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CVD History ​

GET /cvd/history/:symbol ​

Historical Cumulative Volume Delta bucketed by time period.

Cost: $0.03 USDC

Path Parameters ​

ParamTypeDescription
symbolstringToken symbol, uppercase (e.g. BTC, ETH)

Query Parameters ​

ParamTypeDefaultOptions
periodstring24h1h, 4h, 24h, 7d

Bucket Sizes ​

PeriodBucket Size
1h5 minutes
4h15 minutes
24h1 hour
7d1 hour

Request Example ​

bash
curl -H "x-payment: <proof>" \
  "https://api.foursec.xyz/cvd/history/BTC?period=24h"

Response ​

json
{
  "symbol": "BTC",
  "period": "24h",
  "bucket_size": "1h",
  "data_points": 24,
  "history": [
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-07-08T11:00:00.000Z",
      "cvd_delta": 8200000,
      "buy_volume": 145000000,
      "sell_volume": 136800000
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-07-08T12:00:00.000Z",
      "cvd_delta": -3400000,
      "buy_volume": 98000000,
      "sell_volume": 101400000
    }
  ],
  "timestamp": "2026-07-09T10:30:00Z",
  "cached": false
}

Reading the History ​

  • Positive cvd_delta in a bucket = net buying in that time window
  • Negative cvd_delta = net selling
  • Consecutive negative buckets during price rally = distribution signal

Data Retention ​

CVD history is retained for 7 days in rolling memory. Data accumulates from the moment the symbol is first requested.

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