LIGHTCMDUSD — US Light Crude Oil (WTI) Historical Data
Download free historical US Light Crude Oil (WTI) (LIGHTCMDUSD) price data — from raw tick quotes to monthly OHLC candles. Around 43 years of history available since 1983-04-20, exported as CSV or JSON with no signup required.
Download LIGHTCMDUSD data →Data specifications
| Symbol | LIGHTCMDUSD |
|---|---|
| Instrument | US Light Crude Oil (WTI) |
| Asset class | Commodities – Energy |
| Tick & 1-second data from | 2013-01-01 |
| 1–30 minute candles from | 2011-09-23 |
| Hourly & 4-hour candles from | 2011-09-23 |
| Daily & monthly candles from | 1983-04-20 |
| Timeframes | Tick → 1s → 1m → 5m → 15m → 30m → 1h → 4h → Daily → Monthly |
| Price types | Bid & Ask |
| Export formats | CSV, JSON |
| Data source | Dukascopy Bank SA |
Available LIGHTCMDUSD timeframes
- Tick (every quote)
- 1 second
- 1 minute
- 5 minutes
- 15 minutes
- 30 minutes
- 1 hour
- 4 hours
- Daily
- Monthly
About US Light Crude Oil (WTI) data
US Light Crude Oil (WTI) (LIGHTCMDUSD) is an commodities – energy instrument. MarketData Hub serves the complete LIGHTCMDUSD historical price series — commonly used for backtesting commodity and futures strategies, seasonality and volatility studies, hedging research and quantitative model training. Pick any date range from 1983-04-20 onward, choose your timeframe and bid/ask price, and export directly to CSV or JSON with no signup.
Frequently asked questions
- Is LIGHTCMDUSD historical data free to download?
- Yes. You can browse the full US Light Crude Oil (WTI) (LIGHTCMDUSD) price history on MarketData Hub for free. Downloads are covered by inexpensive prepaid credits measured in years of data — you pay for the date range you export, so one year of data costs one year of credit, and a free account starts with one year.
- How far back does LIGHTCMDUSD data go?
- LIGHTCMDUSD history is available from 1983-04-20 — roughly 43 years of data — up to the last completed trading day. Tick and intraday history typically start later than daily candles.
- What timeframes and formats can I get for LIGHTCMDUSD?
- Every timeframe from raw tick data through 1-minute, 5/15/30-minute, hourly, 4-hour, daily and monthly OHLC candles, with bid or ask prices, exported as CSV or JSON.
- What columns are in the LIGHTCMDUSD CSV file?
- OHLC files contain a timestamp plus open, high, low and close columns; tick files contain a timestamp with bid and ask prices. The data imports directly into Excel, Google Sheets, Python (pandas read_csv), R, MetaTrader, NinjaTrader and TradingView.
- Can I use LIGHTCMDUSD data for backtesting or in Python?
- Yes. The CSV/JSON exports are ready for backtesting engines (Backtrader, VectorBT, MetaTrader Strategy Tester) and load straight into pandas, R or a spreadsheet for research and charting.
- Do I need an account to download LIGHTCMDUSD data?
- No signup is required to browse and preview LIGHTCMDUSD data. Creating a free account grants one free year of data to download.
Guides
- How to download historical commodity data
- CSV & JSON format — columns explained
- Tick data vs OHLC candles
- Backtesting with historical data