From 5e440a4cdc6baa4ecadcc37593f373fe06aeb257 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 06:55:19 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Improve docs to point to `freqtrade download-data` --- docs/backtesting.md | 2 +- docs/bot-usage.md | 16 ++++------------ 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/backtesting.md b/docs/backtesting.md index f666c5b49..543422fee 100644 --- a/docs/backtesting.md +++ b/docs/backtesting.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ This page explains how to validate your strategy performance by using Backtesting. -## Getting data for backtesting / hyperopt +## Getting data for backtesting and hyperopt To download backtesting data (candles / OHLCV), we recommend using the `freqtrade download-data` command. diff --git a/docs/bot-usage.md b/docs/bot-usage.md index 31c5812ad..2873f5e8f 100644 --- a/docs/bot-usage.md +++ b/docs/bot-usage.md @@ -184,19 +184,11 @@ optional arguments: result.json) ``` -### How to use **--refresh-pairs-cached** parameter? +### Getting historic data for backtesting -The first time your run Backtesting, it will take the pairs you have -set in your config file and download data from the Exchange. - -If for any reason you want to update your data set, you use -`--refresh-pairs-cached` to force Backtesting to update the data it has. - -!!! Note - Use it only if you want to update your data set. You will not be able to come back to the previous version. - -To test your strategy with latest data, we recommend continuing using -the parameter `-l` or `--live`. +The first time your run Backtesting, you will need to download some historic data first. +This can be accomplished by using `freqtrade download-data`. +Check the corresponding [help page section](backtesting.md#Getting-data-for-backtesting-and-hyperopt) for more details ## Hyperopt commands