diff --git a/docs/strategy-101.md b/docs/strategy-101.md
index e7618d90f..9226537e1 100644
--- a/docs/strategy-101.md
+++ b/docs/strategy-101.md
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ import talib.abstract as ta
 
 class MyStrategy(IStrategy):
 
+    timeframe = '15m'
+
     # set the initial stoploss to -10%
     stoploss = -0.10