BTC Up or Down 5m historical data
BTC Up or Down 5m is a Polymarket crypto series with markets recurring every 5 minutes. Marketlens has captured 42,021 markets since March 1, 2026, of which 42,018 resolved, with $20.5M in traded volume. Every market's order book is stored in full: periodic L2 snapshots plus every individual price change with a millisecond timestamp, alongside trades, candles, and the final resolution outcome.
Data as of 2026-08-05 · series slug btc-up-or-down-5m
Resolution outcomes
Outcomes across 42,018 resolved markets with a recorded winning outcome. Settlement in the archive is by winning outcome, not by final traded price.
Recent markets in this series
- Bitcoin Up or Down - August 5, 9:10AM-9:15AM ET
- Bitcoin Up or Down - August 5, 9:05AM-9:10AM ET
- Bitcoin Up or Down - August 5, 9:00AM-9:05AM ET
Backtest this series
from marketlens import MarketLens
client = MarketLens()
result = client.backtest(
MyStrategy(), "btc-up-or-down-5m",
after="2026-07-29", before="2026-08-06", initial_cash=1_000,
)
result.show() # inspect the run in the dashboardAvailable datasets
Common questions
How many BTC Up or Down 5m markets are in the archive?
42,021 markets from March 1, 2026 through August 5, 2026, of which 42,018 have resolved and 3 are active.
What data exists for each BTC Up or Down 5m market?
Full L2 order book history (snapshots plus every price change at millisecond resolution), individual trades, OHLC candles, and the resolution outcome. 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 BTC Up or Down 5m markets resolve Down?
Of 42,018 resolved markets with a recorded outcome, 21,034 resolved Down (50.1%) and 20,984 resolved Up.
How much does a typical BTC Up or Down 5m market trade?
Average traded volume is $509 per market, $20.5M across the series.
Can I backtest strategies on BTC Up or Down 5m?
Yes. Pass the slug "btc-up-or-down-5m" to client.backtest() in the Python SDK. Execution mode replays every market's order book tick by tick and fills simulated orders against real historical depth with queue priority, latency, and fee modelling; Alpha mode replays one bar per market for slower signals over long windows.
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