CTBench: Cryptocurrency Time Series Generation Benchmark

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.02758v1
• Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2025 17:07:08 GMT
• Title: CTBench: Cryptocurrency Time Series Generation Benchmark
• Authors: Yihao Ang, Qiang Wang, Qiang Huang, Yifan Bao, Xinyu Xi, Anthony K. H. Tung, Chen Jin, Zhiyong Huang,
• Abstract summary: We introduce textsfCTBench, the first comprehensive TSG benchmark tailored for the cryptocurrency domain.<n>textsfCTBench curates an open-source dataset from 452 tokens and evaluates TSG models across 13 metrics spanning 5 key dimensions.<n>We benchmark eight representative models from five methodological families over four distinct market regimes, uncovering trade-offs between statistical fidelity and real-world profitability.
• Score: 11.576635693346486
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Synthetic time series are essential tools for data augmentation, stress testing, and algorithmic prototyping in quantitative finance. However, in cryptocurrency markets, characterized by 24/7 trading, extreme volatility, and rapid regime shifts, existing Time Series Generation (TSG) methods and benchmarks often fall short, jeopardizing practical utility. Most prior work (1) targets non-financial or traditional financial domains, (2) focuses narrowly on classification and forecasting while neglecting crypto-specific complexities, and (3) lacks critical financial evaluations, particularly for trading applications. To address these gaps, we introduce \textsf{CTBench}, the first comprehensive TSG benchmark tailored for the cryptocurrency domain. \textsf{CTBench} curates an open-source dataset from 452 tokens and evaluates TSG models across 13 metrics spanning 5 key dimensions: forecasting accuracy, rank fidelity, trading performance, risk assessment, and computational efficiency. A key innovation is a dual-task evaluation framework: (1) the \emph{Predictive Utility} task measures how well synthetic data preserves temporal and cross-sectional patterns for forecasting, while (2) the \emph{Statistical Arbitrage} task assesses whether reconstructed series support mean-reverting signals for trading. We benchmark eight representative models from five methodological families over four distinct market regimes, uncovering trade-offs between statistical fidelity and real-world profitability. Notably, \textsf{CTBench} offers model ranking analysis and actionable guidance for selecting and deploying TSG models in crypto analytics and strategy development.

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