PublicFunctions/Get-FMPStandardDeviation.ps1

function Get-FMPStandardDeviation { 
 

    <#
        .SYNOPSIS
            Retrieves Standard Deviation technical indicator data for a specified symbol.

        .DESCRIPTION
            The Get-FMPStandardDeviation function calculates and returns the Standard Deviation
            technical indicator for a given symbol. Standard Deviation measures the volatility or
            dispersion of price movements relative to the moving average.

        .PARAMETER Symbol
            Specifies the stock symbol (e.g., AAPL, MSFT) for which to retrieve the Standard Deviation.
            This parameter is mandatory.

        .PARAMETER PeriodLength
            Specifies the number of periods to consider for calculating the Standard Deviation.
            This parameter is mandatory.

        .PARAMETER Timeframe
            Specifies the timeframe to use for calculations.
            Valid values include: 1min, 5min, 15min, 30min, 1hour, 4hour, 1day, 1week, 1month.
            The default value is "1day".

        .PARAMETER ApiKey
            Specifies your Financial Modeling Prep API key. If omitted, the function attempts to retrieve it
            using Get-FMPCredential.

        .EXAMPLE
            Get-FMPStandardDeviation -Symbol AAPL -PeriodLength 20 -Timeframe 1day

        .NOTES
            This is a premium endpoint, and requires a paid subscription. This function uses the Financial Modeling Prep API's Standard Deviation endpoint.
            For more information, visit: https://site.financialmodelingprep.com/developer/docs/stable/standard-deviation
    #>


    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [string] $Symbol,

        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [int] $PeriodLength,

        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
        [ValidateSet("1min", "5min", "15min", "30min", "1hour", "4hour", "1day", "1week", "1month")]
        [string] $Timeframe = "1day",

        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
        [string] $ApiKey = (Get-FMPCredential)
    )

    Begin {
        if (-not $ApiKey) {
            $ApiKey = Read-Host "Please enter your Financial Modeling Prep API key"
        }
        $baseUrl = "https://financialmodelingprep.com/stable/technical-indicators/standarddeviation"
    }

    Process {
        $queryParams = @{
            symbol       = $Symbol
            periodLength = $PeriodLength
            timeframe    = $Timeframe
            apikey       = $ApiKey
        }

        $queryString = ($queryParams.GetEnumerator() | ForEach-Object { "$($_.Key)=$($_.Value)" }) -join "&"
        $url = "{0}?{1}" -f $baseUrl, $queryString

        $headers = @{
            "Upgrade-Insecure-Requests" = "1"
        }

        try {
            $response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method Get -Headers $headers -ErrorAction Stop
            return $response
        }
        catch {
            throw "Error retrieving Standard Deviation data: $_"
        }
    }
 
 };