Default staleness window for Chainlink stock feeds: 3 days.
Stock feeds update 24/5, following market hours, so a Saturday read of a
Friday-close answer is normal and NOT stale. 72h tolerates the weekend gap;
pass a tighter maxAgeSeconds during market hours if you need fresher
guarantees (heartbeat is 86400s), or a looser one across long holiday
weekends.
Default staleness window for Chainlink stock feeds: 3 days.
Stock feeds update 24/5, following market hours, so a Saturday read of a Friday-close answer is normal and NOT stale. 72h tolerates the weekend gap; pass a tighter
maxAgeSecondsduring market hours if you need fresher guarantees (heartbeat is 86400s), or a looser one across long holiday weekends.