Data Sources & Methodology
Every number on this site, where it comes from, and how fresh it is. We'd rather tell you a quote is 15 minutes delayed than pretend it's a tick feed.
| Data | Source | Freshness | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| US stock quotes (~7,100 names) | CNBC public quote API | Intraday, typically ~15–20 min exchange delay | Consolidated tape; not tick-level. Fallback: Stooq end-of-day. |
| Full-market caps & screener universe | Nasdaq public screener | Refreshed continuously through the session | ~7,100 US-listed common stocks & ADRs. |
| Intraday 1D charts | Nasdaq chart API | Minute bars, to the current minute | Equities & ETFs; indices use CNBC history. |
| Crypto prices (~10,000 coins) | CoinLore + CoinGecko | ~5 minutes | Prices overlaid from the fresher source; identity guarded against ticker collisions. |
| Crypto metadata, logos & history | CoinGecko | Metadata cached up to ~45 min | Descriptions, supply, 30-day history. |
| Dividends & beta | Finnhub | Daily | Free tier. |
| Fundamentals (shares, EPS) | SEC EDGAR filings | Filing-based | Used for FDV and P/E fallbacks. |
| News & buzz | Finnhub company news + Google News RSS | ~5 min cache | Headlines filtered to the requested ticker before sentiment scoring. |
| AI brief, Ask iShowMoney | Our engine + DeepSeek | Brief hourly; Ask live | Describes market structure only — never buy/sell advice, enforced in code. |
| ISM Mood Index | Computed by us | 10 min | 45% stock breadth + 30% crypto breadth + 25% mover momentum. Deterministic — no AI. |
How we keep it honest
An automated health monitor checks every data surface every 5 minutes — price freshness, response speed, and cross-source consistency. Anything older than two days trips an alarm and gets fixed before you have to notice. Sort orders are computed over the full dataset, never just the visible page.
Known limitations
Free public feeds mean stock quotes are usually 15–20 minutes behind the exchange and a handful of small-cap names can disagree between sources on market cap (supply data differs). Where sources conflict beyond plausibility, we discard the outlier rather than guess.
What this site is not
Not a broker, not an execution feed, not financial advice. Entertainment and research convenience only — do your own research. Questions? Contact us.