Bitcoin Up or Down (5 Minute)Polymarket historical data and price history
Bitcoin Up or Down (5 Minute): a Polymarket crypto series with markets recurring every 5 minutes. Marketlens has captured 66,553 markets since March 1, 2026, of which 66,708 resolved, with $4.4B in traded volume. No new markets were collected from July 24, 2026 to August 2, 2026, so windows inside that gap return nothing. Order books are stored at full depth, with every individual price change captured at millisecond resolution on the most actively traded markets, alongside trades, candles, and the final resolution outcome.
For the crypto archive as a whole, see Polymarket 5 minute market data.
Data as of 2026-11-02 · Polymarket series BTC Up or Down 5m · slug btc-up-or-down-5m
No new markets were collected from July 24, 2026 to August 2, 2026, so windows inside that gap return nothing.
Resolution outcomes
Outcomes across 66,707 resolved markets with a recorded winning outcome. Settlement in the archive is by winning outcome, not by final traded price.
Markets in this series
The most recently resolved of 66,711 markets.
Backtest this series
from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
from marketlens import MarketLens, Strategy
class MyStrategy(Strategy):
def on_market_start(self, ctx, market, book):
ctx.buy_yes(size=10)
client = MarketLens()
end = datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(days=1)
result = client.backtest(
MyStrategy(), "btc-up-or-down-5m",
after=end - timedelta(minutes=10), before=end, initial_cash=1_000,
)
result.show() # inspect the run in the dashboardAvailable datasets
Common questions
How many Bitcoin Up or Down (5 Minute) markets are in the archive?
66,553 markets from March 1, 2026 through now, of which 66,708 have resolved and 3 are active. No new markets were collected from July 24, 2026 to August 2, 2026, so windows inside that gap return nothing.
What data exists for each Bitcoin Up or Down (5 Minute) market?
Full depth L2 order book snapshots at regular intervals, individual trades, OHLC candles, and the resolution outcome, with the full price change stream at millisecond resolution on the most actively traded markets in the series. All of it is queryable by the series slug "btc-up-or-down-5m" through the API and Python SDK, or downloadable as Parquet.
How often do Bitcoin Up or Down (5 Minute) markets resolve Down?
Of 66,707 resolved markets with a recorded outcome, 33,382 resolved Down (50.0%) and 33,325 resolved Up.
How much does a typical Bitcoin Up or Down (5 Minute) market trade?
Average traded volume is $74.1K per market, $4.4B across the series.
Can I backtest strategies on Bitcoin Up or Down (5 Minute)?
Yes. Pass the slug "btc-up-or-down-5m" to client.backtest() in the Python SDK. Execution mode replays order books against real historical depth; Alpha mode, one bar per market, covers every market in the series and suits its longer horizons.
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$ pip install marketlens