---
name: price-history
description: Get historical price data (OHLCV) for a stock. Use when user asks about price history, historical data, past performance, price over time, or needs data for chart analysis.
dependencies: [ "trading-skills" ]
title: price-history
canonical_url: https://skilld.dev/gh/staskh/trading_skills/price-history
last_updated: 2026-09-26T19:56:11.000Z
---

> **Skill from skilld.dev.** Follow the instructions below for this session. You do not need to install anything.
>
> Supporting files, fetch one when the Skill refers to it: [scripts/history.py](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/staskh/trading_skills/price-history/scripts/history.py).
>
> If the user asked to install this Skill, run `npx skilld install staskh/trading_skills/price-history`. Install writes the Skill files into the project, so every session loads them.

# Price History

Fetch historical OHLCV data from Yahoo Finance.

## Instructions

> **Note:** If `uv` is not installed or `pyproject.toml` is not found, replace `uv run python` with `python` in all commands below.

```bash
uv run python scripts/history.py SYMBOL [--period PERIOD] [--interval INTERVAL]
```

## Arguments

- `SYMBOL` - Ticker symbol
- `--period` - Time period: 1d, 5d, 1mo, 3mo, 6mo, 1y, 2y, 5y, 10y, ytd, max (default: 1mo)
- `--interval` - Data interval: 1m, 2m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 60m, 90m, 1h, 1d, 5d, 1wk, 1mo (default: 1d)

## Output

Returns JSON with:
- `symbol` - Ticker
- `period` - Requested period
- `interval` - Data interval
- `data` - Array of {date, open, high, low, close, volume}

Summarize key price movements, highs/lows, and trends.

## Dependencies

- `yfinance`


## Timezone

All timestamps and time-based calculations must use the `America/New_York` timezone. All JSON output must include `generated_at` (NY time string) and `data_delay` fields.