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Bitcoin Historical Pricing Data
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This dataset is designed for analysing and predicting Bitcoin pricing trends, serving as a foundational resource for those interested in automated trading strategies and algorithmic trading development. It provides high-resolution historical trading data for Bitcoin, which is crucial for intensive backtesting to ensure profitable performance of trading systems. The dataset captures detailed information for the most well-known cryptocurrency, Bitcoin.
Columns
- Date: The specific date when the market was open.
- Open: The price of Bitcoin at the market's opening. Values range from 177 to 67,500, with a mean of 12,100.
- High: The highest price Bitcoin reached during the day. Values range from 212 to 68,800, with a mean of 12,400.
- Low: The lowest price Bitcoin recorded during the day. Values range from 172 to 66,400, with a mean of 11,800.
- Close: The price of Bitcoin when the market closed. Values range from 178 to 67,600, with a mean of 12,100.
- Adj Close: The closing price of Bitcoin, adjusted to account for certain factors at the end of the trading period. Values range from 178 to 67,600, with a mean of 12,100.
- Volume: Represents the total amount of buying and selling activity, or the total trade volume. Values range from 5.91 million to 351 billion, with a mean of 15 billion.
Distribution
The dataset is provided in CSV format (BTC-USD.csv) and has a file size of 227.79 kB. It contains OHLC (Open, High, Low, Close) data at a 1-minute resolution, covering approximately 8 years of Bitcoin trading history. There are 2788 valid records, with no mismatched or missing data points.
Usage
This dataset is ideal for:
- Developing and backtesting automated trading strategies and trading bots.
- Calculating daily percentage changes in Bitcoin price.
- Visualising Bitcoin's highest and lowest values across various years.
- Analysing daily uptrends and downtrends to identify specific patterns.
- Investigating dramatic bullish trends and their potential underlying reasons.
- Performing time-series forecasting to estimate potential minimum and maximum values for future periods, such as 2022.
Coverage
The dataset spans a time range from 17 September 2014 to 5 May 2022, offering approximately 8 years of historical Bitcoin pricing data. The data is expected to be updated monthly.
License
CC BY-SA 4.0
Who Can Use It
- Developers of automated trading systems looking for high-resolution historical data to train and test their algorithms.
- Financial analysts and researchers interested in cryptocurrency market behaviour, trend analysis, and predictive modelling.
- Data scientists applying time series analysis and forecasting techniques to real-world financial data.
- Anyone seeking to understand Bitcoin's historical price movements and develop insights into market dynamics.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Bitcoin Historical Pricing Data
- BTC Trading Time Series
- Cryptocurrency OHLC Data
- Bitcoin Market Performance
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