quantmod (version 0.4-5)

getSymbols.yahoo: Download OHLC Data From Yahoo Finance

Description

Downloads Symbols to specified env from ‘finance.yahoo.com’. This method is not to be called directly, instead a call to getSymbols(Symbols,src='yahoo') will in turn call this method. It is documented for the sole purpose of highlighting the arguments accepted, and to serve as a guide to creating additional getSymbols ‘methods’.

Usage

getSymbols.yahoo(Symbols, env, return.class = 'xts', index.class  = 'Date', from = "2007-01-01", to = Sys.Date(), ...)

Arguments

Symbols

a character vector specifying the names of each symbol to be loaded

env

where to create objects. (.GlobalEnv)

return.class

class of returned object

index.class

class of returned object index (xts only)

from

Retrieve data no earlier than this date. (2007-01-01)

to

Retrieve data through this date (Sys.Date())

...

additional parameters

Value

A call to getSymbols.yahoo will load into the specified environment one object for each Symbol specified, with class defined by return.class. Presently this may be ts, its, zoo, xts, or timeSeries.In the case of xts objects, the indexing will be by Date. This can be altered with the index.class argument. See indexClass for more information on changing index classes.

Details

Meant to be called internally by getSymbols (see also).

One of a few currently defined methods for loading data for use with quantmod. Essentially a simple wrapper to the underlying Yahoo! finance site's historical data download.

References

Yahoo Finance: http://finance.yahoo.com

See Also

getSymbols, setSymbolLookup

Examples

## Not run: 
# # All 3 getSymbols calls return the same
# # MSFT to the global environment
# # The last example is what NOT to do!
# 
# ## Method #1
# getSymbols('MSFT',src='yahoo')
# 
# 
# ## Method #2
# setDefaults(getSymbols,src='yahoo')
#   # OR
# setSymbolLookup(MSFT='yahoo')
# 
# getSymbols('MSFT')
# 
# #########################################
# ##  NOT RECOMMENDED!!!
# #########################################
# ## Method #3
# getSymbols.yahoo('MSFT',env=globalenv())
# ## End(Not run)