Be careful, Yahoo providing free stock data with errors

[solarcn]

I am using yahoo as the free data source to get asx share data. I found lots of errors. I am lucky to find it before it causes a disaster. Be careful if you are using that free crappy services as well.

 

[nunthewiser]

Re: Be caureful, Yahoo providing free share data with errors

I am using yahoo as the free data source to get asx share data. I found lots of errors. I am lucky to find it before it causes a disaster. Be careful if you are using that free crappy services as well.

IF its innacuracy is enough to cause a disaster , dont you think it would be wise to use different data ? even if you have to pay ?

 

[solarcn]

Re: Be caureful, Yahoo providing free share data with errors

IF its innacuracy is enough to cause a disaster , dont you think it would be wise to use different data ? even if you have to pay ?

Yeah, I am thinking of that. I didn't realize that the data they are providing are not accurate.

 

[skyQuake]

Re: Be caureful, Yahoo providing free share data with errors

Yeah, I am thinking of that. I didn't realize that the data they are providing are not accurate.

Yahoo post 2001 is fairly good, what data issues are you having? or for which stock?

 

[nunthewiser]

Re: Be caureful, Yahoo providing free share data with errors

Yeah, I am thinking of that. I didn't realize that the data they are providing are not accurate.

Is it for ASX stocks ? if so are your holdings with a broker .ie.commsec , etrade , bell etc etc? ........

Any of them will provide Data you can use .

 

[satanoperca]

Re: Be caureful, Yahoo providing free share data with errors

I am using yahoo as the free data source to get asx share data. I found lots of errors. I am lucky to find it before it causes a disaster. Be careful if you are using that free crappy services as well.

It is free, WTF do you expect. Trading and investing is a business, you have to spend money to get the right infrastructure in place to profit, this includes getting accurate data sources.

You only have yourself to blame.

Cheers

 

[awg]

Re: Be caureful, Yahoo providing free share data with errors

I am using yahoo as the free data source to get asx share data. I found lots of errors. I am lucky to find it before it causes a disaster. Be careful if you are using that free crappy services as well.

there was an excellent post recently from ASF user Richard Norgate, who sells data, outlining exactly what sort of errors are present in yahoo data.

i suggest you search for that "free data" thread under his username.

no affiliation

 

[solarcn]

Re: Be caureful, Yahoo providing free share data with errors

Yahoo post 2001 is fairly good, what data issues are you having? or for which stock?

I was checking AVX. It is missing on 3ed Feb 2010 and wrong on 4th Feb. I don't bother to check the others.

 

[solarcn]

Re: Be caureful, Yahoo providing free share data with errors

It is free, WTF do you expect. Trading and investing is a business, you have to spend money to get the right infrastructure in place to profit, this includes getting accurate data sources.

You only have yourself to blame.

Cheers

I don't mind paying money for good services. But I will be happier if I can get it for free. I just didn't realize that the data they are providing is not correct. That makes me very upset. It's like they are handing out juice on the street for free but with poison inside.

I posted here to warn the people who might trust yahoo as much as I did. I don't know why I should blame myself.

 

[solarcn]

Re: Be caureful, Yahoo providing free share data with errors

there was an excellent post recently from ASF user Richard Norgate, who sells data, outlining exactly what sort of errors are present in yahoo data.

i suggest you search for that "free data" thread under his username.

no affiliation

Thanks for your info, mate.