Historical Close Price On A Date Formula in Excel

When working with historical stock data in Excel, the Historical Close Price On A Date formula helps you quickly retrieve a stock’s closing price for a given date. This powerful function integrates with MarketXLS to pull real-time and historical data directly into your Excel spreadsheets, making your financial analysis more efficient and accurate.

Understanding Historical Close Price On A Date

• Purpose and use cases: Use this formula to fetch a stock, index, option, or crypto asset’s closing price on a specific date.
• Key benefits:
  • Automates data retrieval, saving time and manual effort.
  • Reduces errors when building historical models or backtesting strategies.
  • Streamlines workflows by centralizing data analysis in Excel.
• When to use: Whenever you need a past closing price (e.g., for portfolio analysis, valuations, or performance tracking).

Syntax and Parameters

=Close_Historical(Symbol, OnDate, [IncludeHolidays])

Return Value

• Returns the closing price corresponding to the specified date.
• If the symbol is invalid or data is unavailable, the function returns "NA".

Error Handling and Special Cases

• If the date is a non-trading day (e.g., holiday or weekend) and IncludeHolidays is not set to "yes", the formula returns "NA".
• Using IncludeHolidays = "yes" retrieves the prior trading day’s close for that date.
• For options, certain historical attributes like the official close may not be available. The formula might return "NA" or a note indicating you should use a different parameter.

Performance Considerations

• The formula connects to MarketXLS servers, so a stable internet connection is required.
• Large volumes of requests or very large spreadsheets can affect refresh speed.

Examples and Usage

Below are common ways to use the Historical Close Price On A Date formula:

1. Referencing a cell for the symbol and the date:

   =Close_Historical(A1, B1)

   Where cell A1 contains "MSFT" and B1 contains a valid date (e.g., "2024-03-15").

2. Direct date entry:

   =Close_Historical("MSFT", "2024-03-15")

   Retrieves the historical closing price of Microsoft on March 15, 2024.

3. Using Excel date functions:

   =Close_Historical("MSFT", TEXT(A1,"yyyy-mm-dd"))

   If A1 contains an Excel date, this ensures the correct date format is used.

4. Including holidays or weekends:

   =Close_Historical("MSFT","2024-03-15","yes")

   Returns the last available trading day’s close if "2024-03-15" happens to be a holiday or non-trading day.

? Pro Tip: You can use this formula with various symbol formats, such as:

• Regular symbols like =Close_Historical("MSFT","2024-03-15")
• Indices like =Close_Historical("^SPX","2024-03-15")
• Options like =Close_Historical("@MSFT 110122C00020000","2024-03-15")
• Crypto like =Close_Historical("BTCUSD:DEFAULT","2024-03-15")

Common Questions

1. How do I handle holidays or weekends?

   • Set the IncludeHolidays parameter to "yes" to automatically return the most recent trading day’s close. Otherwise, you’ll get "NA" for those dates.

2. Why do I get "NA"?

   • Currently, the symbol data may not be available. Or the date is invalid and you’ve left IncludeHolidays blank or set to "no".

3. Can I use a dynamic date reference?

   • Absolutely. For example, =Close_Historical("MSFT",TODAY()-1) fetches yesterday’s close. If you need to handle weekends or holidays, use =Close_Historical("MSFT",TODAY()-1,"yes").

4. Is the formula slow when retrieving lots of data?

   • Retrieving large datasets may impact performance due to internet data transfers. Consider using the function on a smaller set of symbols or optimizing with MarketXLS’ built-in caching features.

?? Note: For option symbols, available data may be limited. You may need additional parameters or specialized MarketXLS functions to retrieve full option chains or advanced Greeks.

• Testing different references (cell-based, direct date strings, or Excel date functions) is a best practice to ensure the formula returns accurate results.
• If you still face issues, check your MarketXLS license validity, confirm your internet connection, or reach out to MarketXLS support.

Use the Historical Close Price On A Date formula to streamline your historical data analysis, conduct event studies, backtest strategies, or simply evaluate a past closing price without leaving Excel!