Yahoo Finance

Discussion in 'Data Sets and Feeds' started by d08, Jan 1, 2014.

  1. Bob111

    Bob111

    yes. same exact problem. with a help from fellow TWSAPI board i was able to finally solve it. problem is in cache. i cleared cache on ALL browsers i use and things now back to normal(more or less,cause requests still stuck sometimes and take unusually long time,but at least they are now accurate). yahoo CS is very responsive,but unfortunately unable to help(i did send them solution,for future reference)
     
    #31     Feb 19, 2014
  2. Pena400

    Pena400

    I suspected it might be a caching problem. However, after I switched from libcurl to using a simple call to file_get_contents under php, I still had the on/off missing date for last Friday. From the docs, file_get_contents does not use any cache mechanism. I would consider ISP caching a long shot.

    I am going to try using WireShark to look at the actual http packets for the request.
     
    #32     Feb 20, 2014
  3. d08

    d08

    Had the same issue, solution was to re-download said symbol (number of times if needed).

    Other observation is to be careful when to download the data as the dividend/split adjusted close field will be adjusted separately hours after the latest day is added, so you might have the unadjusted close in the "adjusted close" field if you update too early.

    Sadly, the csv source has other issues. I had different results each time a certain symbol was queried and since it was an issue with the adjusted close field (again), there wasn't an easy way to detect it.
     
    #33     Feb 20, 2014
  4. Bob111

    Bob111

    confirmed-yahoo eod went to s**t. glad that i made back up from IB. IB and IQ prices match perfectly so far.
     
    #34     Feb 26, 2014
  5. mokwit

    mokwit

    Can't even download csv file manually from historical prices page - source file could not be read is error message.

    Always felt they would axe it at some point - hope this is a tech error or somesuch not a cessation of data provision - Hyperserver allowed me to screen 4000 symbols at no cost - was too good to be true forever.
     
    #35     Feb 27, 2014
  6. d08

    d08

    How did it 'went to s**t' exactly? What's the exact issue?
     
    #36     Feb 27, 2014
  7. Bob111

    Bob111

    when i place request for EOD quotes-the prices(or date of last trade) in returned query are incorrect. not many(like 10 out of 2000),but enough for me to be skeptical about current yahoo's data quality. i don't want ANY uncertainty. that's why i'm using multiple sources
     
    #37     Feb 27, 2014
  8. You find anywhere that adjusts for splits/divs the same way as Yahoo?
     
    #38     Feb 27, 2014
  9. Bob111

    Bob111

    i don't need\not looking for this data. as i said above-all i need is accurate EOD close price for current day for stocks traded on US exchanges(from multiple sources for a cross reference). that's all.
     
    #39     Feb 27, 2014
  10. mokwit

    mokwit

    #40     Feb 28, 2014