How to use TradingAPI Technical Analysis API for Stocks, forex and commodities?

To use the POST endpoints for analyzing custom data like stocks, forex, and commodities for technical analysis, follow these steps:

1. Endpoint: Use the Technical Analysis endpoint: https://tradingapi.rest/v1/indicator/{indicator}
2. Replace {indicator} with the desired technical indicator (e.g., "rsi", "macd", "bbands").
3. Required Parameters (as query parameters):
   • timestamp: Set to 1 to include timestamps in the response
   • timeperiod: The period for the indicator calculation (e.g., 14 for RSI)
   • backtrack: Number of periods to go back in time
   • backtracks: Number of periods to calculate the indicator
   • reverse: Set to 1 to reverse the order of returned data
4. Required Headers:
   • Accept: "application/json"
   • Content-Type: "application/json"
   • User-Agent: Your custom User Agent (optional)
5. Request Body: Provide an array of price data points, each containing:
   • open: Opening price
   • high: Highest price
   • low: Lowest price
   • close: Closing price
   • volume: Trading volume
   • timestamp: Unix timestamp in milliseconds

import requests

url = "https://tradingapi.rest/v1/indicator/rsi"
params = {
    "timestamp": 1,
    "timeperiod": 14,
    "backtrack": 50,
    "backtracks": 50,
    "reverse": 0
}
headers = {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "User-Agent": "YOUR-USER-AGENT"
}
data = [
    {
        "open": "34557.67",
        "high": "34612.33",
        "low": "34535.68",
        "close": "34606.34",
        "volume": "39.206917",
        "timestamp": "1698939120000"
    },
    {
        "open": "34658.34",
        "high": "34658.34",
        "low": "34548.35",
        "close": "34557.67",
        "volume": "48.949532",
        "timestamp": "1698939060000"
    }
    # Add more data points as needed
]

response = requests.post(url, params=params, headers=headers, json=data)
result = response.json()
print(result)