OHLCV
Definition
OHLCV is an aggregated form of market data standing for Open, High, Low, Close and Volume. OHLCV data includes 5 data points: the Open and Close represent the first and the last price level during a specified interval. High and Low represent the highest and lowest reached price during that interval. Volume is the total amount traded during that period. This data is most frequently represented in a candlestick chart, which allows traders to perform technical analysis on intraday values. OHLCV data is provided with minutely, hourly or daily granularity.
Spread OHLCV Feature
The Spread OHLCV feature provides pricing data for spread instruments composed of two contracts, such as a perpetual swap and a futures contract. It tracks the price difference (spread) between the two instruments, offering insights into market sentiment and opportunities for advanced traders. Amberdata offers OKX Nitro Spreads and Deribit and Thalex Combos.
Details
For the OHLCV values, the price is always in quotes, and the volume unit is always in base. For example, if the pair was BTC-USD, then the prices returned are in USD and the volume is in BTC.
Exchanges compute their daily candles differently and don't all use midnight UTC. See the table below for reference:
| Spot Exchange | Time of daily compute |
|---|---|
| Binance | 00:00:00 |
| Binance.US | 00:00:00 |
| Bitfinex | 00:00:00 |
| Bitget | 16:00:00 |
| Bithumb | 15:00:00 |
| Bitmart | 00:00:00 |
| Bitmex | 00:00:00 |
| Bitstamp | 00:00:00 |
| Bitvavo | 00:00:00 |
| Blockchain.com | 00:00:00 |
| Bybit | 00:00:00 |
| Coinbase Intx | 00:00:00 |
| CoinW | 00:00:00 |
| Crypto.com | 00:00:00 |
| Deribit | 08:00:00 |
| dYdX | N/A |
| FTX | 00:00:00 |
| FTXUS | 00:00:00 |
| Gateio | 00:00:00 |
| GDAX (Coinbase Pro) | 00:00:00 |
| Gemini | 04:00:00 and 00:00:00 |
| Hashkey | 00:00:00 |
| Huobi | 16:00:00 |
| Hyperliquid | 00:00:00 |
| Kraken | 00:00:00 |
| LMAX | N/A (only provides minutely candles) |
| MEXC | 00:00:00 |
| Mercado Bitcoin | 00:00:00 |
| OKex | 16:00:00 |
| Phemex | 16:00:00 |
| Poloniex | 00:00:00 |
| Kucoin | 00:00:00 |
| Upbit | 00:00:00 |
| ZB | 16:00:00 |
API Endpoints
Spot
/markets/spot/ohlcv/information
/market/spot/ohlcv/{pair}/latest
/market/spot/ohlcv/{exchang}/exchange/latest
/markets/spot/ohlcv/{pair}/historical
/market/spot/ohlcv/{exchange}/exchange/historical
Futures
/markets/futures/ohlcv/information
/market/futures/ohlcv/{instrument}/latest
/market/futures/ohlcv/exchange/{exchange}/latest
/markets/futures/ohlcv/{instrument}/historical
/market/futures/ohlcv/exchange/{exchange}/historical
Options
/markets/options/ohlcv/information
/market/options/ohlcv/{instrument}/latest
/market/options/ohlcv/exchange/{exchange}/latest
/markets/options/ohlcv/{instrument}/historical
/market/options/ohlcv/exchange/{exchange}/historical
Availability
OHLCV endpoints are available via REST API for historical (time series) data as well as WebSockets for real-time data.
| Exchange | Spot Start Date* | Futures Start Date* | Options Start Date* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binance | 2017-07-14 | 2019-09-08 | 2025-02-18 |
| Binance.Us | 2019-09-17 | X | X |
| Bitfinex | 2013-03-31 | X | X |
| Bitget | 2018-08-01 | 2024-10-02 | X |
| Bithumb | 2021-08-30 | X | X |
| Bitmart | 2025-06-01 | X | X |
| Bitmex | 2024-03-29 | 2015-09-26 | X |
| Bitstamp | 2011-08-18 | X | X |
| Bitvavo | 2025-03-25 | X | X |
| Blockchain.com | 2025-03-31 | X | X |
| Bullish | 2025-03-26 | X | X |
| Bybit | 2021-07-05 | 2018-11-14 | X |
| Coinbase Intx | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-03 | X |
| CoinW | 2025-05-11 | X | X |
| Crypto.com | 2020-11-25 | X | X |
| Deribit | 2025-03-26 | 2018-08-14 | 2021-12-05 |
| dYdX | X | 2024-11-22 | X |
| FTX** | 2020-12-31 | 2019-07-20 | X |
| Gate.io | 2025-01-07 | X | X |
| GDAX (Coinbase) | 2015-04-21 | X | X |
| Gemini | 2020-07-19 | X | X |
| Hashkey | 2025-02-25 | X | X |
| Huobi | 2017-07-27 | 2020-03-24 | X |
| Hyperliquid | X | 2025-03-15 | X |
| Kraken | 2016-07-19 | 2022-08-02 | X |
| Kukoin | 2025-02-14 | X | X |
| LMAX | 2018-02-20 | X | X |
| Mercado Bitcoin*** | 2020-07-03 | X | X |
| MEXC | 2017-10-25 | X | X |
| OKCoin | 2025-03-24 | X | X |
| OkeX (OKX) | 2019-07-11 | 2018-12-17 | X |
| Phemex | 2022-12-30 | X | X |
| Poloniex | 2014-01-18 | X | X |
| Upbit | 2025-03-28 | X | X |
| ZB | 2017-10-29 | X | X |
*These dates represent the oldest start date we have for OHLCV data across all pairs/contracts
**As of 2022-11-12, we stopped supporting FTX, but historical data will remain available
***The OHLCV data for Mercado Bitcoin is currently available exclusively through S3
Frequently Asked Questions
What are your standard offered timeframes?
- The standard offered timeframes are 1 minute, 1 hour and 1 day.
How is OHLCV data useful?
- OHLCV data is useful because you can use it to create visual charts which can show increasing or decreasing momentum for a specific trading pair. When the open and close are far apart it shows strong momentum, and when the open and close are close together it shows indecision or weak momentum. The high and low show the full price range of the period, useful in assessing volatility. There several patterns traders watch for on OHLCV charts.
Updated 5 days ago