symbol (e.g., TSLA for Tesla): ").upper()
+COMPANY_NAME = input("Enter the full company name (e.g., Tesla Inc): ")
+
+# Twilio and API configurations
+VIRTUAL_TWILIO_NUMBER = "your virtual twilio number"
+VERIFIED_NUMBER = "your own phone number verified with Twilio"
+STOCK_API_KEY = "YOUR OWN API KEY FROM ALPHAVANTAGE"
+NEWS_API_KEY = "YOUR OWN API KEY FROM NEWSAPI"
+TWILIO_SID = "YOUR TWILIO ACCOUNT SID"
+TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN = "YOUR TWILIO AUTH TOKEN"
+
+# API Endpoints
+STOCK_ENDPOINT = "https://www.alphavantage.co/query"
+NEWS_ENDPOINT = "https://newsapi.org/v2/everything"
+
+# Get yesterday's closing stock price
+stock_params = {
+    "function": "TIME_SERIES_DAILY",
+    "symbol": STOCK_NAME,
+    "apikey": STOCK_API_KEY,
+}
+
+response = requests.get(STOCK_ENDPOINT, params=stock_params)
+data = response.json()["Time Series (Daily)"]
+data_list = [value for (key, value) in data.items()]
+yesterday_data = data_list[0]
+yesterday_closing_price = yesterday_data["4. close"]
+
+# Get the day before yesterday's closing stock price
+day_before_yesterday_data = data_list[1]
+day_before_yesterday_closing_price = day_before_yesterday_data["4. close"]
+
+# Calculate the difference in price
+difference = float(yesterday_closing_price) - float(day_before_yesterday_closing_price)
+up_down = "🔺" if difference > 0 else "🔻"
+
+# Calculate the percentage difference
+diff_percent = round((difference / float(yesterday_closing_price)) * 100)
+
+# Check for significant change and get news
+if abs(diff_percent) > 1:
+    news_params = {
+        "apiKey": NEWS_API_KEY,
+        "qInTitle": COMPANY_NAME,
+    }
+
+    news_response = requests.get(NEWS_ENDPOINT, params=news_params)
+    articles = news_response.json()["articles"]
+    three_articles = articles[:3]
+
+    # Create a formatted list of the first 3 articles
+    formatted_articles = [f"{STOCK_NAME}: {up_down}{diff_percent}%\nHeadline: {article['title']}. \nBrief: {article['description']}" for article in three_articles]
+
+    # Send each article as a separate message via Twilio
+    client = Client(TWILIO_SID, TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN)
+    for article in formatted_articles:
+        message = client.messages.create(
+            body=article,
+            from_=VIRTUAL_TWILIO_NUMBER,
+            to=VERIFIED_NUMBER
+        )