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+ "cells": [
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "a1b2c3d4",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "![QuantConnect Logo](https://cdn.quantconnect.com/web/i/icon.png)\n",
+    "<hr>"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "e5f6a7b8",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "## CoinGecko Market Cap Research\n",
+    "\n",
+    "This notebook studies whether cryptocurrency market cap helps explain future returns"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "c9d0e1f2",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "qb = QuantBook()\n",
+    "# Anchor the research clock to the start of 2026 for a reproducible history window.\n",
+    "qb.set_start_date(2026, 1, 1)\n",
+    "# Daily bars will have an end_time that matches the following midnight.\n",
+    "qb.settings.daily_precise_end_time = False\n",
+    "# Trade crypto in USD on Coinbase.\n",
+    "qb.set_account_currency(\"USD\")\n",
+    "market = Market.COINBASE\n",
+    "# Collect the Coinbase pairs quoted in the account currency.\n",
+    "market_pairs = [\n",
+    "    x.key.symbol\n",
+    "    for x in qb.symbol_properties_database.get_symbol_properties_list(market)\n",
+    "    if x.value.quote_currency == qb.account_currency\n",
+    "]"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "a3b4c5d6",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "### Build a CoinGecko Universe\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Select the 10 largest Coinbase USD coins by market cap, then inspect the returned universe history."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "e7f8a9b0",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "def select_assets(data: List[CoinGecko]) -> List[Symbol]:\n",
+    "    # Filter coins that are quoted in the account currency and available on the market.\n",
+    "    tradable = [d for d in data if d.coin and (d.coin + qb.account_currency) in market_pairs]\n",
+    "    # Sort by market cap and return the top 10 as tradable Symbols.\n",
+    "    return [f.create_symbol(market, qb.account_currency)\n",
+    "            for f in sorted(tradable, key=lambda f: f.market_cap)[-10:]]\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# Add the CoinGecko universe.\n",
+    "universe = qb.add_universe(CoinGeckoUniverse, \"CoinGeckoUniverse\", Resolution.DAILY, select_assets)\n",
+    "# Request universe history of the last 90 days.\n",
+    "universe_history = qb.universe_history(universe, qb.time - timedelta(90), qb.time - timedelta(1), flatten=True).rename_axis(['time', 'symbol']).drop(columns=['time'])\n",
+    "# Print the returned shape and columns.\n",
+    "print(f\"Shape: {universe_history.shape}\")\n",
+    "print(f\"Columns: {list(universe_history.columns)}\")\n",
+    "universe_history.head()"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "c1d2e3f4",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "### Universe Diagnostics\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Check how many assets pass the filter each day and summarize the factors."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "a5b6c7d8",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "# Count selected assets by day.\n",
+    "universe_size = universe_history.reset_index().groupby(['time', 'symbol']).size().groupby('time').size()\n",
+    "print(f\"Universe days: {len(universe_size)}\")\n",
+    "# Store the selected symbol list.\n",
+    "unique_assets = list(universe_history.index.levels[1].unique())\n",
+    "print(f\"Mean universe size per day: {universe_size.mean():.1f}\")\n",
+    "print('')\n",
+    "print(universe_history.marketcap.describe().map('{:0.3f}'.format))\n",
+    "universe_size.plot(title='Daily Universe Size', ylabel='Universe Size');"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "e9f0a1b2",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "### Daily Universe Prices\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Fetch daily price history for every symbol that appears in the universe."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "c3d4e5f6",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "# Extract unique assets\n",
+    "symbols = list(universe_history.index.get_level_values(1).unique())\n",
+    "# Fetch daily historical price metrics using the earliest timestamp available in the index.\n",
+    "history = qb.history(symbols, universe_history.index[0][0] - timedelta(1), qb.time, Resolution.DAILY)\n",
+    "history"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "a7b8c9d0",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "### Align Market Cap And Returns\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Build a joined table of market cap and future returns."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "3d56c7cd",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "# Align the factor with the return from the next open to the following open.\n",
+    "dataset = (\n",
+    "    universe_history.reset_index().groupby(['time', 'symbol']).agg(marketcap=('marketcap', 'max'))\n",
+    "    .join(history.open.unstack('symbol').sort_index().pct_change(2, fill_method=None).shift(-2).stack().rename('futurereturn'), how='inner')\n",
+    ")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "dataset.head()"
+   ]
+  }
+ ],
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+  "kernelspec": {
+   "display_name": "Foundation-Py-Default",
+   "language": "python",
+   "name": "python3"
+  },
+  "language_info": {
+   "codemirror_mode": {
+    "name": "ipython",
+    "version": 3
+   },
+   "file_extension": ".py",
+   "mimetype": "text/x-python",
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+   "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
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