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load	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.	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

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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