How to use the STOCKHISTORY function
The STOCKHISTORY function lets you get stock prices based on a stock quote. It is in the Lookup and reference category and is soon available to Excel 365 subscribers.
The image above shows a dynamic array formula in cell B6:
The function uses the stock quote in specified in cell C2, the start date in cell C3, and the end date in cell C4 to get stock prices.
The formula returns an array of values to cells below and to the right of cell C6.
What's on this page
- STOCKHISTORY function syntax
- STOCKHISTORY function arguments
- How to get daily historical stock prices in Excel
- How to get weekly historical stock prices
- How to get historical monthly stock prices
- How to get historical closing stock prices
- How to get volume for a stock quote on a given day
- How to calculate a moving average
- Get Excel file
1. STOCKHISTORY Function Syntax
STOCKHISTORY(stock, start_date, [end_date], [interval], [headers], [property0], [property1], [property2], [property3], [property4], [property5])
2. STOCKHISTORY Function Arguments
| Argument | Text |
| stock | Required. A stock ticker or a reference to a stock ticker. |
| start_date | Required. The first date to start retrieving stock prices for. |
| [end_date] | Optional. The last date to start retrieving stock prices for. |
| [interval] | Optional. Specify the interval. 0 = daily (default) 1 = weekly 2 = monthly |
| [headers] | Optional. Enable header names. 0 = no headers 1 = show headers (default) 2 = show instrument identifier and headers |
| [property0] | Optional. Which columns to show: 0 = Date 1 = Close 2 = Open 3 = High 4 = Low 5 = Volume |
| [property1] | Optional. See [property0] above. |
| [property2] | Optional. See [property0] above. |
| [property3] | Optional. See [property0] above. |
| [property4] | Optional. See [property0] above. |
| [property5] | Optional. See [property0] above. |
3. How to get daily stock prices in Excel
The STOCKHISTORY function retrieves historical stock prices for a given ticker. You can specify the interval meaning daily, weekly or monthly prices.
The image above demonstrates the STOCKHISTORY function in cell B6, it returns in this example historical daily stock prices for Microsoft between 10/14/2021 and 10/28/2021 specified in cells C3 and C4.
Change the ticker and date range in cells C2:C4 and the function automatically returns data based on the new conditions.
The image above shows a dynamic array formula in cell B6:
The formula above returns header names shown in row 7 as well as the ticker in cell B6. Date, Close, Open, High, Low, and Volume data is returned in this example, however, you can choose the order and what to include using the optional arguments in positions six to eleven.
4. How to get weekly stock prices
The image above demonstrates how to return weekly stock prices using the STOCKHISTORY function.
The image above shows a dynamic array formula in cell B6:
5. How to get monthly stock prices
The formula above demonstrates how to get monthly stock prices.
Dynamic array formula in cell B6:
6. How to get daily closing stock prices
The image above shows a dynamic array formula in cell B6:
7. How to get volume for a stock quote on a given day
The image above demonstrates a formula returning volume data for a stock ticker specified in cell C2.
Dynamic array formula in cell B6:
8. How to calculate a moving average
The image above demonstrates a formula in cell F33 that calculates the average based on the previous 10 days' closing price.
Dynamic array formula in cell B6:
The AVERAGE function calculates the average based on a group of numbers. 10-day, 20 day, 50-day, and 200-day averages are often used to calculate the short trend, medium trend, and long trend direction.
How to plot a moving average on a stock chart
9. Get Excel file
Useful links
STOCKHISTORY function - Microsoft
'STOCKHISTORY' function examples
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Functions in 'Lookup and reference' category
The STOCKHISTORY function function is one of 24 functions in the 'Lookup and reference' category.
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