OpenBB-finance/OpenBB · error · RuntimeError

Error: No data to plot.

Error message

Error: No data to plot.

What it means

The Relative Rotation Chart (RRG) view raises this RuntimeError when either the rs_ratios or rs_momentum DataFrame converted from the OBBject is empty. RRG plots need both the relative-strength ratio and momentum series for the comparison universe; empty results (e.g. the upstream relative_rotation endpoint returned nothing for the benchmark/date range) leave nothing to plot.

Source

Thrown at openbb_platform/extensions/technical/openbb_technical/technical_views.py:354

        # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
        from openbb_charting.charts import relative_rotation  # noqa
        from openbb_charting.core.chart_style import ChartStyle  # noqa
        from openbb_charting.core.openbb_figure import OpenBBFigure  # noqa
        from openbb_core.app.utils import basemodel_to_df  # noqa

        ratios_df = basemodel_to_df(kwargs["obbject_item"].rs_ratios, index="date")  # type: ignore
        momentum_df = basemodel_to_df(kwargs["obbject_item"].rs_momentum, index="date")  # type: ignore
        benchmark_symbol = kwargs["obbject_item"].benchmark  # type: ignore
        study = kwargs.get("study")
        study = str(kwargs["obbject_item"].study) if study is None else str(study)
        show_tails = kwargs.get("show_tails")
        show_tails = True if show_tails is None else show_tails
        tail_periods = int(kwargs.get("tail_periods")) if "tail_periods" in kwargs else 16  # type: ignore
        tail_interval = str(kwargs.get("tail_interval")) if "tail_interval" in kwargs else "week"  # type: ignore
        date = kwargs.get("date") if "date" in kwargs else None  # type: ignore
        show_tails = False if date is not None else show_tails
        if ratios_df.empty or momentum_df.empty:
            raise RuntimeError("Error: No data to plot.")

        if show_tails is True:
            fig = relative_rotation.create_rrg_with_tails(
                ratios_df,
                momentum_df,
                study,
                benchmark_symbol,
                tail_periods,
                tail_interval,  # type: ignore
            )

        if show_tails is False:
            fig = relative_rotation.create_rrg_without_tails(
                ratios_df,
                momentum_df,
                benchmark_symbol,
                study,
                date,  # type: ignore

View on GitHub (pinned to 3e071fcc2c)

Solutions

1. Check res.extra['metadata'] or res.results fields for emptiness before charting: assert res.rs_ratios and res.rs_momentum
2. Widen the date range or use a well-covered benchmark/symbol set
3. Verify the symbols were valid by inspecting the raw OBBject results before calling .charting()

Example fix

# before
res = obb.technical.relative_rotation(...)
res.charting()

# after
res = obb.technical.relative_rotation(...)
assert res.rs_ratios and res.rs_momentum, 'RRG data empty; adjust symbols/dates'
res.charting()

res = obb.technical.relative_rotation(...)
if not res.results or not getattr(res.results, 'rs_ratios', None) or not getattr(res.results, 'rs_momentum', None):
    raise RuntimeError('no RRG data; check symbols and date range')

try:
    res.charting()
except RuntimeError as e:
    if 'No data to plot' in str(e):
        logging.warning('RRG returned empty series; retrying with wider dates')

When it happens

Trigger: Calling chart/relative_rotation (or .charting() on a relative rotation OBBject) where the provider returned zero rows for rs_ratios or rs_momentum; symbol universe empty for the requested date; benchmark symbol invalid so all ratio computations were dropped.

Common situations: Requesting an RRG with a date too old/new for provider coverage; provider API returning an empty payload silently; symbols parameter that matched no providers.

Related errors

• Error: No data to plot.
• No data was found in the DataFrame.
• OBBject Extension Error -> An OBBject extension that acts
• [Empty] -> {e}
• Expiration field not found in the data.

AI-assisted analysis of OpenBB-finance/OpenBB@3e071fcc2c (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c07e307b4f518aff. Report an issue: GitHub.