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title: load
description: Experienced in loading crypto currency data for analysis from Yahoo Finance
  by default or other sources such as 'ccxt' or 'cg'. Ability to select specific interval,
  start and end dates, and exchange currencies
keywords:
- Load crypto currency
- Yahoo Finance
- ccxt
- cg
- specific interval
- crypto analysis
- exchange selection
- coin symbol
- quote currency
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Load crypto currency to perform analysis on. Yahoo Finance is used as default source. Other sources can be used such as 'ccxt' or 'cg' with --source. If you select 'ccxt', you can then select any exchange with --exchange. You can also select a specific interval with --interval.

### Usage

```python
load -c COIN [-s START] [--exchange {aax,ascendex,bequant,bibox,bigone,binance,binancecoinm,binanceus,binanceusdm,bit2c,bitbank,bitbay,bitcoincom,bitfinex,bitfinex2,bitflyer,bitforex,bitget,bithumb,bitmart,bitmex,bitopro,bitpanda,bitrue,bitso,bitstamp,bitstamp1,bittrex,bitvavo,bkex,bl3p,btcalpha,btcbox,btcex,btcmarkets,btctradeua,btcturk,buda,bw,bybit,bytetrade,cex,coinbaseprime,coinbasepro,coincheck,coinex,coinfalcon,coinmate,coinone,coinspot,crex24,cryptocom,currencycom,delta,deribit,digifinex,eqonex,exmo,flowbtc,fmfwio,ftx,ftxus,gate,gateio,gemini,hitbtc,hitbtc3,hollaex,huobi,huobijp,huobipro,idex,independentreserve,indodax,itbit,kraken,kucoin,kucoinfutures,kuna,latoken,lbank,lbank2,liquid,luno,lykke,mercado,mexc,mexc3,ndax,novadax,oceanex,okcoin,okex,okex5,okx,paymium,phemex,poloniex,probit,qtrade,ripio,stex,therock,tidebit,tidex,timex,tokocrypto,upbit,wavesexchange,whitebit,woo,yobit,zaif,zb,zipmex,zonda}] [-e END] [-i {1,5,15,30,60,240,1440,10080,43200}] [--vs VS]
```

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## Parameters

| Name | Description | Default | Optional | Choices |
| ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- | ------- |
| coin | Coin to get. Must be coin symbol (e.g., btc, eth) | None | False | None |
| start | The starting date (format YYYY-MM-DD) of the crypto | 2019-11-21 | True | None |
| exchange | Exchange to search | binance | True | aax, ascendex, bequant, bibox, bigone, binance, binancecoinm, binanceus, binanceusdm, bit2c, bitbank, bitbay, bitcoincom, bitfinex, bitfinex2, bitflyer, bitforex, bitget, bithumb, bitmart, bitmex, bitopro, bitpanda, bitrue, bitso, bitstamp, bitstamp1, bittrex, bitvavo, bkex, bl3p, btcalpha, btcbox, btcex, btcmarkets, btctradeua, btcturk, buda, bw, bybit, bytetrade, cex, coinbaseprime, coinbasepro, coincheck, coinex, coinfalcon, coinmate, coinone, coinspot, crex24, cryptocom, currencycom, delta, deribit, digifinex, eqonex, exmo, flowbtc, fmfwio, ftx, ftxus, gate, gateio, gemini, hitbtc, hitbtc3, hollaex, huobi, huobijp, huobipro, idex, independentreserve, indodax, itbit, kraken, kucoin, kucoinfutures, kuna, latoken, lbank, lbank2, liquid, luno, lykke, mercado, mexc, mexc3, ndax, novadax, oceanex, okcoin, okex, okex5, okx, paymium, phemex, poloniex, probit, qtrade, ripio, stex, therock, tidebit, tidex, timex, tokocrypto, upbit, wavesexchange, whitebit, woo, yobit, zaif, zb, zipmex, zonda |
| end | The ending date (format YYYY-MM-DD) of the crypto | 2022-11-25 | True | None |
| interval | The interval of the crypto | 1440 | True | 1, 5, 15, 30, 60, 240, 1440, 10080, 43200 |
| vs | Quote currency (what to view coin vs). e.g., usdc, usdt, ... if source is ccxt, usd, eur, ... otherwise | usdt | True | None |

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