finance

name	finance
description	Track stocks, ETFs, indices, crypto (where available), and FX pairs with caching + provider fallbacks.
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Market Tracker Skill

This skill helps you fetch latest quotes and historical series for:

• Stocks / ETFs / Indices (e.g., AAPL, MSFT, ^GSPC, VOO)
• FX pairs (e.g., USD/ZAR, EURUSD, GBP-JPY)
• Crypto tickers supported by the chosen provider (best-effort)

It is optimized for:

• fast “what’s the price now?” queries
• lightweight tracking with a local watchlist
• caching to avoid rate-limits

When to use

Use this skill when the user asks:

• “What’s the latest price of ___?”
• “Track ___ and ___ and show me daily changes.”
• “Give me a 30-day series for ___.”
• “Convert USD to ZAR (or track USD/ZAR).”
• “Maintain a watchlist and summarize performance.”

Provider strategy (important)

• Stocks/ETFs/indices default: Yahoo Finance via yfinance (no key, broad coverage), but it is unofficial and can rate-limit.
• FX default: ExchangeRate-API Open Access endpoint (no key, daily update).
• If the user needs high-frequency or many symbols, recommend adding a paid provider later.

See providers.md for details and symbol formats.