diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
index f28b26766..2983eea38 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 This module manage Telegram communication
 """
 import asyncio
-import html
 import json
 import logging
 import re
@@ -1376,21 +1375,21 @@ class Telegram(RPCHandler):
             pair = context.args[0]
 
         trades = self._rpc._rpc_enter_tag_performance(pair)
-        output = "<b>Entry Tag Performance:</b>\n"
+        output = "*Entry Tag Performance:*\n"
         for i, trade in enumerate(trades):
             stat_line = (
-                f"{i + 1}.\t <code>{html.escape(trade['enter_tag'])}\t"
+                f"{i + 1}.\t `{trade['enter_tag']}\t"
                 f"{fmt_coin(trade['profit_abs'], self._config['stake_currency'])} "
                 f"({trade['profit_ratio']:.2%}) "
-                f"({trade['count']})</code>\n")
+                f"({trade['count']})`\n")
 
             if len(output + stat_line) >= MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH:
-                await self._send_msg(output, parse_mode=ParseMode.HTML)
+                await self._send_msg(output, parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN_V2)
                 output = stat_line
             else:
                 output += stat_line
 
-        await self._send_msg(output, parse_mode=ParseMode.HTML,
+        await self._send_msg(output, parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN_V2,
                              reload_able=True, callback_path="update_enter_tag_performance",
                              query=update.callback_query)
 
@@ -1408,21 +1407,21 @@ class Telegram(RPCHandler):
             pair = context.args[0]
 
         trades = self._rpc._rpc_exit_reason_performance(pair)
-        output = "<b>Exit Reason Performance:</b>\n"
+        output = "*Exit Reason Performance:*\n"
         for i, trade in enumerate(trades):
             stat_line = (
-                f"{i + 1}.\t <code>{html.escape(trade['exit_reason'])}\t"
+                f"{i + 1}\.\t `{html.escape(trade['exit_reason'])}\t"
                 f"{fmt_coin(trade['profit_abs'], self._config['stake_currency'])} "
                 f"({trade['profit_ratio']:.2%}) "
-                f"({trade['count']})</code>\n")
+                f"({trade['count']})`\n")
 
             if len(output + stat_line) >= MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH:
-                await self._send_msg(output, parse_mode=ParseMode.HTML)
+                await self._send_msg(output, parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN_V2)
                 output = stat_line
             else:
                 output += stat_line
 
-        await self._send_msg(output, parse_mode=ParseMode.HTML,
+        await self._send_msg(output, parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN_V2,
                              reload_able=True, callback_path="update_exit_reason_performance",
                              query=update.callback_query)
 
@@ -1440,21 +1439,21 @@ class Telegram(RPCHandler):
             pair = context.args[0]
 
         trades = self._rpc._rpc_mix_tag_performance(pair)
-        output = "<b>Mix Tag Performance:</b>\n"
+        output = "*Mix Tag Performance:*\n"
         for i, trade in enumerate(trades):
             stat_line = (
-                f"{i + 1}.\t <code>{html.escape(trade['mix_tag'])}\t"
+                f"{i + 1}\.\t `{trade['mix_tag']}\t"
                 f"{fmt_coin(trade['profit_abs'], self._config['stake_currency'])} "
                 f"({trade['profit_ratio']:.2%}) "
-                f"({trade['count']})</code>\n")
+                f"({trade['count']})`\n")
 
             if len(output + stat_line) >= MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH:
-                await self._send_msg(output, parse_mode=ParseMode.HTML)
+                await self._send_msg(output, parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN_V2)
                 output = stat_line
             else:
                 output += stat_line
 
-        await self._send_msg(output, parse_mode=ParseMode.HTML,
+        await self._send_msg(output, parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN_V2,
                              reload_able=True, callback_path="update_mix_tag_performance",
                              query=update.callback_query)