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title: load
description: This page provides instructions on how to load and analyze cryptocurrency
  data from various sources with custom intervals using Python. Ideal for Bitcoin,
  Ethereum, and other cryptocurrency investors and analysts.
keywords:
- cryptocurrency analysis
- crypto trading
- Yahoo Finance
- ccxt
- cg
- crypto exchange
- Python cryptocurrency
- coin symbol
- Bitcoin
- Ethereum
- Binance
- crypto intervals
- USD trading
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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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