diff --git a/freqtrade/enums/signaltype.py b/freqtrade/enums/signaltype.py
index deafce2d7..082b9a88a 100644
--- a/freqtrade/enums/signaltype.py
+++ b/freqtrade/enums/signaltype.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from enum import Enum, StrEnum
+from enum import StrEnum
 
 
-class SignalType(Enum):
+class SignalType(StrEnum):
     """
     Enum to distinguish between enter and exit signals
     """
@@ -11,11 +11,8 @@ class SignalType(Enum):
     ENTER_SHORT = "enter_short"
     EXIT_SHORT = "exit_short"
 
-    def __str__(self):
-        return f"{self.name.lower()}"
 
-
-class SignalTagType(Enum):
+class SignalTagType(StrEnum):
     """
     Enum for signal columns
     """
@@ -23,9 +20,6 @@ class SignalTagType(Enum):
     ENTER_TAG = "enter_tag"
     EXIT_TAG = "exit_tag"
 
-    def __str__(self):
-        return f"{self.name.lower()}"
-
 
 class SignalDirection(StrEnum):
     LONG = "long"
diff --git a/freqtrade/misc.py b/freqtrade/misc.py
index e9dba5856..c1fdbc537 100644
--- a/freqtrade/misc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/misc.py
@@ -210,12 +210,12 @@ def remove_entry_exit_signals(dataframe: pd.DataFrame):
 
     :param dataframe: The DataFrame to remove signals from
     """
-    dataframe[SignalType.ENTER_LONG.value] = 0
-    dataframe[SignalType.EXIT_LONG.value] = 0
-    dataframe[SignalType.ENTER_SHORT.value] = 0
-    dataframe[SignalType.EXIT_SHORT.value] = 0
-    dataframe[SignalTagType.ENTER_TAG.value] = None
-    dataframe[SignalTagType.EXIT_TAG.value] = None
+    dataframe[SignalType.ENTER_LONG] = 0
+    dataframe[SignalType.EXIT_LONG] = 0
+    dataframe[SignalType.ENTER_SHORT] = 0
+    dataframe[SignalType.EXIT_SHORT] = 0
+    dataframe[SignalTagType.ENTER_TAG] = None
+    dataframe[SignalTagType.EXIT_TAG] = None
 
     return dataframe
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
index 935f9dfdd..322f58f4f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
@@ -1329,13 +1329,13 @@ class IStrategy(ABC, HyperStrategyMixin):
             return False, False, None
 
         if is_short:
-            enter = latest.get(SignalType.ENTER_SHORT.value, 0) == 1
-            exit_ = latest.get(SignalType.EXIT_SHORT.value, 0) == 1
+            enter = latest.get(SignalType.ENTER_SHORT, 0) == 1
+            exit_ = latest.get(SignalType.EXIT_SHORT, 0) == 1
 
         else:
-            enter = latest.get(SignalType.ENTER_LONG.value, 0) == 1
-            exit_ = latest.get(SignalType.EXIT_LONG.value, 0) == 1
-        exit_tag = latest.get(SignalTagType.EXIT_TAG.value, None)
+            enter = latest.get(SignalType.ENTER_LONG, 0) == 1
+            exit_ = latest.get(SignalType.EXIT_LONG, 0) == 1
+        exit_tag = latest.get(SignalTagType.EXIT_TAG, None)
         # Tags can be None, which does not resolve to False.
         exit_tag = exit_tag if isinstance(exit_tag, str) and exit_tag != "nan" else None
 
@@ -1362,16 +1362,16 @@ class IStrategy(ABC, HyperStrategyMixin):
         if latest is None or latest_date is None:
             return None, None
 
-        enter_long = latest.get(SignalType.ENTER_LONG.value, 0) == 1
-        exit_long = latest.get(SignalType.EXIT_LONG.value, 0) == 1
-        enter_short = latest.get(SignalType.ENTER_SHORT.value, 0) == 1
-        exit_short = latest.get(SignalType.EXIT_SHORT.value, 0) == 1
+        enter_long = latest.get(SignalType.ENTER_LONG, 0) == 1
+        exit_long = latest.get(SignalType.EXIT_LONG, 0) == 1
+        enter_short = latest.get(SignalType.ENTER_SHORT, 0) == 1
+        exit_short = latest.get(SignalType.EXIT_SHORT, 0) == 1
 
         enter_signal: SignalDirection | None = None
         enter_tag: str | None = None
         if enter_long == 1 and not any([exit_long, enter_short]):
             enter_signal = SignalDirection.LONG
-            enter_tag = latest.get(SignalTagType.ENTER_TAG.value, None)
+            enter_tag = latest.get(SignalTagType.ENTER_TAG, None)
         if (
             self.config.get("trading_mode", TradingMode.SPOT) != TradingMode.SPOT
             and self.can_short
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ class IStrategy(ABC, HyperStrategyMixin):
             and not any([exit_short, enter_long])
         ):
             enter_signal = SignalDirection.SHORT
-            enter_tag = latest.get(SignalTagType.ENTER_TAG.value, None)
+            enter_tag = latest.get(SignalTagType.ENTER_TAG, None)
 
         enter_tag = enter_tag if isinstance(enter_tag, str) and enter_tag != "nan" else None