API-Based Interactive Data Visualization App

Overview

This project is an interactive stock market visualization app that fetches real-time stock price data from the Yahoo Finance API and displays it using Matplotlib & Seaborn. Users can enter a stock ticker (e.g., AAPL, TSLA) and instantly visualize price trends.

Features

• Fetches real-time stock data via Yahoo Finance API
• Displays stock price trends using interactive line charts
• User input support for selecting different stocks
• Python-based backend with automated data processing

Project Structure

API_Data_Visualization_App/
│-- README.md                 # Project Overview & Instructions
│-- app.py                    # API Fetching & Data Processing
│-- dashboard.py               # Interactive Visualization
│-- requirements.txt           # Dependencies
│-- stock_data.csv (optional)  # Sample dataset (generated on first run)

Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Install Dependencies

Run the following command to install required Python libraries:

pip install -r requirements.txt

2️⃣ Run the App

Step 1: Fetch stock data by running:

python app.py

This will save stock data to stock_data.csv.

Step 2: Visualize stock price trends by running:

python dashboard.py

Enter a stock ticker (e.g., AAPL, TSLA, MSFT) when prompted to generate an interactive chart.

Technologies Used

• Python (Pandas, Requests, Matplotlib, Seaborn)
• Yahoo Finance API (Stock Data)
• Interactive Data Visualization

Author

Charles Eleri

Next Steps

• Add Flask or Streamlit for web-based visualization
• Expand API support to crypto & forex markets
• Deploy the app for public use

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🔹 GitHub Repo: github.com/charleseleri