Stock Monitoring Platform

The Stock Monitoring Platform is a full-stack web application that allows users to create and manage their stock watchlists, and monitor the latest stock prices for the stocks in their watchlists. The application is built using React with TypeScript for the frontend, and Node.js with Express for the backend.

Features

User registration and authentication
Creating and managing stock watchlists
Fetching and displaying the latest stock prices for the stocks in the user's watchlist
Integration with the Alpha Vantage API for fetching stock data
Responsive user interface built with Material-UI

Technologies Used

Frontend

React
TypeScript
Material-UI
Axios

Backend

Node.js
Express
MongoDB (with Mongoose)
JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for authentication
Alpha Vantage API

Installation

Clone the repository: https://github.com/Zilean12/Stock--app.git
Navigate to the project directory: cd stock-monitoring-platform
Install dependencies for the frontend: cd frontend npm install
Install dependencies for the backend: cd backend npm install
Set up the environment variables:

Create a .env file in the backend directory
Add the following variables and provide the appropriate values:
- MONGODB_URI: URI for your MongoDB connection
- JWT_SECRET: Secret key for JSON Web Token (JWT) authentication
- ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY: Your Alpha Vantage API key

Start the frontend development server: cd frontend npm run dev
Start the backend server: cd backend npm start
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to access the Stock Monitoring Platform.

Usage

Register a new user account or log in with an existing account.
Add stocks to your watchlist by searching for stock symbols.
View the latest stock prices for the stocks in your watchlist on the dashboard.
Manage your watchlist by adding or removing stocks.