[GNC] Finance::Quote PreRelease 1.61_03

[Bruce Schuck]

On Apr 30, 2024 at 22:59:34 EDT I wrote:

> A new module for US traded stocks, StockData.pm, with default method 
> "stockdata". This requires an API token from 
> https://www.stockdata.org/. If passed in as an environment variable,
> set "STOCKDATA_API_KEY" to your token. Once installed "perldoc 
> Finance::Quote::StockData" will display more information.
Well that sucks. I originally tested this module this past Sunday. And 
since the US markets are closed weekends, getting data as of COB Friday 
was okay. Testing this week, I've come to find out that their data is at 
least one day old! If you query their API anytime during market business 
hours tomorrow, the data will be as of COB Wednesday 5/1. This is what 
is returns now (19:30PDT 5/2). Sometime after the markets close the data 
from StockData.org will then reflect COB today... <sigh>

Their title page does say, "Free Real-time, Intraday, Historical Stock 
Data API". I have attempted to send email and fill out their online 
contact form. No response in 2 days so far.

I'm thinking no one wants a data source that while seemingly dependable, 
is not current data.

Short version, if you've tried the 'stockdata' method and found the data 
to be wrong, please don't bother opening an issue. It's not F::Q or 
GnuCash, it's the source data.

Bruce S.