Robo Advisor Project for NYU

Fork the robo-advior repo from https://github.com/jsr512/robo-advisor then clone or download locally

Create a local repository with the name robo-advisor then navigate to this using the command line

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cd ~/Desktop/robo-advisor
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Create a file named requirements.txt and place the following contents inside

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requests
python-dotenv
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Create and activate a new virtual enviornment

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conda create -n stocks-env Python=3.7
conda activate stocks-env
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From within the virtual environment install packages outlines in requirements.txt

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pip install -r requirements.txt
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Register for API key from Alpha Vantage service and place the specific API key in a file named .env

Add .env to the .gitignore file

Seperately create a data directory with another .gitignore file excluding all files within using "*"

Run the program from the command line

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python robo_advisor.py
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Follow the prompts to enter a stock symbol and enjoy the investing recommendation and data!