diff --git a/docs/strategy-customization.md b/docs/strategy-customization.md index e886491b5..f036182e3 100644 --- a/docs/strategy-customization.md +++ b/docs/strategy-customization.md @@ -655,13 +655,13 @@ This is where calling `self.dp.current_whitelist()` comes in handy. # fetch live / historical candle (OHLCV) data for the first informative pair inf_pair, inf_timeframe = self.informative_pairs()[0] informative = self.dp.get_pair_dataframe(pair=inf_pair, - timeframe=inf_timeframe) + timeframe=inf_timeframe) ``` !!! Warning "Warning about backtesting" - Be careful when using dataprovider in backtesting. `historic_ohlcv()` (and `get_pair_dataframe()` - for the backtesting runmode) provides the full time-range in one go, - so please be aware of it and make sure to not "look into the future" to avoid surprises when running in dry/live mode. + In backtesting, `dp.get_pair_dataframe()` behavior differs depending on where it's called. + Within `populate_*()` methods, `dp.get_pair_dataframe()` returns the full timerange. Please make sure to not "look into the future" to avoid surprises when running in dry/live mode. + Within [callbacks](strategy-callbacks.md), you'll get the full timerange up to the current (simulated) candle. ### *get_analyzed_dataframe(pair, timeframe)*