Crypto-Chart-Dataset

Candlestick chart image dataset for cryptocurrency price prediction research.

Overview

Item	Value
Tickers	15 (BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, LTC, LINK, XLM, TRX, ETC, XMR, NEO, EOS, IOTA)
Total Images	29,080
Period	2015 – 2025
Image Size	~480×480 px (4×4 inch, 120 dpi)
Labels	6-class forward return (±3%/±5%/±7%, adjusted for crypto volatility)

Download

Download crypto_images.zip from the Files tab and extract:

unzip crypto_images.zip

Chart Specification

Same as SP500-Chart-Dataset:

• OHLCV candlestick (Charles style) + Volume bars
• MA5 (blue dotted), MA60 (red dashed), MA120 (green solid)
• Bollinger Bands (grey shaded area, α=0.15)
• Percentage-normalized prices (scale-invariant across tickers)

Label Definition

Thresholds adjusted for higher crypto volatility:

Label	Return Range
down_7plus	r < −7%
down_5_7	−7% ≤ r < −5%
down_3_5	−5% ≤ r < −3%
up_3_5	3% < r ≤ 5%
up_5_7	5% < r ≤ 7%
up_7plus	r > 7%

Returns in [−3%, +3%] are excluded as ambiguous.

Citation

@misc{sp500chart2025,
  title={SP500-Chart-Dataset},
  author={Ahn, Jaehyun},
  year={2025},
  howpublished={\url{https://github.com/JaehyunAhn/SP500-Chart-Dataset}},
  note={Yonsei University}
}

License

CC BY 4.0