Bitcoin (BTC) Futures Historical Data

Historical data for Bitcoin futures (BTC, CME): 115 individual contracts with daily bars since December 15, 2017, a back-adjusted continuous series since December 26, 2017, and intraday bars at 1-minute, 5-minute, 15-minute, 30-minute and hourly resolution. Download as CSV, JSON or Parquet, or pull it into Python with one line.

Free: the last 30 days of daily BTC bars. Every bar size and full history: $29 one-time, with no API call limit.

BTC futures data coverage

MarketBitcoin (BTC), CME, Crypto
Daily barsDecember 15, 2017 to October 19, 2026, every contract: open, high, low, close, volume, open interest
Contracts115 individual BTC contracts
Continuous seriesSince December 26, 2017; back-adjusted or unadjusted, with the roll calendar
Intraday bars1-minute, 5-minute, 15-minute, 30-minute and hourly since December 17, 2017; timestamps are bar start in US Eastern time

Download BTC futures historical data in Python

import finzdata as fd

c = fd.Client()
daily = c.futures("BTC", continuous=True)                       # back-adjusted continuous BTC
bars = c.futures("BTC", continuous=True, interval="1min", start="2026-01-02", end="2026-01-02")

REST: /v1/futures/daily?root=BTC&continuous=true and /v1/futures/bars?root=BTC&interval=5min.

BTC futures data: questions

How far back does BTC futures historical data go?

Daily bars for Bitcoin (BTC) contracts start on December 15, 2017; intraday bars start on December 17, 2017.

Does FinzData have a continuous BTC futures series?

Yes. The BTC continuous series starts on December 26, 2017, rolled on the roll calendar, back-adjusted (difference method) or unadjusted.

Can I download BTC 1-minute futures data?

Yes, 1-minute, 5-minute, 15-minute, 30-minute and hourly BTC bars come with the $29 one-market purchase or Futures Complete ($295).

How much does BTC futures data cost?

The last 30 days of daily BTC bars are free. Full BTC history at every bar size is $29 one-time; daily updates ride on the $19.95/month updates subscription.

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