diff --git a/freqtrade/plot/__init__.py b/freqtrade/plot/__init__.py
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index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/freqtrade/plot/plotting.py b/freqtrade/plot/plotting.py
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+++ b/freqtrade/plot/plotting.py
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+import logging
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+try:
+    from plotly import tools
+    from plotly.offline import plot
+    import plotly.graph_objs as go
+except ImportError:
+    logger.exception("Module plotly not found \n Please install using `pip install plotly`")
+    exit()