ticker

Terminal stock ticker with real-time price quotes and position tracking

finance linuxmacoswindows Go GPL-3.0

Description

ticker is a terminal-based tool for tracking stocks, crypto, and derivatives in real time. It pulls market data from Yahoo Finance and displays live price quotes, position values, and gain/loss calculations. Supports watchlists, multiple cost basis lots, pre/post market prices, and configurable display options.

Install

homebrewbrew install achannarasappa/tap/ticker

snapsudo snap install ticker

AI Summary

A real-time terminal stock and crypto ticker with position tracking, watchlists, and gain/loss calculations.

Capabilities

+ Live stock and cryptocurrency price quotes
+ Track value of stock positions with gain/loss
+ Support for multiple cost basis lots
+ Pre-market and post-market price quotes
+ Configurable watchlists via YAML config or CLI flags
+ Currency conversion for international stocks
+ Customizable display columns and formatting

Use When

→ Monitoring stock or crypto prices from the terminal
→ Tracking portfolio positions and gains/losses
→ Keeping a live watchlist visible while working

Avoid When

x You need full charting and technical analysis
x You need to place trades from the terminal
x You need historical price data export

Usage Patterns

Watch specific stocks

ticker -w AAPL,MSFT,GOOG

Displays live prices for Apple, Microsoft, and Google

Use a config file for watchlist and positions

ticker --config ~/.ticker.yaml

Loads watchlist and positions from a YAML configuration file

Input / Output

stdout: Live-updating table of stock/crypto prices and positions

Exit codes:

0 Success

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View AGENTS.md for ticker