STOCKHISTORY
The STOCKHISTORY function retrieves historical stock data, including opening price, high price, low price, closing price, and volume, for a specified stock or security symbol from an online source.
Syntax 🔗
=STOCKHISTORY(symbol, start_date, end_date, interval, headers)
symbol | The stock or security symbol for which you want to retrieve historical data. |
start_date | The start date for the historical data range. |
end_date | The end date for the historical data range. |
interval | The interval at which the data is provided (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly). |
headers | A boolean value (TRUE/FALSE) that indicates whether headers should be included in the output. TRUE includes headers, FALSE excludes headers. |
About STOCKHISTORY 🔗
When you're exploring historical stock performance and require detailed insights into a stock's past behavior, turn to the STOCKHISTORY function in Excel. This function serves as a valuable tool for retrieving a stock's opening price, high price, low price, closing price, and volume over a specified time period. It's particularly useful for conducting financial analysis, monitoring trends, and making informed investment decisions based on past stock performance. STOCKHISTORY leverages online financial data sources to provide you with comprehensive historical stock data conveniently within Excel.
Examples 🔗
Suppose you want to retrieve the daily historical data for Microsoft Corporation (stock symbol: MSFT) from January 1, 2022, to March 31, 2022. You wish to display the data with headers. The STOCKHISTORY formula would be:
=STOCKHISTORY("MSFT", "01/01/2022", "03/31/2022", "daily", TRUE)
If you're interested in obtaining weekly historical data for Apple Inc. (stock symbol: AAPL) from the start of the year to the present date without headers, you can use the following formula:
=STOCKHISTORY("AAPL", "01/01/2022", TODAY(), "weekly", FALSE)
Notes 🔗
Ensure that the stock or security symbol provided is valid and recognized by the data source. Additionally, the interval parameter must be specified as 'daily', 'weekly', or 'monthly' to retrieve the corresponding data. The headers argument allows you to include or exclude column headers in the output as per your preference.
Questions 🔗
The STOCKHISTORY function enables users to retrieve detailed historical data for a specified stock or security, including opening price, high price, low price, closing price, and volume over a specified time range.
Can the STOCKHISTORY function retrieve real-time stock data?No, the STOCKHISTORY function retrieves historical stock data based on the specified start and end dates. It does not provide real-time stock information.
Is it necessary to have an active internet connection to use the STOCKHISTORY function?Yes, to retrieve historical stock data from online sources, you need an active internet connection when using the STOCKHISTORY function in Excel.