#Visualize value of stock how to#

If you want more than one company you can add using the vector command c(). Now provide to getSymbols the inputs for the arguments. The function getSymbols will get the data for you using 3 main arguments: the ticker of the companies, the source of the data, and the period. Now I request quantmod to get the stock prices for Citibank (C), JP Morgan Chase (JPM), and Wells Fargo (WFC). This exercise consists of 1) getting stock prices for 3 top US banks from the beginning of February to the end of March and 2) plotting the time series including the following details:įirst, let’s set the dates for the period to plot Nevertheless, if you just want to plot time series with no extra information ggplot2 provides easier and flexible options for formatting.

Quantmod has its own plotting tools that are useful for algorithmic trading and technical analysis (for advanced visualizations on algorithmic trading you can see Visualizations for Algorithmic Trading in R).

#Visualize value of stock how to#

In this article, I explain how to get prices for several stocks using R package quantmod and plot them using ggplot2. The financial market is not an exception, and consequently, the prices of the assets involved in its world such as stocks and bonds are needed for many purposes in economics and finance.

Prices are subject to analysis in different fields such as agriculture, labor, housing, and many others.