diff --git a/docs/strategy-callbacks.md b/docs/strategy-callbacks.md
index 329908527..a13bdfd02 100644
--- a/docs/strategy-callbacks.md
+++ b/docs/strategy-callbacks.md
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
 
         # Convert absolute price to percentage relative to current_rate
         if stoploss_price < current_rate:
-            return (stoploss_price / current_rate) - 1
+            return stoploss_from_absolute(stoploss_price, current_rate, is_short=trade.is_short)
 
         # return maximum stoploss value, keeping current stoploss price unchanged
         return 1