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Identity

ColumnTypeMeaning
timetimestampCanonical row time
bar_start_tstimestampFirst trade in the bar
bar_end_tstimestampLast trade in the bar
exchangestringCanonical exchange
productstringCanonical product
bar_typestringDollar, volume, tick, or imbalance
threshold_keystringStable stored configuration key
thresholdfloatClosing threshold used for the bar
bar_sequenceintegerContinuous sequence within the source run

Prices and volume

ColumnUnitMeaning
open_pricequoteFirst trade price
high_pricequoteHighest trade price
low_pricequoteLowest trade price
close_pricequoteLast trade price
coin_volumecoinTotal base quantity
dollar_volumeUSD/quoteSum of price multiplied by quantity
trade_counttradesNumber of aggTrade records
buy_coin_volumecoinTaker-buy base volume
sell_coin_volumecoinTaker-sell base volume
vol_deltacoinBuy volume minus sell volume

Microstructure

ColumnMeaning
vwapQuantity-weighted average price
vpinAbsolute buy/sell volume imbalance divided by total classified volume
trade_entropyEntropy of log-scaled trade quantities within the bar
pocPrice level with the greatest summed quantity

Provenance

ColumnMeaning
sourceOriginal trade source
source_run_idHistorical or live materialization run
provenance_typeNative backfill or live provenance classification
Imbalance bars may additionally include algorithm-state fields such as expected ticks, warmup, ending EMA tick sign, and ending cumulative imbalance.