accessing STOCKHIISTORY data in Excel

robert dunbar 0 Reputation points
2026-11-06T18:14:51.9366667+00:00

I am using Excel in Windows on a desktop computer. My internet connection is working. I insert the following syntax =STOCKHISTORY("MSFT",DATE(2026,11,5),DATE(2026,16,6)). I get an error message #BLOCKED!

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  1. Hendrix-V 20,790 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-11-07T04:36:39+00:00

    Hi robert dunbar,

    Since the common formula, account, privacy, and connected-experience checks have already been covered, the most useful next step is to determine whether the issue is specific to the desktop app:

    • Open the same workbook in Excel for the web.
    • Test the same STOCKHISTORY formula using a completed historical date.
    • If it works online but remains #BLOCKED! in desktop Excel, this helps narrow the issue to the desktop environment rather than the stock data itself.

    If both versions fail with the same historical dates, I recommend reporting it through Excel > Help > Feedback > Report a Problem, including the formula, affected dates, and the exact error.

    Please note that this is a user-to-user support forum. Moderators, contributors including external Microsoft employees cannot directly intervene in Microsoft product features or access back-end systems. Our role is limited to providing technical guidance on reported issues, requests, or ideas.

    I hope this helps narrow down the cause and avoids unnecessary changes to your installation.

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    2026-11-06T18:17:44.73+00:00

    DATE(2026,16,6) means April 6, 2027, so first correct the end date to the date you intended and then distinguish the reported post-September 2026 feed problem from Excel’s documented access restrictions.

    Excel uses DATE(year,month,day). When the month exceeds 12, Excel carries the excess into subsequent years; therefore, month 16 becomes April 2027.^1^

    Correct the formula

    Your current formula requests data from November 5, 2026 through April 6, 2027. It also includes future trading dates, for which completed historical data is unavailable; STOCKHISTORY generally updates only after a trading day is complete.^2^

    If you intended June 16 through November 5, 2026, use:

    =STOCKHISTORY("XNAS:MSFT",DATE(2026,6,16),DATE(2026,11,5))

    XNAS:MSFT explicitly selects Microsoft on Nasdaq. The simpler "MSFT" is also valid and uses the default exchange.^2^

    Determine which problem applies

    Run this completed, earlier-date test:

    =STOCKHISTORY("XNAS:MSFT",DATE(2026,9,4),DATE(2026,9,4))
    • If September 4 works but dates after September 4–7, 2026 fail: this matches a widely reported STOCKHISTORY service/data-provider problem affecting later dates. Reports indicate no client-side workaround; Office repair or reinstallation did not correct it.^3^
      In Excel, select Help → Feedback → Report a Problem, include the formula and failing dates, and wait for the service feed to be restored.^4^ These reports describe missing-date or non-trading-day errors rather than #BLOCKED!, so the date-dependent test is necessary before treating the reported outage as the explanation.
    • If the September 4 test also returns #BLOCKED!: troubleshoot access, licensing, and privacy settings instead. Microsoft defines #BLOCKED! as a required resource being inaccessible.^5^

    If every date returns #BLOCKED!

    1. Check the signed-in license
      • Go to File → Account.
      • Confirm Excel shows the intended signed-in Microsoft account and an activated Microsoft 365 subscription.
      • STOCKHISTORY requires Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, Business Standard, or Business Premium.^2^
    2. Allow linked data types
      • Go to File → Options → Trust Center → Trust Center Settings.
      • Under Security settings for linked data types, select Prompt user about linked data types.
      • Recalculate the formula and approve the prompt.
      Avoid Enable all linked data types unless necessary, because Microsoft marks it as not recommended.^5^
    3. Check connected experiences
      • Go to File → Account → Manage Settings.
      • Ensure connected experiences are enabled, then restart Excel. Microsoft documents this location for controlling Microsoft 365 connected experiences.^6^
    4. If the option is unavailable or controlled by policy
      • On a managed computer, contact the organization’s Microsoft 365 administrator.
      • For a personal subscription, use Help → Feedback → Report a Problem and include the exact #BLOCKED! tooltip text, Excel version from File → Account, and whether the September 4 test succeeds.

    An unsupported region can also produce #BLOCKED!; that condition is not resolved by changing the formula.^5^

    References

    1. DATE function | Microsoft Support
    2. STOCKHISTORY function | Microsoft Support
    3. Stock History not working since 09/04/2026 - Microsoft Q&A
    4. Stock History Excel feed not working after 7th September 2026 - Microsoft Q&A
    5. How to correct a #BLOCKED! error
    6. Connected experiences in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Support
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