crypto-com Market Intelligence
When to Use
- User asks for current price, price history, or market conditions for a crypto instrument
- Need to assess liquidity (orderbook depth) before placing an order
- Building a market summary or watchlist
- Comparing prices across multiple instruments
Tools Used
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
| cdcx_market_ticker | Current price for one or all instruments |
| cdcx_market_book | Orderbook depth |
| cdcx_market_candlestick | Historical OHLCV bars |
| cdcx_market_trades | Recent public trades |
| cdcx_market_instruments | All tradable instruments and metadata |
| cdcx_market_valuations | Mark / index / funding values |
| cdcx_market_settlement_prices | Settlement prices for expired contracts |
| cdcx_market_insurance | Insurance Fund balance by currency |
| cdcx_market_risk_params | Smart Cross Margin risk parameters |
All tools are read-only (no auth required, no acknowledgement needed).
Workflow
Single Instrument Price
cdcx market ticker BTC_USDT -o json
Returns: last, b (best bid), k (best ask), h/l (24h high/low), v (volume), c (24h change ratio — multiply by 100 for percent).
All Tickers (Market Scan)
cdcx market ticker -o json
Omit the instrument argument to get every tradable instrument in one call. Ideal for market scans, watchlists, or computing leaders/laggards.
Orderbook Depth
cdcx market book BTC_USDT --depth 10 -o json
--depth caps at 50. Use for liquidity assessment before sizing a trade: sum top-N asks for a worst-case buy-through price.
Candlestick History
cdcx market candlestick BTC_USDT --timeframe 1h --count 24 -o json
Supported timeframes: 1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 4h, 6h, 12h, 1D, 7D, 14D, 1M. Use --start-ts / --end-ts (Unix seconds) for explicit windows. Default window is 1 day.
Recent Trades
cdcx market trades BTC_USDT -o json
Last prints, up to 7 days back. Useful for spotting large prints or sudden activity.
Instrument Metadata
cdcx market instruments -o json
Returns every instrument with: instrument_name, base_ccy, quote_ccy, quantity_tick_size, price_tick_size, min_quantity, max_quantity, tradable. Essential before placing any order — the price/quantity you submit must conform to these tick sizes.
Composite Market Snapshot
cdcx market ticker BTC_USDT # current price
cdcx market book BTC_USDT --depth 5 # liquidity snapshot
cdcx market candlestick BTC_USDT --timeframe 1D --count 7 # weekly trend
cdcx market trades BTC_USDT # recent activity
Combine into a one-shot briefing for the user.
Derivatives-Only
cdcx market valuations BTC-PERP --valuation-type mark_price -o json
cdcx market settlement-prices BTC-PERP -o json
cdcx market insurance USDT -o json
cdcx market risk-params -o json
Only relevant for perpetual/futures instruments.
Streaming
For continuous updates prefer cdcx stream over polling:
cdcx stream ticker BTC_USDT ETH_USDT # NDJSON to stdout
cdcx stream book BTC_USDT
cdcx stream trades BTC_USDT
Stream commands print one JSON object per line. Ctrl+C to stop.
Notes
- Prices in the API are strings — cast to float/decimal before arithmetic
cin ticker is a ratio, not a percentage:0.0257means +2.57%- Instrument names: spot uses
_USDT(e.g.BTC_USDT), perps use-PERP(e.g.BTC-PERP) - All market data endpoints are public — no credentials needed