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In this article, we present a review of these works by organizing the literature around three core areas,\n                    <jats:italic>i.e<\/jats:italic>\n                    ., data inputs, neural architectures and evaluation standards. It synthesizes findings across studies to clarify how researchers use market data, on-chain indicators, sentiment signals and macroeconomic features. We also compare the effectiveness of architectures, such as recurrent models, transformers and graph-based networks. The article identifies common methodological flaws, such as data leakage, non-stationarity and reliance on purely statistical metrics. Moreover, we also outline how future work can move toward interpretable models, benchmark datasets, finance-aware evaluation criteria and more reproducible designs. 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