diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/informative_decorator.py b/freqtrade/strategy/informative_decorator.py
index 3795f8126..15b18b67f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/informative_decorator.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/informative_decorator.py
@@ -81,9 +81,12 @@ def __get_pair_formats(market: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) -> Dict[str, str]:
     }
 
 
-def _format_pair_name(config, pair: str) -> str:
-    return pair.format(stake_currency=config['stake_currency'],
-                       stake=config['stake_currency']).upper()
+def _format_pair_name(config, pair: str, market: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> str:
+    return pair.format(
+        stake_currency=config['stake_currency'],
+        stake=config['stake_currency'],
+        **__get_pair_formats(market),
+    ).upper()
 
 
 def _create_and_merge_informative_pair(strategy, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict,
@@ -98,7 +101,8 @@ def _create_and_merge_informative_pair(strategy, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata:
 
     if asset:
         # Insert stake currency if needed.
-        asset = _format_pair_name(config, asset)
+        market1 = strategy.dp.market(metadata['pair'])
+        asset = _format_pair_name(config, asset, market1)
     else:
         # Not specifying an asset will define informative dataframe for current pair.
         asset = metadata['pair']
diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
index 651ca14bf..bd846eb90 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
@@ -756,12 +756,23 @@ class IStrategy(ABC, HyperStrategyMixin):
             candle_type = (inf_data.candle_type if inf_data.candle_type
                            else self.config.get('candle_type_def', CandleType.SPOT))
             if inf_data.asset:
-                pair_tf = (
-                    _format_pair_name(self.config, inf_data.asset),
-                    inf_data.timeframe,
-                    candle_type,
-                )
-                informative_pairs.append(pair_tf)
+                if any(s in inf_data.asset for s in ("{BASE}", "{base}")):
+                    for pair in self.dp.current_whitelist():
+
+                        pair_tf = (
+                            _format_pair_name(self.config, inf_data.asset, self.dp.market(pair)),
+                            inf_data.timeframe,
+                            candle_type,
+                        )
+                        informative_pairs.append(pair_tf)
+
+                else:
+                    pair_tf = (
+                        _format_pair_name(self.config, inf_data.asset),
+                        inf_data.timeframe,
+                        candle_type,
+                    )
+                    informative_pairs.append(pair_tf)
             else:
                 for pair in self.dp.current_whitelist():
                     informative_pairs.append((pair, inf_data.timeframe, candle_type))