Dollar cost average stocks based on Yahoo Finance API

	#!/bin/bash
	# Default values for tickers and DCA thresholds
	tickers=("^GSPC" "AAPL" "AMZN" "GOOG" "MSFT" "NVDA" "PLTR" "TSLA")
	dca_low=0.80
	dca_high=0.95
	# Function to display help
	display_help() {
	echo "Usage: $(basename "$0") [options]"
	echo
	echo "Options:"
	echo " -t, --tickers Comma-separated list of stock tickers (e.g., \"AAPL,GOOG,MSFT\")"
	echo " -l, --low Low DCA threshold as a fraction of 52-week high (default: 0.80)"
	echo " -h, --high High DCA threshold as a fraction of 52-week high (default: 0.95)"
	echo " --help Display this help message"
	echo
	exit 1
	}
	# Function to check for dependencies
	check_dependencies() {
	local dependencies=("jq" "curl")
	for dep in "${dependencies[@]}"; do
	if ! command -v $dep &> /dev/null; then
	echo "Error: $dep is not installed."
	echo "Please install $dep to run this script."
	echo "For example, you can install it using:"
	echo " sudo apt-get install $dep"
	exit 1
	fi
	done
	}
	# Parse command line arguments
	while [[ "$1" != "" ]]; do
	case $1 in
	-t | --tickers ) shift
	IFS=',' read -r -a tickers <<< "$1"
	;;
	-l | --low ) shift
	dca_low=$1
	;;
	-h | --high ) shift
	dca_high=$1
	;;
	--help ) display_help
	;;
	* ) display_help
	;;
	esac
	shift
	done
	# Check for dependencies
	check_dependencies
	# Function to determine buying strategy
	determine_strategy() {
	TICKER=$1
	ONE_YEAR_AGO=$(date -v-1y "+%s" 2>/dev/null || date -d '1 year ago' "+%s" 2>/dev/null)
	RESPONSE=$(curl -s "https://query1.finance.yahoo.com/v8/finance/chart/$TICKER?period2=$(date +%s)&period1=$ONE_YEAR_AGO&interval=1d")
	HIGH_52_WEEK=$(echo $RESPONSE | jq '[.chart.result[0].indicators.quote[0].high[]] | max')
	DAILY_HIGH=$(echo $RESPONSE | jq '.chart.result[0].meta.regularMarketDayHigh')
	THRESHOLD_AGGRESSIVE=$(echo "$HIGH_52_WEEK * $dca_low" | bc)
	THRESHOLD_NORMAL=$(echo "$HIGH_52_WEEK * $dca_high" | bc)
	if (( $(echo "$DAILY_HIGH < $THRESHOLD_AGGRESSIVE" | bc -l) )); then
	STRATEGY="Buy aggressively"
	elif (( $(echo "$DAILY_HIGH < $THRESHOLD_NORMAL" | bc -l) )); then
	STRATEGY="Buy normally"
	else
	STRATEGY="Don't buy"
	fi
	# Adjusted printf statement for better alignment
	printf "| %-8s | %12.2f | %18.2f | %12.2f | %12.2f | %-18s |\n" "$TICKER" "$DAILY_HIGH" "$HIGH_52_WEEK" "$THRESHOLD_AGGRESSIVE" "$THRESHOLD_NORMAL" "$STRATEGY"
	}
	# Print header with adjusted spacing
	printf "| %-8s | %-12s | %-18s | %-12s | %-12s | %-18s |\n" "Ticker" "Daily High" "Year High" "High x $dca_low" "High x $dca_high" "Strategy"
	printf "| %-8s | %-12s | %-18s | %-12s | %-12s | %-18s |\n" "--------" "------------" "------------------" "------------" "------------" "------------------"
	# Loop through each ticker and determine strategy
	for ticker in "${tickers[@]}"; do
	determine_strategy $ticker
	done