Slow Stochastics

Introduction

This API call is used to retrieve the Slow Stochastics for the specified stock symbol up to the specified maximum date. Slow Stochastics is a technical analysis tool that compares a stock’s closing price to its price range over a given time period. It consists of the Fast %K line, Slow %K line, and Slow %D line.

Endpoint

/slow-stochastics/:symbol/:maxDate/:period/:fastk_period/:slowk_period/:slowd_period

Parameters

• symbol (string, required) – The stock symbol for which to retrieve the Slow Stochastics.
• maxDate (date, required) – The maximum date to include in the calculation (in the format ‘yyyy-mm-dd’).
• period (integer, required) – The period to calculate Slow Stochastics over. Should be 14.
• fastk_period (integer, required) – The period used for the Fast %K line. Should be 3.
• slowk_period (integer, required) – The period used for the Slow %K line. Should be 3.
• slowd_period (integer, required) – The period used for the Slow %D line. Should be 3.

Authentication

API key authentication is required to access this endpoint.

Example Call

Retrieve the Slow Stochastics for Apple Inc. up to April 23, 2023:

• https://api.deltaneutral.net/slow-stochastics/AAPL/2023-04-23/14/3/3/3?apikey=DEMOAPIKEY

Error Handling

If no data comes back, please check for valid input parameters. This automatically returns one year of data from the maxDate and backwards

Example Response

    {
        "symbol":"AAPL",
        "quotedate":"2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "period":14,
        "smoothing":3,
        "kline":21.8481,
        "dline":27.3415
    }