Question for folks: Anyone have a favorite stock/new info widget? I use Yahoo/Konfabulator’s quote widget now and then, but I don’t like that prices are unconnected to recent news, and I don’t like how much wasted white space there is.
Some of the main items in my ideal widget list:
- Quotes and news in one interface
- Tight organization of information
- Rapid updates
- Directional color-coding
- Alerts for significant moves
- Ad hoc quote bar
- Floats on desktop, not embedded in a larger bar
Anyone?
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Or has anyone seen any widgets for the bond markets?
I’ve been using the badge from Yahoo! Finance on my blog for a few weeks now and I like it so far. It gives you a few neat options.
chris
Ooops, should have read your post more closely as my mind jumped to something for your website when you clearly state you are looking for a desktop widget. My apologies…
Chris
Paul,
I am waiting for your Firefox plugins. Financial ones
I use the Fidelity Market Monitor Mac dashboard widget. It obviously isn’t a desktop widget, but it does have news, color coding, graphs, and it is very compact. The down side is that the quotes are delayed by 20 minutes. Though there is no adhoc query, adding a new symbol and then removing it is only two mouse clicks.
I’d like to see a firefox plugin that uses the status bar to display (not scroll) what you describe above minus the news and information, with click thru to the full news and info page. The browser’s always open, so why not use that wasted status bar space for something useful?
QuoteTracker is a stand alone app, but it is absolutely awesome and free.
I also use quotetracker.