A single price tells you almost nothing. Price history turns it into a story: where the price has been, how far it moves, and where today sits within that range. But a history only helps if you know what each number means.
This guide explains the numbers DealTrackerProBot shows for a tracked product, what they can and cannot tell you, and how to use them with the /price_history command. For the buying decision itself, see how to know when a product is actually cheap.
Key takeaway: price history shows what the bot recorded since you started tracking. It is a strong guide to how a price behaves, but it is not the retailer's complete past.
What Price History Means
When you track a product, DealTrackerProBot checks it automatically and records the price it finds each time. Over days and weeks those records form a history. Because it starts when tracking starts, a product tracked for two months tells you far more than one tracked for two days.
It applies to Amazon and Flipkart products, although availability may vary by marketplace and product. Amazon India has the fullest feature set today.
The Numbers, One by One
The /price_history command and the all-in-one /product command bring together the following. Each answers a different question.
| Number | What it tells you | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Current price | What it costs now. | The starting point for every comparison. |
| Initial price | The price when you started tracking. | Compare it with now to see the change since you began. |
| Lowest recorded price | The cheapest the bot has seen. | Your best-case reference. Treat a one-off dip with caution. |
| Highest recorded price | The most expensive it has been. | Shows how inflated the product can get. |
| Average recorded price | A typical price while tracked. | Below average is encouraging. Around it is fair. |
| 30-day range | Lowest, highest and average over the last 30 days. | A recent view that is less affected by old prices. |
| Current position in range | Where today's price sits between the low and the high. | Near the low favours buying. Near the high favours waiting. |
| Price trend | Whether the price has been rising, falling or steady. | Context for whether the cheaper days are ahead or behind. |
| Number of price changes | How often the price moves. | Many changes suggest volatility, which rewards patience. |
| Biggest single price drop | The largest one-time fall. | Shows how large a real drop can be for this product. |
| Target price status | How today's price compares with the target you set. | Tells you how close you are to your number. |
| Coupon status | The current Amazon coupon, when detected. | A coupon can lower the real price. Amazon products only. |
| Stock status | Whether the product is available. | A low price on an unavailable product cannot be used. |
How to Use /price_history
- Track a product by sending its link to DealTrackerProBot.
- Send /list and note the product's number.
- Send /price_history followed by that number, for example /price_history 2.
- Read the current price, the recorded range, where today sits in it, and the trend.
- For everything in one view, including the coupon and stock status, send /product with the same number.
The commands are documented on the Telegram commands page, and the feature is described on the price history feature page.
Reading an Example
This is an illustrative summary of the kind of information you would see, not the bot's exact message layout. Imagine a tracked phone:
- Current price: ₹17,999. Initial price when tracking began: ₹19,499.
- 30-day lowest ₹17,499, highest ₹19,999 and average ₹18,700.
- Today sits in the lower part of the 30-day range. The price has been falling and has changed six times. The biggest single drop was ₹1,000.
- Target price ₹17,500, so it is ₹499 away.
Read together: the phone is cheaper than when you started and cheaper than average, but not at its recent low. If you are in no hurry, the target price is a sensible way to wait. If you need it this week, today's price is already reasonable.
Common Ways to Misread Price History
Treating a short history as the full picture
The lowest price after three days of tracking is the lowest of three days. Give a product time before treating the range as representative.
Chasing a one-off low
A very brief dip can drag the lowest price down to a figure you could rarely catch. The average and the number of changes give a more realistic target.
Ignoring coupons and stock
A low listed price on an out-of-stock product cannot be bought, and a coupon can change the effective price without changing the listed one. Look at all three. See Amazon coupon alerts.
Assuming history predicts the future
History shows how a price has behaved. It does not guarantee what comes next, and DealTrackerProBot does not claim to predict future prices.
Using History to Set a Target Price
The recorded low, average and trend give you a sensible range for a target. A target between the recorded low and the average is often realistic, and one far below the low may never be reached. Our guide to setting a target price shows how.
Related pages: Price History feature, Target-Price Alerts, Amazon Price Tracker, Supported Stores, Telegram Commands, Product Updates
