Merge pull request #5338 from freqtrade/new_release

New release 2021.7

.coveragerc

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [run]
 omit =
     scripts/*
+    freqtrade/templates/*
     freqtrade/vendor/*
     freqtrade/__main__.py
     tests/*

.dependabot/config.yml

@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-version: 1
-
-update_configs:
-  - package_manager: "python"
-    directory: "/"
-    update_schedule: "weekly"
-    allowed_updates:
-    - match:
-        update_type: "all"
-    target_branch: "develop"
-
-  - package_manager: "docker"
-    directory: "/"
-    update_schedule: "daily"
-    allowed_updates:
-    - match:
-        update_type: "all"

.devcontainer/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+FROM freqtradeorg/freqtrade:develop
+
+USER root
+# Install dependencies
+COPY requirements-dev.txt /freqtrade/
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get -y install git mercurial sudo vim build-essential \
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && mkdir -p /home/ftuser/.vscode-server /home/ftuser/.vscode-server-insiders /home/ftuser/commandhistory \
+    && echo "export PROMPT_COMMAND='history -a'" >> /home/ftuser/.bashrc \
+    && echo "export HISTFILE=~/commandhistory/.bash_history" >> /home/ftuser/.bashrc \
+    && chown ftuser:ftuser -R /home/ftuser/.local/ \
+    && chown ftuser: -R /home/ftuser/
+
+USER ftuser
+
+RUN pip install --user autopep8 -r docs/requirements-docs.txt -r requirements-dev.txt --no-cache-dir
+
+# Empty the ENTRYPOINT to allow all commands
+ENTRYPOINT []

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{
+    "name": "freqtrade Develop",
+    "build": {
+        "dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
+        "context": ".."
+    },
+    // Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+    "forwardPorts": [
+        8080
+    ],
+    "mounts": [
+        "source=freqtrade-bashhistory,target=/home/ftuser/commandhistory,type=volume"
+    ],
+    // Uncomment to connect as a non-root user if you've added one. See https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root.
+    "remoteUser": "ftuser",
+
+    "postCreateCommand": "freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data/",
+
+    "workspaceFolder": "/freqtrade/",
+
+    "settings": {
+        "terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/bash",
+        "editor.insertSpaces": true,
+        "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true,
+        "[markdown]": {
+            "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": false,
+        },
+        "python.pythonPath": "/usr/local/bin/python",
+    },
+
+    // Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
+    "extensions": [
+        "ms-python.python",
+        "ms-python.vscode-pylance",
+        "davidanson.vscode-markdownlint",
+        "ms-azuretools.vscode-docker",
+        "vscode-icons-team.vscode-icons",
+    ],
+}

.dockerignore

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 .git
 .gitignore
 Dockerfile
+Dockerfile.armhf
 .dockerignore
-config.json*
+docker/
-*.sqlite
 .coveragerc
 .eggs
 .github
@@ -13,3 +13,13 @@ CONTRIBUTING.md
 MANIFEST.in
 README.md
 freqtrade.service
+freqtrade.egg-info
+
+config.json*
+*.sqlite
+user_data
+*.log
+
+.vscode
+.mypy_cache
+.ipynb_checkpoints

.gitattributes

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*.py    eol=lf
+*.sh    eol=lf
+*.ps1   eol=crlf

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-## Step 1: Have you search for this issue before posting it?
-
-If you have discovered a bug in the bot, please [search our issue tracker](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues?q=is%3Aissue). 
-If it hasn't been reported, please create a new issue.
-
-## Step 2: Describe your environment
-
-  * Operating system: ____
-  * Python Version: _____ (`python -V`)
-  * CCXT version: _____ (`pip freeze | grep ccxt`)
-  * Branch: Master | Develop
-  * Last Commit ID: _____ (`git log --format="%H" -n 1`)
-  
-## Step 3: Describe the problem:
-
-*Explain the problem you have encountered*
-
-### Steps to reproduce:
-
-  1. _____
-  2. _____
-  3. _____
-  
-### Observed Results:
-
-  * What happened?
-  * What did you expect to happen?
-
-### Relevant code exceptions or logs:
-
-  ```
-  // paste your log here
-  ```

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+---
+name: Bug report
+about: Create a report to help us improve
+title: ''
+labels: "Triage Needed"
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+<!-- 
+Have you searched for similar issues before posting it?
+
+If you have discovered a bug in the bot, please [search our issue tracker](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues?q=is%3Aissue). 
+If it hasn't been reported, please create a new issue.
+
+Please do not use bug reports to request new features.
+-->
+
+## Describe your environment
+
+  * Operating system: ____
+  * Python Version: _____ (`python -V`)
+  * CCXT version: _____ (`pip freeze | grep ccxt`)
+  * Freqtrade Version: ____ (`freqtrade -V` or `docker-compose run --rm freqtrade -V` for Freqtrade running in docker)
+  
+Note: All issues other than enhancement requests will be closed without further comment if the above template is deleted or not filled out.
+
+## Describe the problem:
+
+*Explain the problem you have encountered*
+
+### Steps to reproduce:
+
+  1. _____
+  2. _____
+  3. _____
+  
+### Observed Results:
+
+  * What happened?
+  * What did you expect to happen?
+
+### Relevant code exceptions or logs
+
+Note: Please copy/paste text of the messages, no screenshots of logs please.
+
+  ```
+  // paste your log here
+  ```

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+blank_issues_enabled: false
+contact_links:
+  - name: Discord Server
+    url: https://discord.gg/p7nuUNVfP7
+    about: Ask a question or get community support from our Discord server

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+name: Feature request
+about: Suggest an idea for this project
+title: ''
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+<!-- 
+Note: this section will not show up in the issue.
+Have you search for this feature before requesting it? It's highly likely that a similar request was already filed.
+-->
+
+## Describe your environment
+(if applicable)
+
+  * Operating system: ____
+  * Python Version: _____ (`python -V`)
+  * CCXT version: _____ (`pip freeze | grep ccxt`)
+  * Freqtrade Version: ____ (`freqtrade -V` or `docker-compose run --rm freqtrade -V` for Freqtrade running in docker)
+
+
+## Describe the enhancement
+
+*Explain the enhancement you would like*
+

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question.md

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+name: Question
+about: Ask a question you could not find an answer in the docs
+title: ''
+labels: "Question"
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+<!-- 
+Have you searched for similar issues before posting it?
+Did you have a VERY good look at the [documentation](https://www.freqtrade.io/en/latest/) and are sure that the question is not explained there
+
+Please do not use the question template to report bugs or to request new features.
+-->
+
+## Describe your environment
+
+  * Operating system: ____
+  * Python Version: _____ (`python -V`)
+  * CCXT version: _____ (`pip freeze | grep ccxt`)
+  * Freqtrade Version: ____ (`freqtrade -V` or `docker-compose run --rm freqtrade -V` for Freqtrade running in docker)
+  
+## Your question
+
+*Ask the question you have not been able to find an answer in our [Documentation](https://www.freqtrade.io/en/latest/)*

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+- package-ecosystem: docker
+  directory: "/"
+  schedule:
+    interval: daily
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+- package-ecosystem: pip
+  directory: "/"
+  schedule:
+    interval: weekly
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  target-branch: develop

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,442 @@
+name: Freqtrade CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - stable
+      - develop
+    tags:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+  pull_request:
+  schedule:
+    - cron:  '0 5 * * 4'
+
+jobs:
+  build_linux:
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ ubuntu-18.04, ubuntu-20.04 ]
+        python-version: [3.7, 3.8, 3.9]
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+    - name: Cache_dependencies
+      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      id: cache
+      with:
+        path: ~/dependencies/
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-dependencies
+
+    - name: pip cache (linux)
+      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
+      with:
+        path: ~/.cache/pip
+        key: test-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}-pip
+
+    - name: TA binary *nix
+      if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      run: |
+        cd build_helpers && ./install_ta-lib.sh ${HOME}/dependencies/; cd ..
+
+    - name: Installation - *nix
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${HOME}/dependencies/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+        export TA_LIBRARY_PATH=${HOME}/dependencies/lib
+        export TA_INCLUDE_PATH=${HOME}/dependencies/include
+        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+        pip install -e .
+
+    - name: Tests
+      run: |
+        pytest --random-order --cov=freqtrade --cov-config=.coveragerc
+      if: matrix.python-version != '3.9'
+
+    - name: Tests incl. ccxt compatibility tests
+      run: |
+        pytest --random-order --cov=freqtrade --cov-config=.coveragerc --longrun
+      if: matrix.python-version == '3.9'
+
+    - name: Coveralls
+      if: (startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu-20') && matrix.python-version == '3.8')
+      env:
+        # Coveralls token. Not used as secret due to github not providing secrets to forked repositories
+        COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN: 6D1m0xupS3FgutfuGao8keFf9Hc0FpIXu
+      run: |
+        # Allow failure for coveralls
+        coveralls || true
+
+    - name: Backtesting
+      run: |
+        cp config_examples/config_bittrex.example.json config.json
+        freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data
+        freqtrade backtesting --datadir tests/testdata --strategy SampleStrategy
+
+    - name: Hyperopt
+      run: |
+        cp config_examples/config_bittrex.example.json config.json
+        freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data
+        freqtrade hyperopt --datadir tests/testdata -e 5 --strategy SampleStrategy --hyperopt SampleHyperOpt --hyperopt-loss SharpeHyperOptLossDaily --print-all
+
+    - name: Flake8
+      run: |
+        flake8
+
+    - name: Sort imports (isort)
+      run: |
+        isort --check .
+
+    - name: Mypy
+      run: |
+        mypy freqtrade scripts
+
+    - name: Slack Notification
+      uses: lazy-actions/slatify@v3.0.0
+      if: failure() && ( github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == false)
+      with:
+        type: ${{ job.status }}
+        job_name: '*Freqtrade CI ${{ matrix.os }}*'
+        mention: 'here'
+        mention_if: 'failure'
+        channel: '#notifications'
+        url: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
+
+  build_macos:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ macos-latest ]
+        python-version: [3.7, 3.8, 3.9]
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+    - name: Cache_dependencies
+      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      id: cache
+      with:
+        path: ~/dependencies/
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-dependencies
+
+    - name: pip cache (macOS)
+      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'macOS')
+      with:
+        path: ~/Library/Caches/pip
+        key: test-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}-pip
+
+    - name: TA binary *nix
+      if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      run: |
+        cd build_helpers && ./install_ta-lib.sh ${HOME}/dependencies/; cd ..
+
+    - name: Installation - macOS
+      run: |
+        brew update
+        brew install hdf5 c-blosc
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${HOME}/dependencies/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+        export TA_LIBRARY_PATH=${HOME}/dependencies/lib
+        export TA_INCLUDE_PATH=${HOME}/dependencies/include
+        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+        pip install -e .
+
+    - name: Tests
+      run: |
+        pytest --random-order --cov=freqtrade --cov-config=.coveragerc
+
+    - name: Coveralls
+      if: (startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu-20') && matrix.python-version == '3.8')
+      env:
+        # Coveralls token. Not used as secret due to github not providing secrets to forked repositories
+        COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN: 6D1m0xupS3FgutfuGao8keFf9Hc0FpIXu
+      run: |
+        # Allow failure for coveralls
+        coveralls -v  || true
+
+    - name: Backtesting
+      run: |
+        cp config_examples/config_bittrex.example.json config.json
+        freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data
+        freqtrade backtesting --datadir tests/testdata --strategy SampleStrategy
+
+    - name: Hyperopt
+      run: |
+        cp config_examples/config_bittrex.example.json config.json
+        freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data
+        freqtrade hyperopt --datadir tests/testdata -e 5 --strategy SampleStrategy --hyperopt SampleHyperOpt --hyperopt-loss SharpeHyperOptLossDaily --print-all
+
+    - name: Flake8
+      run: |
+        flake8
+
+    - name: Sort imports (isort)
+      run: |
+        isort --check .
+
+    - name: Mypy
+      run: |
+        mypy freqtrade scripts
+
+    - name: Slack Notification
+      uses: lazy-actions/slatify@v3.0.0
+      if: failure() && ( github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == false)
+      with:
+        type: ${{ job.status }}
+        job_name: '*Freqtrade CI ${{ matrix.os }}*'
+        mention: 'here'
+        mention_if: 'failure'
+        channel: '#notifications'
+        url: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
+
+
+  build_windows:
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ windows-latest ]
+        python-version: [3.7, 3.8]
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+    - name: Pip cache (Windows)
+      uses: actions/cache@preview
+      if: startsWith(runner.os, 'Windows')
+      with:
+        path: ~\AppData\Local\pip\Cache
+        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}-pip
+
+    - name: Installation
+      run: |
+        ./build_helpers/install_windows.ps1
+
+    - name: Tests
+      run: |
+        pytest --random-order --cov=freqtrade --cov-config=.coveragerc
+
+    - name: Backtesting
+      run: |
+        cp config_examples/config_bittrex.example.json config.json
+        freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data
+        freqtrade backtesting --datadir tests/testdata --strategy SampleStrategy
+
+    - name: Hyperopt
+      run: |
+        cp config_examples/config_bittrex.example.json config.json
+        freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data
+        freqtrade hyperopt --datadir tests/testdata -e 5 --strategy SampleStrategy --hyperopt SampleHyperOpt --hyperopt-loss SharpeHyperOptLossDaily --print-all
+
+    - name: Flake8
+      run: |
+        flake8
+
+    - name: Mypy
+      run: |
+        mypy freqtrade scripts
+
+    - name: Slack Notification
+      uses: lazy-actions/slatify@v3.0.0
+      if: failure() && ( github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == false)
+      with:
+        type: ${{ job.status }}
+        job_name: '*Freqtrade CI windows*'
+        mention: 'here'
+        mention_if: 'failure'
+        channel: '#notifications'
+        url: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
+
+  docs_check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Documentation syntax
+      run: |
+        ./tests/test_docs.sh
+
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.8
+
+    - name: Documentation build
+      run: |
+        pip install -r docs/requirements-docs.txt
+        pip install mkdocs
+        mkdocs build
+
+    - name: Slack Notification
+      uses: lazy-actions/slatify@v3.0.0
+      if: failure() && ( github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == false)
+      with:
+        type: ${{ job.status }}
+        job_name: '*Freqtrade Docs*'
+        channel: '#notifications'
+        url: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
+
+  cleanup-prior-runs:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+    - name: Cleanup previous runs on this branch
+      uses: rokroskar/workflow-run-cleanup-action@v0.3.3
+      if: "!startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') && github.ref != 'refs/heads/stable' && github.repository == 'freqtrade/freqtrade'"
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+
+  # Notify on slack only once - when CI completes (and after deploy) in case it's successfull
+  notify-complete:
+    needs: [ build_linux, build_macos, build_windows, docs_check ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+
+    - name: Check user permission
+      id: check
+      uses: scherermichael-oss/action-has-permission@1.0.6
+      with:
+        required-permission: write
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Slack Notification
+      uses: lazy-actions/slatify@v3.0.0
+      if: always() && steps.check.outputs.has-permission && ( github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == false)
+      with:
+        type: ${{ job.status }}
+        job_name: '*Freqtrade CI*'
+        channel: '#notifications'
+        url: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
+
+  deploy:
+    needs: [ build_linux, build_macos, build_windows, docs_check ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+
+    if: (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'release') && github.repository == 'freqtrade/freqtrade'
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.8
+
+    - name: Extract branch name
+      shell: bash
+      run: echo "##[set-output name=branch;]$(echo ${GITHUB_REF##*/})"
+      id: extract_branch
+
+    - name: Build distribution
+      run: |
+        pip install -U setuptools wheel
+        python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+
+    - name: Publish to PyPI (Test)
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
+      if: (github.event_name == 'release')
+      with:
+        user: __token__
+        password: ${{ secrets.pypi_test_password }}
+        repository_url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
+
+    - name: Publish to PyPI
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
+      if: (github.event_name == 'release')
+      with:
+        user: __token__
+        password: ${{ secrets.pypi_password }}
+
+    - name: Dockerhub login
+      env:
+        DOCKER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+        DOCKER_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+      run: |
+        echo "${DOCKER_PASSWORD}" | docker login --username ${DOCKER_USERNAME} --password-stdin
+
+    # We need docker experimental to pull the ARM image.
+    - name: Switch docker to experimental
+      run: |
+          docker version -f '{{.Server.Experimental}}'
+          echo $'{\n    "experimental": true\n}' | sudo tee /etc/docker/daemon.json
+          sudo systemctl restart docker
+          docker version -f '{{.Server.Experimental}}'
+
+    - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+      id: buildx
+      uses: crazy-max/ghaction-docker-buildx@v1
+      with:
+        buildx-version: latest
+        qemu-version: latest
+
+    - name: Available platforms
+      run: echo ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.platforms }}
+
+    - name: Build and test and push docker images
+      env:
+        IMAGE_NAME: freqtradeorg/freqtrade
+        BRANCH_NAME: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
+      run: |
+        build_helpers/publish_docker_multi.sh
+
+
+    - name: Slack Notification
+      uses: lazy-actions/slatify@v3.0.0
+      if: always() && ( github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == false)
+      with:
+        type: ${{ job.status }}
+        job_name: '*Freqtrade CI Deploy*'
+        mention: 'here'
+        mention_if: 'failure'
+        channel: '#notifications'
+        url: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
+
+
+  deploy_arm:
+    needs: [ deploy ]
+    # Only run on 64bit machines
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, linux, ARM64]
+    if: (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'release') && github.repository == 'freqtrade/freqtrade'
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Extract branch name
+      shell: bash
+      run: echo "##[set-output name=branch;]$(echo ${GITHUB_REF##*/})"
+      id: extract_branch
+
+    - name: Dockerhub login
+      env:
+        DOCKER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+        DOCKER_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+      run: |
+        echo "${DOCKER_PASSWORD}" | docker login --username ${DOCKER_USERNAME} --password-stdin
+
+    - name: Build and test and push docker images
+      env:
+        IMAGE_NAME: freqtradeorg/freqtrade
+        BRANCH_NAME: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
+      run: |
+        build_helpers/publish_docker_arm64.sh

.github/workflows/docker_update_readme.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: Update Docker Hub Description
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - stable
+
+jobs:
+  dockerHubDescription:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: Docker Hub Description
+      uses: peter-evans/dockerhub-description@v2.1.0
+      env:
+        DOCKERHUB_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+        DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+        DOCKERHUB_REPOSITORY: freqtradeorg/freqtrade
+

.gitignore

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ user_data/*
 !user_data/strategy/sample_strategy.py
 !user_data/notebooks
 user_data/notebooks/*
-!user_data/notebooks/*example.ipynb
 freqtrade-plot.html
 freqtrade-profit-plot.html
+freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ui/*
 
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
@@ -95,3 +95,8 @@ target/
 
 #exceptions
 !*.gitkeep
+!config_examples/config_binance.example.json
+!config_examples/config_bittrex.example.json
+!config_examples/config_ftx.example.json
+!config_examples/config_full.example.json
+!config_examples/config_kraken.example.json

.readthedocs.yml

@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ build:
   image: latest
 
 python:
-  version: 3.6
+  version: 3.8
   setup_py_install: false

.travis.yml

@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
-sudo: true
 os:
 - linux
-dist: xenial
+dist: bionic
 language: python
 python:
-- 3.6
+- 3.8
 services:
   - docker
 env:
   global:
     - IMAGE_NAME=freqtradeorg/freqtrade
 install:
-- cd build_helpers && ./install_ta-lib.sh ${HOME}/dependencies/; cd ..
+- cd build_helpers && ./install_ta-lib.sh ${HOME}/dependencies; cd ..
 - export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${HOME}/dependencies/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 - export TA_LIBRARY_PATH=${HOME}/dependencies/lib
-- export TA_INCLUDE_PATH=${HOME}/dependencies/lib/include
+- export TA_INCLUDE_PATH=${HOME}/dependencies/include
 - pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
 - pip install -e .
 jobs:
@@ -24,32 +23,29 @@ jobs:
       script:
       - pytest --random-order --cov=freqtrade --cov-config=.coveragerc
       # Allow failure for coveralls
-      - coveralls || true
+      # - coveralls || true
       name: pytest
     - script:
-      - cp config.json.example config.json
+      - cp config_examples/config_bittrex.example.json config.json
-      - freqtrade --datadir tests/testdata backtesting
+      - freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data
+      - freqtrade backtesting --datadir tests/testdata --strategy SampleStrategy
       name: backtest
     - script:
-      - cp config.json.example config.json
+      - cp config_examples/config_bittrex.example.json config.json
-      - freqtrade --datadir tests/testdata hyperopt -e 5
+      - freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data
+      - freqtrade hyperopt --datadir tests/testdata -e 5 --strategy SampleStrategy --hyperopt SampleHyperOpt --hyperopt-loss SharpeHyperOptLossDaily
       name: hyperopt
     - script: flake8
       name: flake8
     - script:
       # Test Documentation boxes -
       # !!! <TYPE>: is not allowed!
-      - grep -Er '^!{3}\s\S+:' docs/*; test $? -ne 0
+      # !!! <TYPE> "title" - Title needs to be quoted!
+      - grep -Er '^!{3}\s\S+:|^!{3}\s\S+\s[^"]' docs/*; test $? -ne 0
       name: doc syntax
     - script: mypy freqtrade scripts
       name: mypy
 
-    - stage: docker
-      if: branch in (master, develop, feat/improve_travis) AND (type in (push, cron))
-      script:
-        - build_helpers/publish_docker.sh
-      name: "Build and test and push docker image"
-
 notifications:
   slack:
     secure: bKLXmOrx8e2aPZl7W8DA5BdPAXWGpI5UzST33oc1G/thegXcDVmHBTJrBs4sZak6bgAclQQrdZIsRd2eFYzHLalJEaw6pk7hoAw8SvLnZO0ZurWboz7qg2+aZZXfK4eKl/VUe4sM9M4e/qxjkK+yWG7Marg69c4v1ypF7ezUi1fPYILYw8u0paaiX0N5UX8XNlXy+PBlga2MxDjUY70MuajSZhPsY2pDUvYnMY1D/7XN3cFW0g+3O8zXjF0IF4q1Z/1ASQe+eYjKwPQacE+O8KDD+ZJYoTOFBAPllrtpO1jnOPFjNGf3JIbVMZw4bFjIL0mSQaiSUaUErbU3sFZ5Or79rF93XZ81V7uEZ55vD8KMfR2CB1cQJcZcj0v50BxLo0InkFqa0Y8Nra3sbpV4fV5Oe8pDmomPJrNFJnX6ULQhQ1gTCe0M5beKgVms5SITEpt4/Y0CmLUr6iHDT0CUiyMIRWAXdIgbGh1jfaWOMksybeRevlgDsIsNBjXmYI1Sw2ZZR2Eo2u4R6zyfyjOMLwYJ3vgq9IrACv2w5nmf0+oguMWHf6iWi2hiOqhlAN1W74+3HsYQcqnuM3LGOmuCnPprV1oGBqkPXjIFGpy21gNx4vHfO1noLUyJnMnlu2L7SSuN1CdLsnjJ1hVjpJjPfqB4nn8g12x87TqM1bOm+3Q=

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ Issues labeled [good first issue](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/labels/
 
 Few pointers for contributions:
 
-- Create your PR against the `develop` branch, not `master`.
+- Create your PR against the `develop` branch, not `stable`.
-- New features need to contain unit tests and must be PEP8 conformant (max-line-length = 100).
+- New features need to contain unit tests, must conform to PEP8 (max-line-length = 100) and should be documented with the introduction PR.
+- PR's can be declared as `[WIP]` - which signify Work in Progress Pull Requests (which are not finished).
 
-If you are unsure, discuss the feature on our [Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/highfrequencybot/shared_invite/enQtNjU5ODcwNjI1MDU3LTU1MTgxMjkzNmYxNWE1MDEzYzQ3YmU4N2MwZjUyNjJjODRkMDVkNjg4YTAyZGYzYzlhOTZiMTE4ZjQ4YzM0OGE)
+If you are unsure, discuss the feature on our [discord server](https://discord.gg/p7nuUNVfP7) or in a [issue](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues) before a Pull Request.
-or in a [issue](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues) before a PR.
 
 ## Getting started
 
 Best start by reading the [documentation](https://www.freqtrade.io/) to get a feel for what is possible with the bot, or head straight to the [Developer-documentation](https://www.freqtrade.io/en/latest/developer/) (WIP) which should help you getting started.
 
-## Before sending the PR:
+## Before sending the PR
 
 ### 1. Run unit tests
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pytest tests/test_<file_name>.py::test_<method_name>
 #### Run Flake8
 
 ```bash
-flake8 freqtrade
+flake8 freqtrade tests scripts
 ```
 
 We receive a lot of code that fails the `flake8` checks.
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ Guide for installing them is [here](http://flake8.pycqa.org/en/latest/user/using
 mypy freqtrade
 ```
 
+### 4. Ensure all imports are correct
+
+#### Run isort
+
+``` bash
+isort .
+```
+
 ## (Core)-Committer Guide
 
 ### Process: Pull Requests
@@ -109,11 +117,11 @@ Exceptions:
 
 Contributors may be given commit privileges. Preference will be given to those with:
 
-1. Past contributions to FreqTrade and other related open-source projects. Contributions to FreqTrade include both code (both accepted and pending) and friendly participation in the issue tracker and Pull request reviews. Quantity and quality are considered.
+1. Past contributions to Freqtrade and other related open-source projects. Contributions to Freqtrade include both code (both accepted and pending) and friendly participation in the issue tracker and Pull request reviews. Quantity and quality are considered.
 1. A coding style that the other core committers find simple, minimal, and clean.
 1. Access to resources for cross-platform development and testing.
 1. Time to devote to the project regularly.
 
-Beeing a Committer does not grant write permission on `develop` or `master` for security reasons (Users trust FreqTrade with their Exchange API keys).
+Being a Committer does not grant write permission on `develop` or `stable` for security reasons (Users trust Freqtrade with their Exchange API keys).
 
-After beeing Committer for some time, a Committer may be named Core Committer and given full repository access.
+After being Committer for some time, a Committer may be named Core Committer and given full repository access.

Dockerfile

@@ -1,26 +1,58 @@
-FROM python:3.7.4-slim-stretch
+FROM python:3.9.6-slim-buster as base
 
-RUN apt-get update \
+# Setup env
-    && apt-get -y install curl build-essential libssl-dev \
+ENV LANG C.UTF-8
-    && apt-get clean \
+ENV LC_ALL C.UTF-8
-    && pip install --upgrade pip
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
+ENV PYTHONFAULTHANDLER 1
+ENV PATH=/home/ftuser/.local/bin:$PATH
+ENV FT_APP_ENV="docker"
 
 # Prepare environment
-RUN mkdir /freqtrade
+RUN mkdir /freqtrade \
+  && apt-get update \
+  && apt-get -y install sudo libatlas3-base curl sqlite3 libhdf5-serial-dev  \
+  && apt-get clean \
+  && useradd -u 1000 -G sudo -U -m ftuser \
+  && chown ftuser:ftuser /freqtrade \
+  # Allow sudoers
+  && echo "ftuser ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/chown" >> /etc/sudoers
+
 WORKDIR /freqtrade
 
+# Install dependencies
+FROM base as python-deps
+RUN  apt-get update \
+  && apt-get -y install build-essential libssl-dev git libffi-dev libgfortran5 pkg-config cmake gcc \
+  && apt-get clean \
+  && pip install --upgrade pip
+
 # Install TA-lib
 COPY build_helpers/* /tmp/
 RUN cd /tmp && /tmp/install_ta-lib.sh && rm -r /tmp/*ta-lib*
-
 ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/lib
 
 # Install dependencies
-COPY requirements.txt requirements-common.txt /freqtrade/
+COPY --chown=ftuser:ftuser requirements.txt requirements-hyperopt.txt /freqtrade/
-RUN pip install numpy --no-cache-dir \
+USER ftuser
-  && pip install -r requirements.txt --no-cache-dir
+RUN  pip install --user --no-cache-dir numpy \
+  && pip install --user --no-cache-dir -r requirements-hyperopt.txt
 
+# Copy dependencies to runtime-image
+FROM base as runtime-image
+COPY --from=python-deps /usr/local/lib /usr/local/lib
+ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/lib
+
+COPY --from=python-deps --chown=ftuser:ftuser /home/ftuser/.local /home/ftuser/.local
+
+USER ftuser
 # Install and execute
-COPY . /freqtrade/
+COPY --chown=ftuser:ftuser . /freqtrade/
-RUN pip install -e . --no-cache-dir
+
+RUN pip install -e . --user --no-cache-dir --no-build-isolation \
+  && mkdir /freqtrade/user_data/ \
+  && freqtrade install-ui
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["freqtrade"]
+# Default to trade mode
+CMD [ "trade" ]

Dockerfile.pi

@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-FROM balenalib/raspberrypi3-debian:stretch
-
-RUN [ "cross-build-start" ]
-
-RUN apt-get update \
- && apt-get -y install wget curl build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev \
- && apt-get clean
-
-# Prepare environment
-RUN mkdir /freqtrade
-WORKDIR /freqtrade
-
-# Install TA-lib
-COPY build_helpers/ta-lib-0.4.0-src.tar.gz /freqtrade/
-RUN tar -xzf /freqtrade/ta-lib-0.4.0-src.tar.gz \
- && cd /freqtrade/ta-lib/ \
- && ./configure \
- && make \
- && make install \
- && rm /freqtrade/ta-lib-0.4.0-src.tar.gz
-
-ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/lib
-
-# Install berryconda
-RUN wget -q https://github.com/jjhelmus/berryconda/releases/download/v2.0.0/Berryconda3-2.0.0-Linux-armv7l.sh \
- && bash ./Berryconda3-2.0.0-Linux-armv7l.sh -b \
- && rm Berryconda3-2.0.0-Linux-armv7l.sh
-
-# Install dependencies
-COPY requirements-common.txt /freqtrade/
-RUN ~/berryconda3/bin/conda install -y numpy pandas \
- && ~/berryconda3/bin/pip install -r requirements-common.txt --no-cache-dir
-
-# Install and execute
-COPY . /freqtrade/
-RUN ~/berryconda3/bin/pip install -e . --no-cache-dir
-
-RUN [ "cross-build-end" ]
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["/root/berryconda3/bin/python","./freqtrade/main.py"]

Dockerfile.technical

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-FROM freqtradeorg/freqtrade:develop
-
-RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get -y install git \
-    && apt-get clean \
-    && pip install git+https://github.com/freqtrade/technical

MANIFEST.in

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 include LICENSE
 include README.md
-include config.json.example
 recursive-include freqtrade *.py
+recursive-include freqtrade/templates/ *.j2 *.ipynb
+include freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ui/fallback_file.html
+include freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ui/favicon.ico

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Freqtrade
+# ![freqtrade](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/develop/docs/assets/freqtrade_poweredby.svg)
 
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/freqtrade/freqtrade.svg?branch=develop)](https://travis-ci.org/freqtrade/freqtrade)
+[![Freqtrade CI](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/workflows/Freqtrade%20CI/badge.svg)](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/actions/)
 [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/freqtrade/freqtrade/badge.svg?branch=develop&service=github)](https://coveralls.io/github/freqtrade/freqtrade?branch=develop)
 [![Documentation](https://readthedocs.org/projects/freqtrade/badge/)](https://www.freqtrade.io)
 [![Maintainability](https://api.codeclimate.com/v1/badges/5737e6d668200b7518ff/maintainability)](https://codeclimate.com/github/freqtrade/freqtrade/maintainability)
@@ -22,11 +22,22 @@ expect.
 We strongly recommend you to have coding and Python knowledge. Do not
 hesitate to read the source code and understand the mechanism of this bot.
 
-## Exchange marketplaces supported
+## Supported Exchange marketplaces
+
+Please read the [exchange specific notes](docs/exchanges.md) to learn about eventual, special configurations needed for each exchange.
 
 - [X] [Bittrex](https://bittrex.com/)
-- [X] [Binance](https://www.binance.com/) ([*Note for binance users](#a-note-on-binance))
+- [X] [Binance](https://www.binance.com/) ([*Note for binance users](docs/exchanges.md#blacklists))
-- [ ] [113 others to tests](https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt/). _(We cannot guarantee they will work)_
+- [X] [Kraken](https://kraken.com/)
+- [X] [FTX](https://ftx.com)
+- [ ] [potentially many others](https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt/). _(We cannot guarantee they will work)_
+
+### Community tested
+
+Exchanges confirmed working by the community:
+
+- [X] [Bitvavo](https://bitvavo.com/)
+- [X] [Kukoin](https://www.kucoin.com/)
 
 ## Documentation
 
@@ -36,9 +47,9 @@ Please find the complete documentation on our [website](https://www.freqtrade.io
 
 ## Features
 
-- [x] **Based on Python 3.6+**: For botting on any operating system - Windows, macOS and Linux.
+- [x] **Based on Python 3.7+**: For botting on any operating system - Windows, macOS and Linux.
 - [x] **Persistence**: Persistence is achieved through sqlite.
-- [x] **Dry-run**: Run the bot without playing money.
+- [x] **Dry-run**: Run the bot without paying money.
 - [x] **Backtesting**: Run a simulation of your buy/sell strategy.
 - [x] **Strategy Optimization by machine learning**: Use machine learning to optimize your buy/sell strategy parameters with real exchange data.
 - [x] **Edge position sizing** Calculate your win rate, risk reward ratio, the best stoploss and adjust your position size before taking a position for each specific market. [Learn more](https://www.freqtrade.io/en/latest/edge/).
@@ -54,101 +65,93 @@ Please find the complete documentation on our [website](https://www.freqtrade.io
 Freqtrade provides a Linux/macOS script to install all dependencies and help you to configure the bot.
 
 ```bash
-git clone git@github.com:freqtrade/freqtrade.git
+git clone -b develop https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade.git 
 cd freqtrade
-git checkout develop
 ./setup.sh --install
 ```
 
 For any other type of installation please refer to [Installation doc](https://www.freqtrade.io/en/latest/installation/).
 
-
 ## Basic Usage
 
 ### Bot commands
 
 ```
-usage: freqtrade [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [--version] [-c PATH] [-d PATH]
+usage: freqtrade [-h] [-V]
-                 [-s NAME] [--strategy-path PATH] [--dynamic-whitelist [INT]]
+                 {trade,create-userdir,new-config,new-hyperopt,new-strategy,download-data,convert-data,convert-trade-data,backtesting,edge,hyperopt,hyperopt-list,hyperopt-show,list-exchanges,list-hyperopts,list-markets,list-pairs,list-strategies,list-timeframes,show-trades,test-pairlist,plot-dataframe,plot-profit}
-                 [--db-url PATH] [--sd-notify]
+                 ...
-                 {backtesting,edge,hyperopt} ...
 
 Free, open source crypto trading bot
 
 positional arguments:
-  {backtesting,edge,hyperopt}
+  {trade,create-userdir,new-config,new-hyperopt,new-strategy,download-data,convert-data,convert-trade-data,backtesting,edge,hyperopt,hyperopt-list,hyperopt-show,list-exchanges,list-hyperopts,list-markets,list-pairs,list-strategies,list-timeframes,show-trades,test-pairlist,plot-dataframe,plot-profit}
+    trade               Trade module.
+    create-userdir      Create user-data directory.
+    new-config          Create new config
+    new-hyperopt        Create new hyperopt
+    new-strategy        Create new strategy
+    download-data       Download backtesting data.
+    convert-data        Convert candle (OHLCV) data from one format to
+                        another.
+    convert-trade-data  Convert trade data from one format to another.
     backtesting         Backtesting module.
     edge                Edge module.
     hyperopt            Hyperopt module.
+    hyperopt-list       List Hyperopt results
+    hyperopt-show       Show details of Hyperopt results
+    list-exchanges      Print available exchanges.
+    list-hyperopts      Print available hyperopt classes.
+    list-markets        Print markets on exchange.
+    list-pairs          Print pairs on exchange.
+    list-strategies     Print available strategies.
+    list-timeframes     Print available timeframes for the exchange.
+    show-trades         Show trades.
+    test-pairlist       Test your pairlist configuration.
+    plot-dataframe      Plot candles with indicators.
+    plot-profit         Generate plot showing profits.
 
 optional arguments:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
-  -v, --verbose         Verbose mode (-vv for more, -vvv to get all messages).
+  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
-  --logfile FILE        Log to the file specified
+
-  --version             show program's version number and exit
-  -c PATH, --config PATH
-                        Specify configuration file (default: None). Multiple
-                        --config options may be used.
-  -d PATH, --datadir PATH
-                        Path to backtest data.
-  -s NAME, --strategy NAME
-                        Specify strategy class name (default:
-                        DefaultStrategy).
-  --strategy-path PATH  Specify additional strategy lookup path.
-  --dynamic-whitelist [INT]
-                        Dynamically generate and update whitelist based on 24h
-                        BaseVolume (default: 20). DEPRECATED.
-  --db-url PATH         Override trades database URL, this is useful if
-                        dry_run is enabled or in custom deployments (default:
-                        None).
-  --sd-notify           Notify systemd service manager.
 ```
 
 ### Telegram RPC commands
 
-Telegram is not mandatory. However, this is a great way to control your bot. More details on our [documentation](https://www.freqtrade.io/en/latest/telegram-usage/)
+Telegram is not mandatory. However, this is a great way to control your bot. More details and the full command list on our [documentation](https://www.freqtrade.io/en/latest/telegram-usage/)
 
-- `/start`: Starts the trader
+- `/start`: Starts the trader.
-- `/stop`: Stops the trader
+- `/stop`: Stops the trader.
-- `/status [table]`: Lists all open trades
+- `/stopbuy`: Stop entering new trades.
-- `/count`: Displays number of open trades
+- `/status <trade_id>|[table]`: Lists all or specific open trades.
-- `/profit`: Lists cumulative profit from all finished trades
+- `/profit [<n>]`: Lists cumulative profit from all finished trades, over the last n days.
 - `/forcesell <trade_id>|all`: Instantly sells the given trade (Ignoring `minimum_roi`).
 - `/performance`: Show performance of each finished trade grouped by pair
-- `/balance`: Show account balance per currency
+- `/balance`: Show account balance per currency.
-- `/daily <n>`: Shows profit or loss per day, over the last n days
+- `/daily <n>`: Shows profit or loss per day, over the last n days.
-- `/help`: Show help message
+- `/help`: Show help message.
-- `/version`: Show version
+- `/version`: Show version.
-
 
 ## Development branches
 
 The project is currently setup in two main branches:
 
-- `develop` - This branch has often new features, but might also cause breaking changes.
+- `develop` - This branch has often new features, but might also contain breaking changes. We try hard to keep this branch as stable as possible.
-- `master` - This branch contains the latest stable release. The bot 'should' be stable on this branch, and is generally well tested.
+- `stable` - This branch contains the latest stable release. This branch is generally well tested.
 - `feat/*` - These are feature branches, which are being worked on heavily. Please don't use these unless you want to test a specific feature.
 
-## A note on Binance
-
-For Binance, please add `"BNB/<STAKE>"` to your blacklist to avoid issues.
-Accounts having BNB accounts use this to pay for fees - if your first trade happens to be on `BNB`, further trades will consume this position and make the initial BNB order unsellable as the expected amount is not there anymore.
-
 ## Support
 
-### Help / Slack
+### Help / Discord
 
-For any questions not covered by the documentation or for further
+For any questions not covered by the documentation or for further information about the bot, or to simply engage with like-minded individuals, we encourage you to join the Freqtrade [discord server](https://discord.gg/p7nuUNVfP7).
-information about the bot, we encourage you to join our slack channel.
-
-- [Click here to join Slack channel](https://join.slack.com/t/highfrequencybot/shared_invite/enQtNjU5ODcwNjI1MDU3LTU1MTgxMjkzNmYxNWE1MDEzYzQ3YmU4N2MwZjUyNjJjODRkMDVkNjg4YTAyZGYzYzlhOTZiMTE4ZjQ4YzM0OGE).
 
 ### [Bugs / Issues](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues?q=is%3Aissue)
 
 If you discover a bug in the bot, please
 [search our issue tracker](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues?q=is%3Aissue)
 first. If it hasn't been reported, please
-[create a new issue](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues/new) and
+[create a new issue](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues/new/choose) and
 ensure you follow the template guide so that our team can assist you as
 quickly as possible.
 
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ quickly as possible.
 Have you a great idea to improve the bot you want to share? Please,
 first search if this feature was not [already discussed](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/labels/enhancement).
 If it hasn't been requested, please
-[create a new request](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues/new)
+[create a new request](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues/new/choose)
 and ensure you follow the template guide so that it does not get lost
 in the bug reports.
 
@@ -169,18 +172,18 @@ Please read our
 [Contributing document](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md)
 to understand the requirements before sending your pull-requests.
 
-Coding is not a neccessity to contribute - maybe start with improving our documentation?
+Coding is not a necessity to contribute - maybe start with improving our documentation?
 Issues labeled [good first issue](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/labels/good%20first%20issue) can be good first contributions, and will help get you familiar with the codebase.
 
-**Note** before starting any major new feature work, *please open an issue describing what you are planning to do* or talk to us on [Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/highfrequencybot/shared_invite/enQtNjU5ODcwNjI1MDU3LTU1MTgxMjkzNmYxNWE1MDEzYzQ3YmU4N2MwZjUyNjJjODRkMDVkNjg4YTAyZGYzYzlhOTZiMTE4ZjQ4YzM0OGE). This will ensure that interested parties can give valuable feedback on the feature, and let others know that you are working on it.
+**Note** before starting any major new feature work, *please open an issue describing what you are planning to do* or talk to us on [discord](https://discord.gg/p7nuUNVfP7) (please use the #dev channel for this). This will ensure that interested parties can give valuable feedback on the feature, and let others know that you are working on it.
 
-**Important:** Always create your PR against the `develop` branch, not `master`.
+**Important:** Always create your PR against the `develop` branch, not `stable`.
 
 ## Requirements
 
-### Uptodate clock
+### Up-to-date clock
 
-The clock must be accurate, syncronized to a NTP server very frequently to avoid problems with communication to the exchanges.
+The clock must be accurate, synchronized to a NTP server very frequently to avoid problems with communication to the exchanges.
 
 ### Min hardware required
 
@@ -190,9 +193,9 @@ To run this bot we recommend you a cloud instance with a minimum of:
 
 ### Software requirements
 
-- [Python 3.6.x](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/starting/installation/)
+- [Python 3.7.x](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/starting/installation/)
 - [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/)
 - [git](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git)
 - [TA-Lib](https://mrjbq7.github.io/ta-lib/install.html)
-- [virtualenv](https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/stable/installation/) (Recommended)
+- [virtualenv](https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/stable/installation.html) (Recommended)
 - [Docker](https://www.docker.com/products/docker) (Recommended)

bin/freqtrade

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-import sys
-import warnings
-
-from freqtrade.main import main
-
-warnings.warn(
-    "Deprecated - To continue to run the bot like this, please run `pip install -e .` again.",
-    DeprecationWarning)
-main(sys.argv[1:])

build_helpers/install_ta-lib.sh

@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ if [ ! -f "${INSTALL_LOC}/lib/libta_lib.a" ]; then
   tar zxvf ta-lib-0.4.0-src.tar.gz
   cd ta-lib \
   && sed -i.bak "s|0.00000001|0.000000000000000001 |g" src/ta_func/ta_utility.h \
+  && curl 'http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_plain;f=config.guess;hb=HEAD' -o config.guess \
+  && curl 'http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_plain;f=config.sub;hb=HEAD' -o config.sub \
   && ./configure --prefix=${INSTALL_LOC}/ \
-  && make \
+  && make -j$(nproc) \
   && which sudo && sudo make install || make install \
   && cd ..
 else
   echo "TA-lib already installed, skipping installation"
 fi
+#  && sed -i.bak "s|0.00000001|0.000000000000000001 |g" src/ta_func/ta_utility.h \

build_helpers/install_windows.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Downloads don't work automatically, since the URL is regenerated via javascript.
+# Downloaded from https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#ta-lib
+
+python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+
+$pyv = python -c "import sys; print(f'{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}')"
+
+if ($pyv -eq '3.7') {
+    pip install build_helpers\TA_Lib-0.4.21-cp37-cp37m-win_amd64.whl
+}
+if ($pyv -eq '3.8') {
+    pip install build_helpers\TA_Lib-0.4.21-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl
+}
+if ($pyv -eq '3.9') {
+    pip install build_helpers\TA_Lib-0.4.21-cp39-cp39-win_amd64.whl
+}
+
+pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+pip install -e .

build_helpers/publish_docker.sh

@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# - export TAG=`if [ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" == "develop" ]; then echo "latest"; else echo $TRAVIS_BRANCH ; fi`
-# Replace / with _ to create a valid tag
-TAG=$(echo "${TRAVIS_BRANCH}" | sed -e "s/\//_/")
-
-
-# Add commit and commit_message to docker container
-echo "${TRAVIS_COMMIT} ${TRAVIS_COMMIT_MESSAGE}" > freqtrade_commit
-
-if [ "${TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE}" = "cron" ]; then
-    echo "event ${TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE}: full rebuild - skipping cache"
-    docker build -t freqtrade:${TAG} .
-else
-    echo "event ${TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE}: building with cache"
-    # Pull last build to avoid rebuilding the whole image
-    docker pull ${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG}
-    docker build --cache-from ${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG} -t freqtrade:${TAG} .
-fi
-
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "failed building image"
-    return 1
-fi
-
-# Run backtest
-docker run --rm -it -v $(pwd)/config.json.example:/freqtrade/config.json:ro -v $(pwd)/tests:/tests freqtrade:${TAG} --datadir /tests/testdata backtesting
-
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "failed running backtest"
-    return 1
-fi
-
-# Tag image for upload
-docker tag freqtrade:$TAG ${IMAGE_NAME}:$TAG
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "failed tagging image"
-    return 1
-fi
-
-# Tag as latest for develop builds
-if [ "${TRAVIS_BRANCH}" = "develop" ]; then
-    docker tag freqtrade:$TAG ${IMAGE_NAME}:latest
-fi
-
-# Login
-echo "$DOCKER_PASS" | docker login -u $DOCKER_USER --password-stdin
-
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "failed login"
-    return 1
-fi
-
-# Show all available images
-docker images
-
-docker push ${IMAGE_NAME}
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "failed pushing repo"
-    return 1
-fi

build_helpers/publish_docker_arm64.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Use BuildKit, otherwise building on ARM fails
+export DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1
+
+# Replace / with _ to create a valid tag
+TAG=$(echo "${BRANCH_NAME}" | sed -e "s/\//_/g")
+TAG_PLOT=${TAG}_plot
+TAG_PI="${TAG}_pi"
+
+TAG_ARM=${TAG}_arm
+TAG_PLOT_ARM=${TAG_PLOT}_arm
+CACHE_IMAGE=freqtradeorg/freqtrade_cache
+
+echo "Running for ${TAG}"
+
+# Add commit and commit_message to docker container
+echo "${GITHUB_SHA}" > freqtrade_commit
+
+if [ "${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}" = "schedule" ]; then
+    echo "event ${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}: full rebuild - skipping cache"
+    # Build regular image
+    docker build -t freqtrade:${TAG_ARM} .
+
+else
+    echo "event ${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}: building with cache"
+    # Build regular image
+    docker pull ${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG_ARM}
+    docker build --cache-from ${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG_ARM} -t freqtrade:${TAG_ARM} .
+
+fi
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "failed building multiarch images"
+    return 1
+fi
+# Tag image for upload and next build step
+docker tag freqtrade:$TAG_ARM ${CACHE_IMAGE}:$TAG_ARM
+
+docker build --cache-from freqtrade:${TAG_ARM} --build-arg sourceimage=${TAG_ARM} -t freqtrade:${TAG_PLOT_ARM} -f docker/Dockerfile.plot .
+
+docker tag freqtrade:$TAG_PLOT_ARM ${CACHE_IMAGE}:$TAG_PLOT_ARM
+
+# Run backtest
+docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/config_examples/config_bittrex.example.json:/freqtrade/config.json:ro -v $(pwd)/tests:/tests freqtrade:${TAG_ARM} backtesting --datadir /tests/testdata --strategy-path /tests/strategy/strats/ --strategy DefaultStrategy
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "failed running backtest"
+    return 1
+fi
+
+docker images
+
+# docker push ${IMAGE_NAME}
+docker push ${CACHE_IMAGE}:$TAG_PLOT_ARM
+docker push ${CACHE_IMAGE}:$TAG_ARM
+
+# Create multi-arch image
+# Make sure that all images contained here are pushed to github first.
+# Otherwise installation might fail.
+echo "create manifests"
+
+docker manifest create --amend ${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG} ${CACHE_IMAGE}:${TAG_ARM} ${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG_PI} ${CACHE_IMAGE}:${TAG}
+docker manifest push -p ${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG}
+
+docker manifest create --amend ${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG_PLOT} ${CACHE_IMAGE}:${TAG_PLOT_ARM} ${CACHE_IMAGE}:${TAG_PLOT}
+docker manifest push -p ${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG_PLOT}
+
+Tag as latest for develop builds
+if [ "${TAG}" = "develop" ]; then
+    docker tag ${IMAGE_NAME}:develop ${IMAGE_NAME}:latest
+    docker push ${IMAGE_NAME}:latest
+fi
+
+docker images
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "failed building image"
+    return 1
+fi

build_helpers/publish_docker_multi.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# The below assumes a correctly setup docker buildx environment
+
+# Replace / with _ to create a valid tag
+TAG=$(echo "${BRANCH_NAME}" | sed -e "s/\//_/g")
+TAG_PLOT=${TAG}_plot
+TAG_PI="${TAG}_pi"
+
+PI_PLATFORM="linux/arm/v7"
+echo "Running for ${TAG}"
+CACHE_IMAGE=freqtradeorg/freqtrade_cache
+CACHE_TAG=${CACHE_IMAGE}:${TAG_PI}_cache
+
+# Add commit and commit_message to docker container
+echo "${GITHUB_SHA}" > freqtrade_commit
+
+if [ "${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}" = "schedule" ]; then
+    echo "event ${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}: full rebuild - skipping cache"
+    # Build regular image
+    docker build -t freqtrade:${TAG} .
+    # Build PI image
+    docker buildx build \
+        --cache-to=type=registry,ref=${CACHE_TAG} \
+        -f docker/Dockerfile.armhf \
+        --platform ${PI_PLATFORM} \
+        -t ${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG_PI} --push .
+else
+    echo "event ${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}: building with cache"
+    # Build regular image
+    docker pull ${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG}
+    docker build --cache-from ${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG} -t freqtrade:${TAG} .
+
+    # Pull last build to avoid rebuilding the whole image
+    # docker pull --platform ${PI_PLATFORM} ${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG}
+    docker buildx build \
+        --cache-from=type=registry,ref=${CACHE_TAG} \
+        --cache-to=type=registry,ref=${CACHE_TAG} \
+        -f docker/Dockerfile.armhf \
+        --platform ${PI_PLATFORM} \
+        -t ${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG_PI} --push .
+fi
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "failed building multiarch images"
+    return 1
+fi
+# Tag image for upload and next build step
+docker tag freqtrade:$TAG ${CACHE_IMAGE}:$TAG
+
+docker build --cache-from freqtrade:${TAG} --build-arg sourceimage=${TAG} -t freqtrade:${TAG_PLOT} -f docker/Dockerfile.plot .
+
+docker tag freqtrade:$TAG_PLOT ${CACHE_IMAGE}:$TAG_PLOT
+
+# Run backtest
+docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/config_examples/config_bittrex.example.json:/freqtrade/config.json:ro -v $(pwd)/tests:/tests freqtrade:${TAG} backtesting --datadir /tests/testdata --strategy-path /tests/strategy/strats/ --strategy DefaultStrategy
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "failed running backtest"
+    return 1
+fi
+
+docker images
+
+docker push ${CACHE_IMAGE}
+docker push ${CACHE_IMAGE}:$TAG_PLOT
+docker push ${CACHE_IMAGE}:$TAG
+
+
+docker images
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "failed building image"
+    return 1
+fi

config_examples/config_binance.example.json

@@ -2,27 +2,27 @@
     "max_open_trades": 3,
     "stake_currency": "BTC",
     "stake_amount": 0.05,
+    "tradable_balance_ratio": 0.99,
     "fiat_display_currency": "USD",
-    "ticker_interval" : "5m",
+    "timeframe": "5m",
     "dry_run": true,
-    "trailing_stop": false,
+    "cancel_open_orders_on_exit": false,
     "unfilledtimeout": {
         "buy": 10,
         "sell": 30
     },
     "bid_strategy": {
-        "use_order_book": false,
         "ask_last_balance": 0.0,
+        "use_order_book": true,
         "order_book_top": 1,
         "check_depth_of_market": {
             "enabled": false,
             "bids_to_ask_delta": 1
         }
     },
-    "ask_strategy":{
+    "ask_strategy": {
-        "use_order_book": false,
+        "use_order_book": true,
-        "order_book_min": 1,
+        "order_book_top": 1
-        "order_book_max": 9
     },
     "exchange": {
         "name": "binance",
@@ -34,33 +34,33 @@
             "rateLimit": 200
         },
         "pair_whitelist": [
-            "AST/BTC",
+            "ALGO/BTC",
-            "ETC/BTC",
+            "ATOM/BTC",
-            "ETH/BTC",
+            "BAT/BTC",
+            "BCH/BTC",
+            "BRD/BTC",
             "EOS/BTC",
+            "ETH/BTC",
             "IOTA/BTC",
+            "LINK/BTC",
             "LTC/BTC",
-            "MTH/BTC",
+            "NEO/BTC",
-            "NCASH/BTC",
+            "NXS/BTC",
-            "TNT/BTC",
             "XMR/BTC",
-            "XLM/BTC",
+            "XRP/BTC",
-            "XRP/BTC"
+            "XTZ/BTC"
         ],
         "pair_blacklist": [
             "BNB/BTC"
         ]
     },
-    "experimental": {
+    "pairlists": [
-        "use_sell_signal": false,
+        {"method": "StaticPairList"}
-        "sell_profit_only": false,
+    ],
-        "ignore_roi_if_buy_signal": false
-    },
     "edge": {
         "enabled": false,
         "process_throttle_secs": 3600,
         "calculate_since_number_of_days": 7,
-        "capital_available_percentage": 0.5,
         "allowed_risk": 0.01,
         "stoploss_range_min": -0.01,
         "stoploss_range_max": -0.1,
@@ -76,6 +76,17 @@
         "token": "your_telegram_token",
         "chat_id": "your_telegram_chat_id"
     },
+    "api_server": {
+        "enabled": false,
+        "listen_ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
+        "listen_port": 8080,
+        "verbosity": "error",
+        "jwt_secret_key": "somethingrandom",
+        "CORS_origins": [],
+        "username": "freqtrader",
+        "password": "SuperSecurePassword"
+    },
+    "bot_name": "freqtrade",
     "initial_state": "running",
     "forcebuy_enable": false,
     "internals": {

config_examples/config_bittrex.example.json

@@ -2,17 +2,18 @@
     "max_open_trades": 3,
     "stake_currency": "BTC",
     "stake_amount": 0.05,
+    "tradable_balance_ratio": 0.99,
     "fiat_display_currency": "USD",
-    "ticker_interval" : "5m",
+    "timeframe": "5m",
-    "dry_run": false,
+    "dry_run": true,
-    "trailing_stop": false,
+    "cancel_open_orders_on_exit": false,
     "unfilledtimeout": {
         "buy": 10,
         "sell": 30
     },
     "bid_strategy": {
+        "use_order_book": true,
         "ask_last_balance": 0.0,
-        "use_order_book": false,
         "order_book_top": 1,
         "check_depth_of_market": {
             "enabled": false,
@@ -20,9 +21,8 @@
         }
     },
     "ask_strategy":{
-        "use_order_book": false,
+        "use_order_book": true,
-        "order_book_min": 1,
+        "order_book_top": 1
-        "order_book_max": 9
     },
     "exchange": {
         "name": "bittrex",
@@ -37,28 +37,25 @@
             "ETH/BTC",
             "LTC/BTC",
             "ETC/BTC",
-            "DASH/BTC",
+            "RVN/BTC",
-            "ZEC/BTC",
+            "CRO/BTC",
             "XLM/BTC",
-            "NXT/BTC",
+            "XRP/BTC",
-            "POWR/BTC",
+            "TRX/BTC",
             "ADA/BTC",
-            "XMR/BTC"
+            "DOT/BTC"
         ],
         "pair_blacklist": [
             "DOGE/BTC"
         ]
     },
-    "experimental": {
+    "pairlists": [
-        "use_sell_signal": false,
+        {"method": "StaticPairList"}
-        "sell_profit_only": false,
+    ],
-        "ignore_roi_if_buy_signal": false
-    },
     "edge": {
         "enabled": false,
         "process_throttle_secs": 3600,
         "calculate_since_number_of_days": 7,
-        "capital_available_percentage": 0.5,
         "allowed_risk": 0.01,
         "stoploss_range_min": -0.01,
         "stoploss_range_max": -0.1,
@@ -70,10 +67,21 @@
         "remove_pumps": false
     },
     "telegram": {
-        "enabled": true,
+        "enabled": false,
         "token": "your_telegram_token",
         "chat_id": "your_telegram_chat_id"
     },
+    "api_server": {
+        "enabled": false,
+        "listen_ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
+        "listen_port": 8080,
+        "verbosity": "error",
+        "jwt_secret_key": "somethingrandom",
+        "CORS_origins": [],
+        "username": "freqtrader",
+        "password": "SuperSecurePassword"
+    },
+    "bot_name": "freqtrade",
     "initial_state": "running",
     "forcebuy_enable": false,
     "internals": {

config_examples/config_ftx.example.json

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+{
+    "max_open_trades": 3,
+    "stake_currency": "USD",
+    "stake_amount": 50,
+    "tradable_balance_ratio": 0.99,
+    "fiat_display_currency": "USD",
+    "timeframe": "5m",
+    "dry_run": true,
+    "cancel_open_orders_on_exit": false,
+    "unfilledtimeout": {
+        "buy": 10,
+        "sell": 30
+    },
+    "bid_strategy": {
+        "ask_last_balance": 0.0,
+        "use_order_book": true,
+        "order_book_top": 1,
+        "check_depth_of_market": {
+            "enabled": false,
+            "bids_to_ask_delta": 1
+        }
+    },
+    "ask_strategy": {
+        "use_order_book": true,
+        "order_book_top": 1
+    },
+    "exchange": {
+        "name": "ftx",
+        "key": "your_exchange_key",
+        "secret": "your_exchange_secret",
+        "ccxt_config": {"enableRateLimit": true},
+        "ccxt_async_config": {
+            "enableRateLimit": true,
+            "rateLimit": 50
+        },
+        "pair_whitelist": [
+            "BTC/USD",
+            "ETH/USD",
+            "BNB/USD",
+            "USDT/USD",
+            "LTC/USD",
+            "SRM/USD",
+            "SXP/USD",
+            "XRP/USD",
+            "DOGE/USD",
+            "1INCH/USD",
+            "CHZ/USD",
+            "MATIC/USD",
+            "LINK/USD",
+            "OXY/USD",
+            "SUSHI/USD"
+        ],
+        "pair_blacklist": [
+            "FTT/USD"
+        ]
+    },
+    "pairlists": [
+        {"method": "StaticPairList"}
+    ],
+    "edge": {
+        "enabled": false,
+        "process_throttle_secs": 3600,
+        "calculate_since_number_of_days": 7,
+        "allowed_risk": 0.01,
+        "stoploss_range_min": -0.01,
+        "stoploss_range_max": -0.1,
+        "stoploss_range_step": -0.01,
+        "minimum_winrate": 0.60,
+        "minimum_expectancy": 0.20,
+        "min_trade_number": 10,
+        "max_trade_duration_minute": 1440,
+        "remove_pumps": false
+    },
+    "telegram": {
+        "enabled": false,
+        "token": "your_telegram_token",
+        "chat_id": "your_telegram_chat_id"
+    },
+    "api_server": {
+        "enabled": false,
+        "listen_ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
+        "listen_port": 8080,
+        "verbosity": "error",
+        "jwt_secret_key": "somethingrandom",
+        "CORS_origins": [],
+        "username": "freqtrader",
+        "password": "SuperSecurePassword"
+    },
+    "bot_name": "freqtrade",
+    "initial_state": "running",
+    "forcebuy_enable": false,
+    "internals": {
+        "process_throttle_secs": 5
+    }
+}

config_examples/config_full.example.json

@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+{
+    "max_open_trades": 3,
+    "stake_currency": "BTC",
+    "stake_amount": 0.05,
+    "tradable_balance_ratio": 0.99,
+    "fiat_display_currency": "USD",
+    "amount_reserve_percent": 0.05,
+    "amend_last_stake_amount": false,
+    "last_stake_amount_min_ratio": 0.5,
+    "dry_run": true,
+    "cancel_open_orders_on_exit": false,
+    "timeframe": "5m",
+    "trailing_stop": false,
+    "trailing_stop_positive": 0.005,
+    "trailing_stop_positive_offset": 0.0051,
+    "trailing_only_offset_is_reached": false,
+    "use_sell_signal": true,
+    "sell_profit_only": false,
+    "sell_profit_offset": 0.0,
+    "ignore_roi_if_buy_signal": false,
+    "minimal_roi": {
+        "40":  0.0,
+        "30":  0.01,
+        "20":  0.02,
+        "0":  0.04
+    },
+    "stoploss": -0.10,
+    "unfilledtimeout": {
+        "buy": 10,
+        "sell": 30,
+        "unit": "minutes"
+    },
+    "bid_strategy": {
+        "price_side": "bid",
+        "use_order_book": true,
+        "ask_last_balance": 0.0,
+        "order_book_top": 1,
+        "check_depth_of_market": {
+            "enabled": false,
+            "bids_to_ask_delta": 1
+        }
+    },
+    "ask_strategy":{
+        "price_side": "ask",
+        "use_order_book": true,
+        "order_book_top": 1
+    },
+    "order_types": {
+        "buy": "limit",
+        "sell": "limit",
+        "emergencysell": "market",
+        "forcesell": "market",
+        "forcebuy": "market",
+        "stoploss": "market",
+        "stoploss_on_exchange": false,
+        "stoploss_on_exchange_interval": 60
+    },
+    "order_time_in_force": {
+        "buy": "gtc",
+        "sell": "gtc"
+    },
+    "pairlists": [
+        {"method": "StaticPairList"},
+        {
+            "method": "VolumePairList",
+            "number_assets": 20,
+            "sort_key": "quoteVolume",
+            "refresh_period": 1800
+        },
+        {"method": "AgeFilter", "min_days_listed": 10},
+        {"method": "PrecisionFilter"},
+        {"method": "PriceFilter", "low_price_ratio": 0.01, "min_price": 0.00000010},
+        {"method": "SpreadFilter", "max_spread_ratio": 0.005},
+        {
+            "method": "RangeStabilityFilter",
+            "lookback_days": 10,
+            "min_rate_of_change": 0.01,
+            "refresh_period": 1440
+        }
+    ],
+    "protections": [
+        {
+            "method": "StoplossGuard",
+            "lookback_period_candles": 60,
+            "trade_limit": 4,
+            "stop_duration_candles": 60,
+            "only_per_pair": false
+        },
+        {
+            "method": "CooldownPeriod",
+            "stop_duration_candles": 20
+        },
+        {
+            "method": "MaxDrawdown",
+            "lookback_period_candles": 200,
+            "trade_limit": 20,
+            "stop_duration_candles": 10,
+            "max_allowed_drawdown": 0.2
+        },
+        {
+            "method": "LowProfitPairs",
+            "lookback_period_candles": 360,
+            "trade_limit": 1,
+            "stop_duration_candles": 2,
+            "required_profit": 0.02
+        }
+    ],
+    "exchange": {
+        "name": "binance",
+        "sandbox": false,
+        "key": "your_exchange_key",
+        "secret": "your_exchange_secret",
+        "password": "",
+        "ccxt_config": {"enableRateLimit": true},
+        "ccxt_async_config": {
+            "enableRateLimit": true,
+            "rateLimit": 500,
+            "aiohttp_trust_env": false
+        },
+        "pair_whitelist": [
+            "ALGO/BTC",
+            "ATOM/BTC",
+            "BAT/BTC",
+            "BCH/BTC",
+            "BRD/BTC",
+            "EOS/BTC",
+            "ETH/BTC",
+            "IOTA/BTC",
+            "LINK/BTC",
+            "LTC/BTC",
+            "NEO/BTC",
+            "NXS/BTC",
+            "XMR/BTC",
+            "XRP/BTC",
+            "XTZ/BTC"
+        ],
+        "pair_blacklist": [
+            "DOGE/BTC"
+        ],
+        "outdated_offset": 5,
+        "markets_refresh_interval": 60
+    },
+    "edge": {
+        "enabled": false,
+        "process_throttle_secs": 3600,
+        "calculate_since_number_of_days": 7,
+        "allowed_risk": 0.01,
+        "stoploss_range_min": -0.01,
+        "stoploss_range_max": -0.1,
+        "stoploss_range_step": -0.01,
+        "minimum_winrate": 0.60,
+        "minimum_expectancy": 0.20,
+        "min_trade_number": 10,
+        "max_trade_duration_minute": 1440,
+        "remove_pumps": false
+    },
+    "telegram": {
+        "enabled": false,
+        "token": "your_telegram_token",
+        "chat_id": "your_telegram_chat_id",
+        "notification_settings": {
+            "status": "on",
+            "warning": "on",
+            "startup": "on",
+            "buy": "on",
+            "buy_fill": "on",
+            "sell": {
+                "roi": "off",
+                "emergency_sell": "off",
+                "force_sell": "off",
+                "sell_signal": "off",
+                "trailing_stop_loss": "off",
+                "stop_loss": "off",
+                "stoploss_on_exchange": "off",
+                "custom_sell": "off"
+            },
+            "sell_fill": "on",
+            "buy_cancel": "on",
+            "sell_cancel": "on"
+        },
+        "reload": true,
+        "balance_dust_level": 0.01
+    },
+    "api_server": {
+        "enabled": false,
+        "listen_ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
+        "listen_port": 8080,
+        "verbosity": "error",
+        "enable_openapi": false,
+        "jwt_secret_key": "somethingrandom",
+        "CORS_origins": [],
+        "username": "freqtrader",
+        "password": "SuperSecurePassword"
+    },
+    "bot_name": "freqtrade",
+    "db_url": "sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite",
+    "initial_state": "running",
+    "forcebuy_enable": false,
+    "internals": {
+        "process_throttle_secs": 5,
+        "heartbeat_interval": 60
+    },
+    "disable_dataframe_checks": false,
+    "strategy": "DefaultStrategy",
+    "strategy_path": "user_data/strategies/",
+    "dataformat_ohlcv": "json",
+    "dataformat_trades": "jsongz"
+}

config_examples/config_kraken.example.json

@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@
     "max_open_trades": 5,
     "stake_currency": "EUR",
     "stake_amount": 10,
+    "tradable_balance_ratio": 0.99,
     "fiat_display_currency": "EUR",
-    "ticker_interval" : "5m",
+    "timeframe": "5m",
     "dry_run": true,
-    "trailing_stop": false,
+    "cancel_open_orders_on_exit": false,
     "unfilledtimeout": {
         "buy": 10,
         "sell": 30
     },
     "bid_strategy": {
-        "use_order_book": false,
+        "use_order_book": true,
         "ask_last_balance": 0.0,
         "order_book_top": 1,
         "check_depth_of_market": {
@@ -20,33 +21,51 @@
         }
     },
     "ask_strategy":{
-        "use_order_book": false,
+        "use_order_book": true,
-        "order_book_min": 1,
+        "order_book_top": 1
-        "order_book_max": 9
     },
     "exchange": {
         "name": "kraken",
-        "key": "",
+        "key": "your_exchange_key",
-        "secret": "",
+        "secret": "your_exchange_key",
         "ccxt_config": {"enableRateLimit": true},
         "ccxt_async_config": {
             "enableRateLimit": true,
             "rateLimit": 1000
         },
         "pair_whitelist": [
-            "ETH/EUR",
+            "ADA/EUR",
+            "ATOM/EUR",
+            "BAT/EUR",
+            "BCH/EUR",
             "BTC/EUR",
-            "BCH/EUR"
+            "DAI/EUR",
+            "DASH/EUR",
+            "EOS/EUR",
+            "ETC/EUR",
+            "ETH/EUR",
+            "LINK/EUR",
+            "LTC/EUR",
+            "QTUM/EUR",
+            "REP/EUR",
+            "WAVES/EUR",
+            "XLM/EUR",
+            "XMR/EUR",
+            "XRP/EUR",
+            "XTZ/EUR",
+            "ZEC/EUR"
         ],
         "pair_blacklist": [
 
         ]
     },
+    "pairlists": [
+        {"method": "StaticPairList"}
+    ],
     "edge": {
         "enabled": false,
         "process_throttle_secs": 3600,
         "calculate_since_number_of_days": 7,
-        "capital_available_percentage": 0.5,
         "allowed_risk": 0.01,
         "stoploss_range_min": -0.01,
         "stoploss_range_max": -0.1,
@@ -62,9 +81,21 @@
         "token": "your_telegram_token",
         "chat_id": "your_telegram_chat_id"
     },
+    "api_server": {
+        "enabled": false,
+        "listen_ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
+        "listen_port": 8080,
+        "verbosity": "error",
+        "jwt_secret_key": "somethingrandom",
+        "CORS_origins": [],
+        "username": "freqtrader",
+        "password": "SuperSecurePassword"
+    },
+    "bot_name": "freqtrade",
     "initial_state": "running",
     "forcebuy_enable": false,
     "internals": {
         "process_throttle_secs": 5
-    }
+    },
+    "download_trades": true
 }

config_full.json.example

@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "max_open_trades": 3,
-    "stake_currency": "BTC",
-    "stake_amount": 0.05,
-    "fiat_display_currency": "USD",
-    "amount_reserve_percent" : 0.05,
-    "dry_run": false,
-    "ticker_interval": "5m",
-    "trailing_stop": false,
-    "trailing_stop_positive": 0.005,
-    "trailing_stop_positive_offset": 0.0051,
-    "trailing_only_offset_is_reached": false,
-    "minimal_roi": {
-        "40":  0.0,
-        "30":  0.01,
-        "20":  0.02,
-        "0":  0.04
-    },
-    "stoploss": -0.10,
-    "unfilledtimeout": {
-        "buy": 10,
-        "sell": 30
-    },
-    "bid_strategy": {
-        "use_order_book": false,
-        "ask_last_balance": 0.0,
-        "order_book_top": 1,
-        "check_depth_of_market": {
-            "enabled": false,
-            "bids_to_ask_delta": 1
-        }
-    },
-    "ask_strategy":{
-        "use_order_book": false,
-        "order_book_min": 1,
-        "order_book_max": 9
-    },
-    "order_types": {
-        "buy": "limit",
-        "sell": "limit",
-        "emergencysell": "market",
-        "stoploss": "market",
-        "stoploss_on_exchange": false,
-        "stoploss_on_exchange_interval": 60
-    },
-    "order_time_in_force": {
-        "buy": "gtc",
-        "sell": "gtc"
-    },
-    "pairlist": {
-        "method": "VolumePairList",
-        "config": {
-            "number_assets": 20,
-            "sort_key": "quoteVolume",
-            "precision_filter": false
-        }
-    },
-    "exchange": {
-        "name": "bittrex",
-        "sandbox": false,
-        "key": "your_exchange_key",
-        "secret": "your_exchange_secret",
-        "password": "",
-        "ccxt_config": {"enableRateLimit": true},
-        "ccxt_async_config": {
-            "enableRateLimit": false,
-            "rateLimit": 500,
-            "aiohttp_trust_env": false
-        },
-        "pair_whitelist": [
-            "ETH/BTC",
-            "LTC/BTC",
-            "ETC/BTC",
-            "DASH/BTC",
-            "ZEC/BTC",
-            "XLM/BTC",
-            "NXT/BTC",
-            "POWR/BTC",
-            "ADA/BTC",
-            "XMR/BTC"
-        ],
-        "pair_blacklist": [
-            "DOGE/BTC"
-        ],
-        "outdated_offset": 5,
-        "markets_refresh_interval": 60
-    },
-    "edge": {
-        "enabled": false,
-        "process_throttle_secs": 3600,
-        "calculate_since_number_of_days": 7,
-        "capital_available_percentage": 0.5,
-        "allowed_risk": 0.01,
-        "stoploss_range_min": -0.01,
-        "stoploss_range_max": -0.1,
-        "stoploss_range_step": -0.01,
-        "minimum_winrate": 0.60,
-        "minimum_expectancy": 0.20,
-        "min_trade_number": 10,
-        "max_trade_duration_minute": 1440,
-        "remove_pumps": false
-    },
-    "experimental": {
-        "use_sell_signal": false,
-        "sell_profit_only": false,
-        "ignore_roi_if_buy_signal": false
-    },
-    "telegram": {
-        "enabled": true,
-        "token": "your_telegram_token",
-        "chat_id": "your_telegram_chat_id"
-    },
-    "api_server": {
-        "enabled": false,
-        "listen_ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
-        "listen_port": 8080,
-        "username": "freqtrader",
-        "password": "SuperSecurePassword"
-    },
-    "db_url": "sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite",
-    "initial_state": "running",
-    "forcebuy_enable": false,
-    "internals": {
-        "process_throttle_secs": 5
-    },
-    "strategy": "DefaultStrategy",
-    "strategy_path": "user_data/strategies/"
-}

docker-compose.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+version: '3'
+services:
+  freqtrade:
+    image: freqtradeorg/freqtrade:stable
+    # image: freqtradeorg/freqtrade:develop
+    # Use plotting image
+    # image: freqtradeorg/freqtrade:develop_plot
+    # Build step - only needed when additional dependencies are needed
+    # build:
+    #   context: .
+    #   dockerfile: "./docker/Dockerfile.custom"
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    container_name: freqtrade
+    volumes:
+      - "./user_data:/freqtrade/user_data"
+    # Expose api on port 8080 (localhost only)
+    # Please read the https://www.freqtrade.io/en/latest/rest-api/ documentation
+    # before enabling this.
+    # ports:
+    #   - "127.0.0.1:8080:8080"
+    # Default command used when running `docker compose up`
+    command: >
+      trade
+      --logfile /freqtrade/user_data/logs/freqtrade.log
+      --db-url sqlite:////freqtrade/user_data/tradesv3.sqlite
+      --config /freqtrade/user_data/config.json
+      --strategy SampleStrategy

docker/Dockerfile.armhf

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+FROM python:3.7.10-slim-buster as base
+
+# Setup env
+ENV LANG C.UTF-8
+ENV LC_ALL C.UTF-8
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
+ENV PYTHONFAULTHANDLER 1
+ENV PATH=/home/ftuser/.local/bin:$PATH
+ENV FT_APP_ENV="docker"
+
+# Prepare environment
+RUN mkdir /freqtrade \
+  && apt-get update \
+  && apt-get -y install sudo libatlas3-base curl sqlite3 libhdf5-dev \
+  && apt-get clean \
+  && useradd -u 1000 -G sudo -U -m ftuser \
+  && chown ftuser:ftuser /freqtrade \
+  # Allow sudoers
+  && echo "ftuser ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/chown" >> /etc/sudoers
+
+WORKDIR /freqtrade
+
+# Install dependencies
+FROM base as python-deps
+RUN  apt-get update \
+  && apt-get -y install build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev libgfortran5 pkg-config cmake gcc \
+  && apt-get clean \
+  && pip install --upgrade pip \
+  && echo "[global]\nextra-index-url=https://www.piwheels.org/simple" > /etc/pip.conf
+
+# Install TA-lib
+COPY build_helpers/* /tmp/
+RUN cd /tmp && /tmp/install_ta-lib.sh && rm -r /tmp/*ta-lib*
+ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/lib
+
+# Install dependencies
+COPY --chown=ftuser:ftuser requirements.txt /freqtrade/
+USER ftuser
+RUN  pip install --user --no-cache-dir numpy \
+  && pip install --user --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy dependencies to runtime-image
+FROM base as runtime-image
+COPY --from=python-deps /usr/local/lib /usr/local/lib
+ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/lib
+
+COPY --from=python-deps --chown=ftuser:ftuser /home/ftuser/.local /home/ftuser/.local
+
+USER ftuser
+# Install and execute
+COPY --chown=ftuser:ftuser . /freqtrade/
+
+RUN pip install -e . --user --no-cache-dir --no-build-isolation\
+  && mkdir /freqtrade/user_data/ \
+  && freqtrade install-ui
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["freqtrade"]
+# Default to trade mode
+CMD [ "trade" ]

docker/Dockerfile.custom

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+FROM freqtradeorg/freqtrade:develop
+
+# Switch user to root if you must install something from apt
+# Don't forget to switch the user back below!
+# USER root
+
+# The below dependency - pyti - serves as an example. Please use whatever you need!
+RUN pip install --user pyti
+
+# USER ftuser

docker/Dockerfile.develop

@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ FROM freqtradeorg/freqtrade:develop
 
 # Install dependencies
 COPY requirements-dev.txt /freqtrade/
-RUN pip install numpy --no-cache-dir \
+
-  && pip install -r requirements-dev.txt --no-cache-dir
+RUN pip install numpy --user --no-cache-dir \
+  && pip install -r requirements-dev.txt --user --no-cache-dir
 
 # Empty the ENTRYPOINT to allow all commands
 ENTRYPOINT []

docker/Dockerfile.jupyter

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+FROM freqtradeorg/freqtrade:develop_plot
+
+
+RUN pip install jupyterlab --user --no-cache-dir
+
+# Empty the ENTRYPOINT to allow all commands
+ENTRYPOINT []

docker/Dockerfile.plot

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+ARG sourceimage=develop
+FROM freqtradeorg/freqtrade:${sourceimage}
+
+# Install dependencies
+COPY requirements-plot.txt /freqtrade/
+
+RUN pip install -r requirements-plot.txt --user --no-cache-dir

docker/docker-compose-jupyter.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+version: '3'
+services:
+  ft_jupyterlab:
+    build:
+      context: ..
+      dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile.jupyter
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    container_name: freqtrade
+    ports:
+      - "127.0.0.1:8888:8888"
+    volumes:
+      - "./user_data:/freqtrade/user_data"
+    # Default command used when running `docker compose up`
+    command: >
+      jupyter lab --port=8888 --ip 0.0.0.0 --allow-root

docs/advanced-hyperopt.md

@@ -0,0 +1,385 @@
+# Advanced Hyperopt
+
+This page explains some advanced Hyperopt topics that may require higher
+coding skills and Python knowledge than creation of an ordinal hyperoptimization
+class.
+
+## Creating and using a custom loss function
+
+To use a custom loss function class, make sure that the function `hyperopt_loss_function` is defined in your custom hyperopt loss class.
+For the sample below, you then need to add the command line parameter `--hyperopt-loss SuperDuperHyperOptLoss` to your hyperopt call so this function is being used.
+
+A sample of this can be found below, which is identical to the Default Hyperopt loss implementation. A full sample can be found in [userdata/hyperopts](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/blob/develop/freqtrade/templates/sample_hyperopt_loss.py).
+
+``` python
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Dict
+
+from pandas import DataFrame
+
+from freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt import IHyperOptLoss
+
+TARGET_TRADES = 600
+EXPECTED_MAX_PROFIT = 3.0
+MAX_ACCEPTED_TRADE_DURATION = 300
+
+class SuperDuperHyperOptLoss(IHyperOptLoss):
+    """
+    Defines the default loss function for hyperopt
+    """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def hyperopt_loss_function(results: DataFrame, trade_count: int,
+                               min_date: datetime, max_date: datetime,
+                               config: Dict, processed: Dict[str, DataFrame],
+                               backtest_stats: Dict[str, Any],
+                               *args, **kwargs) -> float:
+        """
+        Objective function, returns smaller number for better results
+        This is the legacy algorithm (used until now in freqtrade).
+        Weights are distributed as follows:
+        * 0.4 to trade duration
+        * 0.25: Avoiding trade loss
+        * 1.0 to total profit, compared to the expected value (`EXPECTED_MAX_PROFIT`) defined above
+        """
+        total_profit = results['profit_ratio'].sum()
+        trade_duration = results['trade_duration'].mean()
+
+        trade_loss = 1 - 0.25 * exp(-(trade_count - TARGET_TRADES) ** 2 / 10 ** 5.8)
+        profit_loss = max(0, 1 - total_profit / EXPECTED_MAX_PROFIT)
+        duration_loss = 0.4 * min(trade_duration / MAX_ACCEPTED_TRADE_DURATION, 1)
+        result = trade_loss + profit_loss + duration_loss
+        return result
+```
+
+Currently, the arguments are:
+
+* `results`: DataFrame containing the resulting trades.
+    The following columns are available in results (corresponds to the output-file of backtesting when used with `--export trades`):  
+    `pair, profit_ratio, profit_abs, open_date, open_rate, fee_open, close_date, close_rate, fee_close, amount, trade_duration, is_open, sell_reason, stake_amount, min_rate, max_rate, stop_loss_ratio, stop_loss_abs`
+* `trade_count`: Amount of trades (identical to `len(results)`)
+* `min_date`: Start date of the timerange used
+* `min_date`: End date of the timerange used
+* `config`: Config object used (Note: Not all strategy-related parameters will be updated here if they are part of a hyperopt space).
+* `processed`: Dict of Dataframes with the pair as keys containing the data used for backtesting.
+* `backtest_stats`: Backtesting statistics using the same format as the backtesting file "strategy" substructure. Available fields can be seen in `generate_strategy_stats()` in `optimize_reports.py`.
+
+This function needs to return a floating point number (`float`). Smaller numbers will be interpreted as better results. The parameters and balancing for this is up to you.
+
+!!! Note
+    This function is called once per iteration - so please make sure to have this as optimized as possible to not slow hyperopt down unnecessarily.
+
+!!! Note
+    Please keep the arguments `*args` and `**kwargs` in the interface to allow us to extend this interface later.
+
+## Overriding pre-defined spaces
+
+To override a pre-defined space (`roi_space`, `generate_roi_table`, `stoploss_space`, `trailing_space`), define a nested class called Hyperopt and define the required spaces as follows:
+
+```python
+class MyAwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+    class HyperOpt:
+        # Define a custom stoploss space.
+        def stoploss_space(self):
+            return [SKDecimal(-0.05, -0.01, decimals=3, name='stoploss')]
+```
+
+## Space options
+
+For the additional spaces, scikit-optimize (in combination with Freqtrade) provides the following space types:
+
+* `Categorical` - Pick from a list of categories (e.g. `Categorical(['a', 'b', 'c'], name="cat")`)
+* `Integer` - Pick from a range of whole numbers (e.g. `Integer(1, 10, name='rsi')`)
+* `SKDecimal` - Pick from a range of decimal numbers with limited precision (e.g. `SKDecimal(0.1, 0.5, decimals=3, name='adx')`). *Available only with freqtrade*.
+* `Real` - Pick from a range of decimal numbers with full precision (e.g. `Real(0.1, 0.5, name='adx')`
+
+You can import all of these from `freqtrade.optimize.space`, although `Categorical`, `Integer` and `Real` are only aliases for their corresponding scikit-optimize Spaces. `SKDecimal` is provided by freqtrade for faster optimizations.
+
+``` python
+from freqtrade.optimize.space import Categorical, Dimension, Integer, SKDecimal, Real  # noqa
+```
+
+!!! Hint "SKDecimal vs. Real"
+    We recommend to use `SKDecimal` instead of the `Real` space in almost all cases. While the Real space provides full accuracy (up to ~16 decimal places) - this precision is rarely needed, and leads to unnecessary long hyperopt times.
+
+    Assuming the definition of a rather small space (`SKDecimal(0.10, 0.15, decimals=2, name='xxx')`) - SKDecimal will have 5 possibilities (`[0.10, 0.11, 0.12, 0.13, 0.14, 0.15]`).
+
+    A corresponding real space `Real(0.10, 0.15 name='xxx')`  on the other hand has an almost unlimited number of possibilities (`[0.10, 0.010000000001, 0.010000000002, ... 0.014999999999, 0.01500000000]`).
+
+---
+
+## Legacy Hyperopt
+
+This Section explains the configuration of an explicit Hyperopt file (separate to the strategy).
+
+!!! Warning "Deprecated / legacy mode"
+    Since the 2021.4 release you no longer have to write a separate hyperopt class, but all strategies can be hyperopted.
+    Please read the [main hyperopt page](hyperopt.md) for more details.
+
+### Prepare hyperopt file
+
+Configuring an explicit hyperopt file is similar to writing your own strategy, and many tasks will be similar.
+
+!!! Tip "About this page"
+    For this page, we will be using a fictional strategy called `AwesomeStrategy` - which will be optimized using the `AwesomeHyperopt` class.
+
+#### Create a Custom Hyperopt File
+
+The simplest way to get started is to use the following command, which will create a new hyperopt file from a template, which will be located under `user_data/hyperopts/AwesomeHyperopt.py`.
+
+Let assume you want a hyperopt file `AwesomeHyperopt.py`:
+
+``` bash
+freqtrade new-hyperopt --hyperopt AwesomeHyperopt
+```
+
+#### Legacy Hyperopt checklist
+
+Checklist on all tasks / possibilities in hyperopt
+
+Depending on the space you want to optimize, only some of the below are required:
+
+* fill `buy_strategy_generator` - for buy signal optimization
+* fill `indicator_space` - for buy signal optimization
+* fill `sell_strategy_generator` - for sell signal optimization
+* fill `sell_indicator_space` - for sell signal optimization
+
+!!! Note
+    `populate_indicators` needs to create all indicators any of thee spaces may use, otherwise hyperopt will not work.
+
+Optional in hyperopt - can also be loaded from a strategy (recommended):
+
+* `populate_indicators` - fallback to create indicators
+* `populate_buy_trend` - fallback if not optimizing for buy space. should come from strategy
+* `populate_sell_trend` - fallback if not optimizing for sell space. should come from strategy
+
+!!! Note
+    You always have to provide a strategy to Hyperopt, even if your custom Hyperopt class contains all methods.
+    Assuming the optional methods are not in your hyperopt file, please use `--strategy AweSomeStrategy` which contains these methods so hyperopt can use these methods instead.
+
+Rarely you may also need to override:
+
+* `roi_space` - for custom ROI optimization (if you need the ranges for the ROI parameters in the optimization hyperspace that differ from default)
+* `generate_roi_table` - for custom ROI optimization (if you need the ranges for the values in the ROI table that differ from default or the number of entries (steps) in the ROI table which differs from the default 4 steps)
+* `stoploss_space` - for custom stoploss optimization (if you need the range for the stoploss parameter in the optimization hyperspace that differs from default)
+* `trailing_space` - for custom trailing stop optimization (if you need the ranges for the trailing stop parameters in the optimization hyperspace that differ from default)
+
+#### Defining a buy signal optimization
+
+Let's say you are curious: should you use MACD crossings or lower Bollinger
+Bands to trigger your buys. And you also wonder should you use RSI or ADX to
+help with those buy decisions. If you decide to use RSI or ADX, which values
+should I use for them? So let's use hyperparameter optimization to solve this
+mystery.
+
+We will start by defining a search space:
+
+```python
+    def indicator_space() -> List[Dimension]:
+        """
+        Define your Hyperopt space for searching strategy parameters
+        """
+        return [
+            Integer(20, 40, name='adx-value'),
+            Integer(20, 40, name='rsi-value'),
+            Categorical([True, False], name='adx-enabled'),
+            Categorical([True, False], name='rsi-enabled'),
+            Categorical(['bb_lower', 'macd_cross_signal'], name='trigger')
+        ]
+```
+
+Above definition says: I have five parameters I want you to randomly combine
+to find the best combination. Two of them are integer values (`adx-value` and `rsi-value`) and I want you test in the range of values 20 to 40.  
+Then we have three category variables. First two are either `True` or `False`.
+We use these to either enable or disable the ADX and RSI guards.
+The last one we call `trigger` and use it to decide which buy trigger we want to use.
+
+So let's write the buy strategy generator using these values:
+
+```python
+    @staticmethod
+    def buy_strategy_generator(params: Dict[str, Any]) -> Callable:
+        """
+        Define the buy strategy parameters to be used by Hyperopt.
+        """
+        def populate_buy_trend(dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
+            conditions = []
+            # GUARDS AND TRENDS
+            if 'adx-enabled' in params and params['adx-enabled']:
+                conditions.append(dataframe['adx'] > params['adx-value'])
+            if 'rsi-enabled' in params and params['rsi-enabled']:
+                conditions.append(dataframe['rsi'] < params['rsi-value'])
+
+            # TRIGGERS
+            if 'trigger' in params:
+                if params['trigger'] == 'bb_lower':
+                    conditions.append(dataframe['close'] < dataframe['bb_lowerband'])
+                if params['trigger'] == 'macd_cross_signal':
+                    conditions.append(qtpylib.crossed_above(
+                        dataframe['macd'], dataframe['macdsignal']
+                    ))
+
+            # Check that volume is not 0
+            conditions.append(dataframe['volume'] > 0)
+
+            if conditions:
+                dataframe.loc[
+                    reduce(lambda x, y: x & y, conditions),
+                    'buy'] = 1
+
+            return dataframe
+
+        return populate_buy_trend
+```
+
+Hyperopt will now call `populate_buy_trend()` many times (`epochs`) with different value combinations.  
+It will use the given historical data and make buys based on the buy signals generated with the above function.  
+Based on the results, hyperopt will tell you which parameter combination produced the best results (based on the configured [loss function](#loss-functions)).
+
+!!! Note
+    The above setup expects to find ADX, RSI and Bollinger Bands in the populated indicators.
+    When you want to test an indicator that isn't used by the bot currently, remember to
+    add it to the `populate_indicators()` method in your strategy or hyperopt file.
+
+#### Sell optimization
+
+Similar to the buy-signal above, sell-signals can also be optimized.
+Place the corresponding settings into the following methods
+
+* Inside `sell_indicator_space()` - the parameters hyperopt shall be optimizing.
+* Within `sell_strategy_generator()` - populate the nested method `populate_sell_trend()` to apply the parameters.
+
+The configuration and rules are the same than for buy signals.
+To avoid naming collisions in the search-space, please prefix all sell-spaces with `sell-`.
+
+### Execute Hyperopt
+
+Once you have updated your hyperopt configuration you can run it.
+Because hyperopt tries a lot of combinations to find the best parameters it will take time to get a good result. More time usually results in better results.
+
+We strongly recommend to use `screen` or `tmux` to prevent any connection loss.
+
+```bash
+freqtrade hyperopt --config config.json --hyperopt <hyperoptname> --hyperopt-loss <hyperoptlossname> --strategy <strategyname> -e 500 --spaces all
+```
+
+Use `<hyperoptname>` as the name of the custom hyperopt used.
+
+The `-e` option will set how many evaluations hyperopt will do. Since hyperopt uses Bayesian search, running too many epochs at once may not produce greater results. Experience has shown that best results are usually not improving much after 500-1000 epochs.  
+Doing multiple runs (executions) with a few 1000 epochs and different random state will most likely produce different results.
+
+The `--spaces all` option determines that all possible parameters should be optimized. Possibilities are listed below.
+
+!!! Note
+    Hyperopt will store hyperopt results with the timestamp of the hyperopt start time.
+    Reading commands (`hyperopt-list`, `hyperopt-show`) can use `--hyperopt-filename <filename>` to read and display older hyperopt results.
+    You can find a list of filenames with `ls -l user_data/hyperopt_results/`.
+
+#### Running Hyperopt using methods from a strategy
+
+Hyperopt can reuse `populate_indicators`, `populate_buy_trend`, `populate_sell_trend` from your strategy, assuming these methods are **not** in your custom hyperopt file, and a strategy is provided.
+
+```bash
+freqtrade hyperopt --hyperopt AwesomeHyperopt --hyperopt-loss SharpeHyperOptLossDaily --strategy AwesomeStrategy
+```
+
+### Understand the Hyperopt Result
+
+Once Hyperopt is completed you can use the result to create a new strategy.
+Given the following result from hyperopt:
+
+```
+Best result:
+
+    44/100:    135 trades. Avg profit  0.57%. Total profit  0.03871918 BTC (0.7722%). Avg duration 180.4 mins. Objective: 1.94367
+
+Buy hyperspace params:
+{    'adx-value': 44,
+     'rsi-value': 29,
+     'adx-enabled': False,
+     'rsi-enabled': True,
+     'trigger': 'bb_lower'}
+```
+
+You should understand this result like:
+
+* The buy trigger that worked best was `bb_lower`.
+* You should not use ADX because `adx-enabled: False`)
+* You should **consider** using the RSI indicator (`rsi-enabled: True` and the best value is `29.0` (`rsi-value: 29.0`)
+
+You have to look inside your strategy file into `buy_strategy_generator()`
+method, what those values match to.
+
+So for example you had `rsi-value: 29.0` so we would look at `rsi`-block, that translates to the following code block:
+
+```python
+(dataframe['rsi'] < 29.0)
+```
+
+Translating your whole hyperopt result as the new buy-signal would then look like:
+
+```python
+def populate_buy_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame) -> DataFrame:
+    dataframe.loc[
+        (
+            (dataframe['rsi'] < 29.0) &  # rsi-value
+            dataframe['close'] < dataframe['bb_lowerband']  # trigger
+        ),
+        'buy'] = 1
+    return dataframe
+```
+
+### Validate backtesting results
+
+Once the optimized parameters and conditions have been implemented into your strategy, you should backtest the strategy to make sure everything is working as expected.
+
+To achieve same results (number of trades, their durations, profit, etc.) than during Hyperopt, please use same configuration and parameters (timerange, timeframe, ...) used for hyperopt `--dmmp`/`--disable-max-market-positions` and `--eps`/`--enable-position-stacking` for Backtesting.
+
+Should results don't match, please double-check to make sure you transferred all conditions correctly.
+Pay special care to the stoploss (and trailing stoploss) parameters, as these are often set in configuration files, which override changes to the strategy.
+You should also carefully review the log of your backtest to ensure that there were no parameters inadvertently set by the configuration (like `stoploss` or `trailing_stop`).
+
+### Sharing methods with your strategy
+
+Hyperopt classes provide access to the Strategy via the `strategy` class attribute.
+This can be a great way to reduce code duplication if used correctly, but will also complicate usage for inexperienced users.
+
+``` python
+from pandas import DataFrame
+from freqtrade.strategy.interface import IStrategy
+import freqtrade.vendor.qtpylib.indicators as qtpylib
+
+class MyAwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+
+    buy_params = {
+        'rsi-value': 30,
+        'adx-value': 35,
+    }
+
+    def populate_buy_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
+        return self.buy_strategy_generator(self.buy_params, dataframe, metadata)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def buy_strategy_generator(params, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
+        dataframe.loc[
+            (
+                qtpylib.crossed_above(dataframe['rsi'], params['rsi-value']) &
+                dataframe['adx'] > params['adx-value']) &
+                dataframe['volume'] > 0
+            )
+            , 'buy'] = 1
+        return dataframe
+
+class MyAwesomeHyperOpt(IHyperOpt):
+    ...
+    @staticmethod
+    def buy_strategy_generator(params: Dict[str, Any]) -> Callable:
+        """
+        Define the buy strategy parameters to be used by Hyperopt.
+        """
+        def populate_buy_trend(dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
+            # Call strategy's buy strategy generator
+            return self.StrategyClass.buy_strategy_generator(params, dataframe, metadata)
+
+        return populate_buy_trend
+```

docs/advanced-setup.md

@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+# Advanced Post-installation Tasks
+
+This page explains some advanced tasks and configuration options that can be performed after the bot installation and may be uselful in some environments.
+
+If you do not know what things mentioned here mean, you probably do not need it.
+
+## Running multiple instances of Freqtrade
+
+This section will show you how to run multiple bots at the same time, on the same machine.
+
+### Things to consider
+
+* Use different database files.
+* Use different Telegram bots (requires multiple different configuration files; applies only when Telegram is enabled).
+* Use different ports (applies only when Freqtrade REST API webserver is enabled).
+
+### Different database files
+
+In order to keep track of your trades, profits, etc., freqtrade is using a SQLite database where it stores various types of information such as the trades you performed in the past and the current position(s) you are holding at any time. This allows you to keep track of your profits, but most importantly, keep track of ongoing activity if the bot process would be restarted or would be terminated unexpectedly.
+
+Freqtrade will, by default, use separate database files for dry-run and live bots (this assumes no database-url is given in either configuration nor via command line argument).
+For live trading mode, the default database will be `tradesv3.sqlite` and for dry-run it will be `tradesv3.dryrun.sqlite`.
+
+The optional argument to the trade command used to specify the path of these files is `--db-url`, which requires a valid SQLAlchemy url.
+So when you are starting a bot with only the config and strategy arguments in dry-run mode, the following 2 commands would have the same outcome.
+
+``` bash
+freqtrade trade -c MyConfig.json -s MyStrategy
+# is equivalent to
+freqtrade trade -c MyConfig.json -s MyStrategy --db-url sqlite:///tradesv3.dryrun.sqlite
+```
+
+It means that if you are running the trade command in two different terminals, for example to test your strategy both for trades in USDT and in another instance for trades in BTC, you will have to run them with different databases.
+
+If you specify the URL of a database which does not exist, freqtrade will create one with the name you specified. So to test your custom strategy with BTC and USDT stake currencies, you could use the following commands (in 2 separate terminals):
+
+``` bash
+# Terminal 1:
+freqtrade trade -c MyConfigBTC.json -s MyCustomStrategy --db-url sqlite:///user_data/tradesBTC.dryrun.sqlite
+# Terminal 2:
+freqtrade trade -c MyConfigUSDT.json -s MyCustomStrategy --db-url sqlite:///user_data/tradesUSDT.dryrun.sqlite
+```
+
+Conversely, if you wish to do the same thing in production mode, you will also have to create at least one new database (in addition to the default one) and specify the path to the "live" databases, for example:
+
+``` bash
+# Terminal 1:
+freqtrade trade -c MyConfigBTC.json -s MyCustomStrategy --db-url sqlite:///user_data/tradesBTC.live.sqlite
+# Terminal 2:
+freqtrade trade -c MyConfigUSDT.json -s MyCustomStrategy --db-url sqlite:///user_data/tradesUSDT.live.sqlite
+```
+
+For more information regarding usage of the sqlite databases, for example to manually enter or remove trades, please refer to the [SQL Cheatsheet](sql_cheatsheet.md).
+
+## Configure the bot running as a systemd service
+
+Copy the `freqtrade.service` file to your systemd user directory (usually `~/.config/systemd/user`) and update `WorkingDirectory` and `ExecStart` to match your setup.
+
+!!! Note
+    Certain systems (like Raspbian) don't load service unit files from the user directory. In this case, copy `freqtrade.service` into `/etc/systemd/user/` (requires superuser permissions).
+
+After that you can start the daemon with:
+
+```bash
+systemctl --user start freqtrade
+```
+
+For this to be persistent (run when user is logged out) you'll need to enable `linger` for your freqtrade user.
+
+```bash
+sudo loginctl enable-linger "$USER"
+```
+
+If you run the bot as a service, you can use systemd service manager as a software watchdog monitoring freqtrade bot 
+state and restarting it in the case of failures. If the `internals.sd_notify` parameter is set to true in the 
+configuration or the `--sd-notify` command line option is used, the bot will send keep-alive ping messages to systemd 
+using the sd_notify (systemd notifications) protocol and will also tell systemd its current state (Running or Stopped) 
+when it changes. 
+
+The `freqtrade.service.watchdog` file contains an example of the service unit configuration file which uses systemd 
+as the watchdog.
+
+!!! Note
+    The sd_notify communication between the bot and the systemd service manager will not work if the bot runs in a Docker container.
+
+## Advanced Logging
+
+On many Linux systems the bot can be configured to send its log messages to `syslog` or `journald` system services. Logging to a remote `syslog` server is also available on Windows. The special values for the `--logfile` command line option can be used for this.
+
+### Logging to syslog
+
+To send Freqtrade log messages to a local or remote `syslog` service use the `--logfile` command line option with the value in the following format:
+
+* `--logfile syslog:<syslog_address>` -- send log messages to `syslog` service using the `<syslog_address>` as the syslog address.
+
+The syslog address can be either a Unix domain socket (socket filename) or a UDP socket specification, consisting of IP address and UDP port, separated by the `:` character.
+
+So, the following are the examples of possible usages:
+
+* `--logfile syslog:/dev/log` -- log to syslog (rsyslog) using the `/dev/log` socket, suitable for most systems.
+* `--logfile syslog` -- same as above, the shortcut for `/dev/log`.
+* `--logfile syslog:/var/run/syslog` -- log to syslog (rsyslog) using the `/var/run/syslog` socket. Use this on MacOS.
+* `--logfile syslog:localhost:514` -- log to local syslog using UDP socket, if it listens on port 514.
+* `--logfile syslog:<ip>:514` -- log to remote syslog at IP address and port 514. This may be used on Windows for remote logging to an external syslog server.
+
+Log messages are send to `syslog` with the `user` facility. So you can see them with the following commands:
+
+* `tail -f /var/log/user`, or 
+* install a comprehensive graphical viewer (for instance, 'Log File Viewer' for Ubuntu).
+
+On many systems `syslog` (`rsyslog`) fetches data from `journald` (and vice versa), so both `--logfile syslog` or `--logfile journald` can be used and the messages be viewed with both `journalctl` and a syslog viewer utility. You can combine this in any way which suites you better.
+
+For `rsyslog` the messages from the bot can be redirected into a separate dedicated log file. To achieve this, add
+```
+if $programname startswith "freqtrade" then -/var/log/freqtrade.log
+```
+to one of the rsyslog configuration files, for example at the end of the `/etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf`.
+
+For `syslog` (`rsyslog`), the reduction mode can be switched on. This will reduce the number of repeating messages. For instance, multiple bot Heartbeat messages will be reduced to a single message when nothing else happens with the bot. To achieve this, set in `/etc/rsyslog.conf`:
+```
+# Filter duplicated messages
+$RepeatedMsgReduction on
+```
+
+### Logging to journald
+
+This needs the `systemd` python package installed as the dependency, which is not available on Windows. Hence, the whole journald logging functionality is not available for a bot running on Windows.
+
+To send Freqtrade log messages to `journald` system service use the `--logfile` command line option with the value in the following format:
+
+* `--logfile journald` -- send log messages to `journald`.
+
+Log messages are send to `journald` with the `user` facility. So you can see them with the following commands:
+
+* `journalctl -f` -- shows Freqtrade log messages sent to `journald` along with other log messages fetched by `journald`.
+* `journalctl -f -u freqtrade.service` -- this command can be used when the bot is run as a `systemd` service.
+
+There are many other options in the `journalctl` utility to filter the messages, see manual pages for this utility.
+
+On many systems `syslog` (`rsyslog`) fetches data from `journald` (and vice versa), so both `--logfile syslog` or `--logfile journald` can be used and the messages be viewed with both `journalctl` and a syslog viewer utility. You can combine this in any way which suites you better.

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docs/backtesting.md

@@ -5,99 +5,235 @@ This page explains how to validate your strategy performance by using Backtestin
 Backtesting requires historic data to be available.
 To learn how to get data for the pairs and exchange you're interested in, head over to the [Data Downloading](data-download.md) section of the documentation.
 
+## Backtesting command reference
+
+```
+usage: freqtrade backtesting [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [-V] [-c PATH]
+                             [-d PATH] [--userdir PATH] [-s NAME]
+                             [--strategy-path PATH] [-i TIMEFRAME]
+                             [--timerange TIMERANGE]
+                             [--data-format-ohlcv {json,jsongz,hdf5}]
+                             [--max-open-trades INT]
+                             [--stake-amount STAKE_AMOUNT] [--fee FLOAT]
+                             [-p PAIRS [PAIRS ...]] [--eps] [--dmmp]
+                             [--enable-protections]
+                             [--dry-run-wallet DRY_RUN_WALLET]
+                             [--strategy-list STRATEGY_LIST [STRATEGY_LIST ...]]
+                             [--export {none,trades}] [--export-filename PATH]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  -i TIMEFRAME, --timeframe TIMEFRAME, --ticker-interval TIMEFRAME
+                        Specify timeframe (`1m`, `5m`, `30m`, `1h`, `1d`).
+  --timerange TIMERANGE
+                        Specify what timerange of data to use.
+  --data-format-ohlcv {json,jsongz,hdf5}
+                        Storage format for downloaded candle (OHLCV) data.
+                        (default: `None`).
+  --max-open-trades INT
+                        Override the value of the `max_open_trades`
+                        configuration setting.
+  --stake-amount STAKE_AMOUNT
+                        Override the value of the `stake_amount` configuration
+                        setting.
+  --fee FLOAT           Specify fee ratio. Will be applied twice (on trade
+                        entry and exit).
+  -p PAIRS [PAIRS ...], --pairs PAIRS [PAIRS ...]
+                        Limit command to these pairs. Pairs are space-
+                        separated.
+  --eps, --enable-position-stacking
+                        Allow buying the same pair multiple times (position
+                        stacking).
+  --dmmp, --disable-max-market-positions
+                        Disable applying `max_open_trades` during backtest
+                        (same as setting `max_open_trades` to a very high
+                        number).
+  --enable-protections, --enableprotections
+                        Enable protections for backtesting.Will slow
+                        backtesting down by a considerable amount, but will
+                        include configured protections
+  --dry-run-wallet DRY_RUN_WALLET, --starting-balance DRY_RUN_WALLET
+                        Starting balance, used for backtesting / hyperopt and
+                        dry-runs.
+  --strategy-list STRATEGY_LIST [STRATEGY_LIST ...]
+                        Provide a space-separated list of strategies to
+                        backtest. Please note that ticker-interval needs to be
+                        set either in config or via command line. When using
+                        this together with `--export trades`, the strategy-
+                        name is injected into the filename (so `backtest-
+                        data.json` becomes `backtest-data-
+                        DefaultStrategy.json`
+  --export {none,trades}
+                        Export backtest results (default: trades).
+  --export-filename PATH
+                        Save backtest results to the file with this filename.
+                        Requires `--export` to be set as well. Example:
+                        `--export-filename=user_data/backtest_results/backtest
+                        _today.json`
+
+Common arguments:
+  -v, --verbose         Verbose mode (-vv for more, -vvv to get all messages).
+  --logfile FILE        Log to the file specified. Special values are:
+                        'syslog', 'journald'. See the documentation for more
+                        details.
+  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
+  -c PATH, --config PATH
+                        Specify configuration file (default:
+                        `userdir/config.json` or `config.json` whichever
+                        exists). Multiple --config options may be used. Can be
+                        set to `-` to read config from stdin.
+  -d PATH, --datadir PATH
+                        Path to directory with historical backtesting data.
+  --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
+                        Path to userdata directory.
+
+Strategy arguments:
+  -s NAME, --strategy NAME
+                        Specify strategy class name which will be used by the
+                        bot.
+  --strategy-path PATH  Specify additional strategy lookup path.
+
+```
+
 ## Test your strategy with Backtesting
 
 Now you have good Buy and Sell strategies and some historic data, you want to test it against
-real data. This is what we call
+real data. This is what we call [backtesting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backtesting).
-[backtesting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backtesting).
 
-Backtesting will use the crypto-currencies (pairs) from your config file
+Backtesting will use the crypto-currencies (pairs) from your config file and load historical candle (OHLCV) data from `user_data/data/<exchange>` by default.
-and load ticker data from `user_data/data/<exchange>` by default.
+If no data is available for the exchange / pair / timeframe combination, backtesting will ask you to download them first using `freqtrade download-data`.
-If no data is available for the exchange / pair / ticker interval combination, backtesting will
-ask you to download them first using `freqtrade download-data`.
 For details on downloading, please refer to the [Data Downloading](data-download.md) section in the documentation.
 
 The result of backtesting will confirm if your bot has better odds of making a profit than a loss.
 
-### Run a backtesting against the currencies listed in your config file
+All profit calculations include fees, and freqtrade will use the exchange's default fees for the calculation.
 
-#### With 5 min tickers (Per default)
+!!! Warning "Using dynamic pairlists for backtesting"
+    Using dynamic pairlists is possible, however it relies on the current market conditions - which will not reflect the historic status of the pairlist.
+    Also, when using pairlists other than StaticPairlist, reproducibility of backtesting-results cannot be guaranteed.
+    Please read the [pairlists documentation](plugins.md#pairlists) for more information.
+
+    To achieve reproducible results, best generate a pairlist via the [`test-pairlist`](utils.md#test-pairlist) command and use that as static pairlist.
+
+!!! Note
+    By default, Freqtrade will export backtesting results to `user_data/backtest_results`.
+    The exported trades can be used for [further analysis](#further-backtest-result-analysis) or can be used by the [plotting sub-command](plotting.md#plot-price-and-indicators) (`freqtrade plot-dataframe`) in the scripts directory.
+
+
+### Starting balance
+
+Backtesting will require a starting balance, which can be provided as `--dry-run-wallet <balance>` or `--starting-balance <balance>` command line argument, or via `dry_run_wallet` configuration setting.
+This amount must be higher than `stake_amount`, otherwise the bot will not be able to simulate any trade.
+
+### Dynamic stake amount
+
+Backtesting supports [dynamic stake amount](configuration.md#dynamic-stake-amount) by configuring `stake_amount` as `"unlimited"`, which will split the starting balance into `max_open_trades` pieces.
+Profits from early trades will result in subsequent higher stake amounts, resulting in compounding of profits over the backtesting period.
+
+### Example backtesting commands
+
+With 5 min candle (OHLCV) data (per default)
 
 ```bash
-freqtrade backtesting
+freqtrade backtesting --strategy AwesomeStrategy
 ```
 
-#### With 1 min tickers
+Where `--strategy AwesomeStrategy` / `-s AwesomeStrategy` refers to the class name of the strategy, which is within a python file in the `user_data/strategies` directory.
+
+---
+
+With 1 min candle (OHLCV) data
 
 ```bash
-freqtrade backtesting --ticker-interval 1m
+freqtrade backtesting --strategy AwesomeStrategy --timeframe 1m
 ```
 
-#### Using a different on-disk ticker-data source
+---
+
+Providing a custom starting balance of 1000 (in stake currency)
+
+```bash
+freqtrade backtesting --strategy AwesomeStrategy --dry-run-wallet 1000
+```
+
+---
+
+Using a different on-disk historical candle (OHLCV) data source
 
 Assume you downloaded the history data from the Bittrex exchange and kept it in the `user_data/data/bittrex-20180101` directory. 
 You can then use this data for backtesting as follows:
 
 ```bash
-freqtrade backtesting --datadir user_data/data/bittrex-20180101
+freqtrade backtesting --strategy AwesomeStrategy --datadir user_data/data/bittrex-20180101 
 ```
 
-#### With a (custom) strategy file
+---
+
+Comparing multiple Strategies
 
 ```bash
-freqtrade -s SampleStrategy backtesting
+freqtrade backtesting --strategy-list SampleStrategy1 AwesomeStrategy --timeframe 5m
-```
-
-Where `-s SampleStrategy` refers to the class name within the strategy file `sample_strategy.py` found in the `freqtrade/user_data/strategies` directory.
-
-#### Comparing multiple Strategies
-
-```bash
-freqtrade backtesting --strategy-list SampleStrategy1 AwesomeStrategy --ticker-interval 5m
 ```
 
 Where `SampleStrategy1` and `AwesomeStrategy` refer to class names of strategies.
 
-#### Exporting trades to file
+---
+
+Prevent exporting trades to file
 
 ```bash
-freqtrade backtesting --export trades
+freqtrade backtesting --strategy backtesting --export none --config config.json 
 ```
 
-The exported trades can be used for [further analysis](#further-backtest-result-analysis), or can be used by the plotting script `plot_dataframe.py` in the scripts directory.
+Only use this if you're sure you'll not want to plot or analyze your results further.
 
-#### Exporting trades to file specifying a custom filename
+---
+
+Exporting trades to file specifying a custom filename
 
 ```bash
-freqtrade backtesting --export trades --export-filename=backtest_samplestrategy.json
+freqtrade backtesting --strategy backtesting --export trades --export-filename=backtest_samplestrategy.json
 ```
 
-#### Running backtest with smaller testset by using timerange
+Please also read about the [strategy startup period](strategy-customization.md#strategy-startup-period).
 
-Use the `--timerange` argument to change how much of the testset you want to use.
+---
 
+Supplying custom fee value
 
-For example, running backtesting with the `--timerange=20190501-` option will use all available data starting with May 1st, 2019 from your inputdata.
+Sometimes your account has certain fee rebates (fee reductions starting with a certain account size or monthly volume), which are not visible to ccxt.
+To account for this in backtesting, you can use the `--fee` command line option to supply this value to backtesting.
+This fee must be a ratio, and will be applied twice (once for trade entry, and once for trade exit).
+
+For example, if the buying and selling commission fee is 0.1% (i.e., 0.001 written as ratio), then you would run backtesting as the following:
+
+```bash
+freqtrade backtesting --fee 0.001
+```
+
+!!! Note
+    Only supply this option (or the corresponding configuration parameter) if you want to experiment with different fee values. By default, Backtesting fetches the default fee from the exchange pair/market info.
+
+---
+
+Running backtest with smaller test-set by using timerange
+
+Use the `--timerange` argument to change how much of the test-set you want to use.
+
+For example, running backtesting with the `--timerange=20190501-` option will use all available data starting with May 1st, 2019 from your input data.
 
 ```bash
 freqtrade backtesting --timerange=20190501-
 ```
 
-You can also specify particular dates or a range span indexed by start and stop.
+You can also specify particular date ranges.
 
 The full timerange specification:
 
-- Use tickframes till 2018/01/31: `--timerange=-20180131`
+- Use data until 2018/01/31: `--timerange=-20180131`
-- Use tickframes since 2018/01/31: `--timerange=20180131-`
+- Use data since 2018/01/31: `--timerange=20180131-`
-- Use tickframes since 2018/01/31 till 2018/03/01 : `--timerange=20180131-20180301`
+- Use data since 2018/01/31 till 2018/03/01 : `--timerange=20180131-20180301`
-- Use tickframes between POSIX timestamps 1527595200 1527618600:
+- Use data between POSIX / epoch timestamps 1527595200 1527618600: `--timerange=1527595200-1527618600`
-                                                `--timerange=1527595200-1527618600`
-- Use last 123 tickframes of data: `--timerange=-123`
-- Use first 123 tickframes of data: `--timerange=123-`
-- Use tickframes from line 123 through 456: `--timerange=123-456`
-
-!!! warning
-    Be carefull when using non-date functions - these do not allow you to specify precise dates, so if you updated the test-data it will probably use a different dataset.
 
 ## Understand the backtesting result
 
@@ -106,64 +242,97 @@ The most important in the backtesting is to understand the result.
 A backtesting result will look like that:
 
 ```
-========================================================= BACKTESTING REPORT ========================================================
+========================================================= BACKTESTING REPORT ==========================================================
-| pair     |   buy count |   avg profit % |   cum profit % |   tot profit BTC |   tot profit % | avg duration   |   profit |   loss |
+| Pair     |   Buys |   Avg Profit % |   Cum Profit % |   Tot Profit BTC |   Tot Profit % | Avg Duration |  Wins Draws Loss   Win%  |
-|:---------|------------:|---------------:|---------------:|-----------------:|---------------:|:---------------|---------:|-------:|
+|:---------|-------:|---------------:|---------------:|-----------------:|---------------:|:-------------|-------------------------:|
-| ADA/BTC  |          35 |          -0.11 |          -3.88 |      -0.00019428 |          -1.94 | 4:35:00        |       14 |     21 |
+| ADA/BTC  |     35 |          -0.11 |          -3.88 |      -0.00019428 |          -1.94 | 4:35:00      |    14     0    21   40.0 |
-| ARK/BTC  |          11 |          -0.41 |          -4.52 |      -0.00022647 |          -2.26 | 2:03:00        |        3 |      8 |
+| ARK/BTC  |     11 |          -0.41 |          -4.52 |      -0.00022647 |          -2.26 | 2:03:00      |     3     0     8   27.3 |
-| BTS/BTC  |          32 |           0.31 |           9.78 |       0.00048938 |           4.89 | 5:05:00        |       18 |     14 |
+| BTS/BTC  |     32 |           0.31 |           9.78 |       0.00048938 |           4.89 | 5:05:00      |    18     0    14   56.2 |
-| DASH/BTC |          13 |          -0.08 |          -1.07 |      -0.00005343 |          -0.53 | 4:39:00        |        6 |      7 |
+| DASH/BTC |     13 |          -0.08 |          -1.07 |      -0.00005343 |          -0.53 | 4:39:00      |     6     0     7   46.2 |
-| ENG/BTC  |          18 |           1.36 |          24.54 |       0.00122807 |          12.27 | 2:50:00        |        8 |     10 |
+| ENG/BTC  |     18 |           1.36 |          24.54 |       0.00122807 |          12.27 | 2:50:00      |     8     0    10   44.4 |
-| EOS/BTC  |          36 |           0.08 |           3.06 |       0.00015304 |           1.53 | 3:34:00        |       16 |     20 |
+| EOS/BTC  |     36 |           0.08 |           3.06 |       0.00015304 |           1.53 | 3:34:00      |    16     0    20   44.4 |
-| ETC/BTC  |          26 |           0.37 |           9.51 |       0.00047576 |           4.75 | 6:14:00        |       11 |     15 |
+| ETC/BTC  |     26 |           0.37 |           9.51 |       0.00047576 |           4.75 | 6:14:00      |    11     0    15   42.3 |
-| ETH/BTC  |          33 |           0.30 |           9.96 |       0.00049856 |           4.98 | 7:31:00        |       16 |     17 |
+| ETH/BTC  |     33 |           0.30 |           9.96 |       0.00049856 |           4.98 | 7:31:00      |    16     0    17   48.5 |
-| IOTA/BTC |          32 |           0.03 |           1.09 |       0.00005444 |           0.54 | 3:12:00        |       14 |     18 |
+| IOTA/BTC |     32 |           0.03 |           1.09 |       0.00005444 |           0.54 | 3:12:00      |    14     0    18   43.8 |
-| LSK/BTC  |          15 |           1.75 |          26.26 |       0.00131413 |          13.13 | 2:58:00        |        6 |      9 |
+| LSK/BTC  |     15 |           1.75 |          26.26 |       0.00131413 |          13.13 | 2:58:00      |     6     0     9   40.0 |
-| LTC/BTC  |          32 |          -0.04 |          -1.38 |      -0.00006886 |          -0.69 | 4:49:00        |       11 |     21 |
+| LTC/BTC  |     32 |          -0.04 |          -1.38 |      -0.00006886 |          -0.69 | 4:49:00      |    11     0    21   34.4 |
-| NANO/BTC |          17 |           1.26 |          21.39 |       0.00107058 |          10.70 | 1:55:00        |       10 |      7 |
+| NANO/BTC |     17 |           1.26 |          21.39 |       0.00107058 |          10.70 | 1:55:00      |    10     0     7   58.5 |
-| NEO/BTC  |          23 |           0.82 |          18.97 |       0.00094936 |           9.48 | 2:59:00        |       10 |     13 |
+| NEO/BTC  |     23 |           0.82 |          18.97 |       0.00094936 |           9.48 | 2:59:00      |    10     0    13   43.5 |
-| REQ/BTC  |           9 |           1.17 |          10.54 |       0.00052734 |           5.27 | 3:47:00        |        4 |      5 |
+| REQ/BTC  |      9 |           1.17 |          10.54 |       0.00052734 |           5.27 | 3:47:00      |     4     0     5   44.4 |
-| XLM/BTC  |          16 |           1.22 |          19.54 |       0.00097800 |           9.77 | 3:15:00        |        7 |      9 |
+| XLM/BTC  |     16 |           1.22 |          19.54 |       0.00097800 |           9.77 | 3:15:00      |     7     0     9   43.8 |
-| XMR/BTC  |          23 |          -0.18 |          -4.13 |      -0.00020696 |          -2.07 | 5:30:00        |       12 |     11 |
+| XMR/BTC  |     23 |          -0.18 |          -4.13 |      -0.00020696 |          -2.07 | 5:30:00      |    12     0    11   52.2 |
-| XRP/BTC  |          35 |           0.66 |          22.96 |       0.00114897 |          11.48 | 3:49:00        |       12 |     23 |
+| XRP/BTC  |     35 |           0.66 |          22.96 |       0.00114897 |          11.48 | 3:49:00      |    12     0    23   34.3 |
-| ZEC/BTC  |          22 |          -0.46 |         -10.18 |      -0.00050971 |          -5.09 | 2:22:00        |        7 |     15 |
+| ZEC/BTC  |     22 |          -0.46 |         -10.18 |      -0.00050971 |          -5.09 | 2:22:00      |     7     0    15   31.8 |
-| TOTAL    |         429 |           0.36 |         152.41 |       0.00762792 |          76.20 | 4:12:00        |      186 |    243 |
+| TOTAL    |    429 |           0.36 |         152.41 |       0.00762792 |          76.20 | 4:12:00      |   186     0   243   43.4 |
-========================================================= SELL REASON STATS =========================================================
+========================================================= SELL REASON STATS ==========================================================
-| Sell Reason        |   Count |
+| Sell Reason        |   Sells |  Wins |  Draws |  Losses |
-|:-------------------|--------:|
+|:-------------------|--------:|------:|-------:|--------:|
-| trailing_stop_loss |     205 |
+| trailing_stop_loss |     205 |   150 |      0 |      55 |
-| stop_loss          |     166 |
+| stop_loss          |     166 |     0 |      0 |     166 |
-| sell_signal        |      56 |
+| sell_signal        |      56 |    36 |      0 |      20 |
-| force_sell         |       2 |
+| force_sell         |       2 |     0 |      0 |       2 |
 ====================================================== LEFT OPEN TRADES REPORT ======================================================
-| pair     |   buy count |   avg profit % |   cum profit % |   tot profit BTC |   tot profit % | avg duration   |   profit |   loss |
+| Pair     |   Buys |   Avg Profit % |   Cum Profit % |   Tot Profit BTC |   Tot Profit % | Avg Duration   |  Win Draw Loss Win% |
-|:---------|------------:|---------------:|---------------:|-----------------:|---------------:|:---------------|---------:|-------:|
+|:---------|-------:|---------------:|---------------:|-----------------:|---------------:|:---------------|--------------------:|
-| ADA/BTC  |           1 |           0.89 |           0.89 |       0.00004434 |           0.44 | 6:00:00        |        1 |      0 |
+| ADA/BTC  |      1 |           0.89 |           0.89 |       0.00004434 |           0.44 | 6:00:00        |    1    0    0  100 |
-| LTC/BTC  |           1 |           0.68 |           0.68 |       0.00003421 |           0.34 | 2:00:00        |        1 |      0 |
+| LTC/BTC  |      1 |           0.68 |           0.68 |       0.00003421 |           0.34 | 2:00:00        |    1    0    0  100 |
-| TOTAL    |           2 |           0.78 |           1.57 |       0.00007855 |           0.78 | 4:00:00        |        2 |      0 |
+| TOTAL    |      2 |           0.78 |           1.57 |       0.00007855 |           0.78 | 4:00:00        |    2    0    0  100 |
+=============== SUMMARY METRICS ===============
+| Metric                | Value               |
+|-----------------------+---------------------|
+| Backtesting from      | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 |
+| Backtesting to        | 2019-05-01 00:00:00 |
+| Max open trades       | 3                   |
+|                       |                     |
+| Total/Daily Avg Trades| 429 / 3.575         |
+| Starting balance      | 0.01000000 BTC      |
+| Final balance         | 0.01762792 BTC      |
+| Absolute profit       | 0.00762792 BTC      |
+| Total profit %        | 76.2%               |
+| Trades per day        | 3.575               |
+| Avg. stake amount     | 0.001      BTC      |
+| Total trade volume    | 0.429      BTC      |
+|                       |                     |
+| Best Pair             | LSK/BTC 26.26%      |
+| Worst Pair            | ZEC/BTC -10.18%     |
+| Best Trade            | LSK/BTC 4.25%       |
+| Worst Trade           | ZEC/BTC -10.25%     |
+| Best day              | 0.00076 BTC         |
+| Worst day             | -0.00036 BTC        |
+| Days win/draw/lose    | 12 / 82 / 25        |
+| Avg. Duration Winners | 4:23:00             |
+| Avg. Duration Loser   | 6:55:00             |
+| Rejected Buy signals  | 3089                |
+|                       |                     |
+| Min balance           | 0.00945123 BTC      |
+| Max balance           | 0.01846651 BTC      |
+| Drawdown              | 50.63%              |
+| Drawdown              | 0.0015 BTC          |
+| Drawdown high         | 0.0013 BTC          |
+| Drawdown low          | -0.0002 BTC         |
+| Drawdown Start        | 2019-02-15 14:10:00 |
+| Drawdown End          | 2019-04-11 18:15:00 |
+| Market change         | -5.88%              |
+===============================================
 ```
 
+### Backtesting report table
+
 The 1st table contains all trades the bot made, including "left open trades".
 
-The 2nd table contains a recap of sell reasons.
-
-The 3rd table contains all trades the bot had to `forcesell` at the end of the backtest period to present a full picture.
-This is necessary to simulate realistic behaviour, since the backtest period has to end at some point, while realistically, you could leave the bot running forever.
-These trades are also included in the first table, but are extracted separately for clarity.
-
 The last line will give you the overall performance of your strategy,
 here:
 
 ```
-| TOTAL    |         429 |           0.36 |         152.41 |       0.00762792 |          76.20 | 4:12:00        |      186 |    243 |
+| TOTAL    |    429 |           0.36 |         152.41 |       0.00762792 |          76.20 | 4:12:00      |   186     0   243   43.4 |
 ```
 
 The bot has made `429` trades for an average duration of `4:12:00`, with a performance of `76.20%` (profit), that means it has
 earned a total of `0.00762792 BTC` starting with a capital of 0.01 BTC.
 
-The column `avg profit %` shows the average profit for all trades made while the column `cum profit %` sums up all the profits/losses.
+The column `Avg Profit %` shows the average profit for all trades made while the column `Cum Profit %` sums up all the profits/losses.
-The column `tot profit %` shows instead the total profit % in relation to allocated capital (`max_open_trades * stake_amount`).
+The column `Tot Profit %` shows instead the total profit % in relation to the starting balance.
-In the above results we have `max_open_trades=2` and `stake_amount=0.005` in config  so `tot_profit %` will be `(76.20/100) * (0.005 * 2) =~ 0.00762792 BTC`.
+In the above results, we have a starting balance of 0.01 BTC and an absolute profit of 0.00762792 BTC - so the `Tot Profit %` will be `(0.00762792 / 0.01) * 100 ~= 76.2%`.
 
 Your strategy performance is influenced by your buy strategy, your sell strategy, and also by the `minimal_roi` and `stop_loss` you have set.
 
@@ -179,18 +348,113 @@ On the other hand, if you set a too high `minimal_roi` like `"0":  0.55`
 (55%), there is almost no chance that the bot will ever reach this profit.
 Hence, keep in mind that your performance is an integral mix of all different elements of the strategy, your configuration, and the crypto-currency pairs you have set up.
 
+### Sell reasons table
+
+The 2nd table contains a recap of sell reasons.
+This table can tell you which area needs some additional work (e.g. all or many of the `sell_signal` trades are losses, so you should work on improving the sell signal, or consider disabling it).
+
+### Left open trades table
+
+The 3rd table contains all trades the bot had to `forcesell` at the end of the backtesting period to present you the full picture.
+This is necessary to simulate realistic behavior, since the backtest period has to end at some point, while realistically, you could leave the bot running forever.
+These trades are also included in the first table, but are also shown separately in this table for clarity.
+
+### Summary metrics
+
+The last element of the backtest report is the summary metrics table.
+It contains some useful key metrics about performance of your strategy on backtesting data.
+
+```
+=============== SUMMARY METRICS ===============
+| Metric                | Value               |
+|-----------------------+---------------------|
+| Backtesting from      | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 |
+| Backtesting to        | 2019-05-01 00:00:00 |
+| Max open trades       | 3                   |
+|                       |                     |
+| Total/Daily Avg Trades| 429 / 3.575         |
+| Starting balance      | 0.01000000 BTC      |
+| Final balance         | 0.01762792 BTC      |
+| Absolute profit       | 0.00762792 BTC      |
+| Total profit %        | 76.2%               |
+| Avg. stake amount     | 0.001      BTC      |
+| Total trade volume    | 0.429      BTC      |
+|                       |                     |
+| Best Pair             | LSK/BTC 26.26%      |
+| Worst Pair            | ZEC/BTC -10.18%     |
+| Best Trade            | LSK/BTC 4.25%       |
+| Worst Trade           | ZEC/BTC -10.25%     |
+| Best day              | 0.00076 BTC         |
+| Worst day             | -0.00036 BTC        |
+| Days win/draw/lose    | 12 / 82 / 25        |
+| Avg. Duration Winners | 4:23:00             |
+| Avg. Duration Loser   | 6:55:00             |
+| Rejected Buy signals  | 3089                |
+|                       |                     |
+| Min balance           | 0.00945123 BTC      |
+| Max balance           | 0.01846651 BTC      |
+| Drawdown              | 50.63%              |
+| Drawdown              | 0.0015 BTC          |
+| Drawdown high         | 0.0013 BTC          |
+| Drawdown low          | -0.0002 BTC         |
+| Drawdown Start        | 2019-02-15 14:10:00 |
+| Drawdown End          | 2019-04-11 18:15:00 |
+| Market change         | -5.88%              |
+===============================================
+
+```
+
+- `Backtesting from` / `Backtesting to`: Backtesting range (usually defined with the `--timerange` option).
+- `Max open trades`: Setting of `max_open_trades` (or `--max-open-trades`) - or number of pairs in the pairlist (whatever is lower).
+- `Total/Daily Avg Trades`: Identical to the total trades of the backtest output table / Total trades divided by the backtesting duration in days (this will give you information about how many trades to expect from the strategy).
+- `Starting balance`: Start balance - as given by dry-run-wallet (config or command line).
+- `Final balance`: Final balance - starting balance + absolute profit.
+- `Absolute profit`: Profit made in stake currency.
+- `Total profit %`: Total profit. Aligned to the `TOTAL` row's `Tot Profit %` from the first table. Calculated as `(End capital − Starting capital) / Starting capital`.
+- `Avg. stake amount`: Average stake amount, either `stake_amount` or the average when using dynamic stake amount.
+- `Total trade volume`: Volume generated on the exchange to reach the above profit.
+- `Best Pair` / `Worst Pair`: Best and worst performing pair, and it's corresponding `Cum Profit %`.
+- `Best Trade` / `Worst Trade`: Biggest single winning trade and biggest single losing trade.
+- `Best day` / `Worst day`: Best and worst day based on daily profit.
+- `Days win/draw/lose`: Winning / Losing days (draws are usually days without closed trade).
+- `Avg. Duration Winners` / `Avg. Duration Loser`: Average durations for winning and losing trades.
+- `Rejected Buy signals`: Buy signals that could not be acted upon due to max_open_trades being reached.
+- `Min balance` / `Max balance`: Lowest and Highest Wallet balance during the backtest period.
+- `Drawdown`: Maximum drawdown experienced. For example, the value of 50% means that from highest to subsequent lowest point, a 50% drop was experienced).
+- `Drawdown high` / `Drawdown low`: Profit at the beginning and end of the largest drawdown period. A negative low value means initial capital lost.
+- `Drawdown Start` / `Drawdown End`: Start and end datetime for this largest drawdown (can also be visualized via the `plot-dataframe` sub-command).
+- `Market change`: Change of the market during the backtest period. Calculated as average of all pairs changes from the first to the last candle using the "close" column.
+
 ### Assumptions made by backtesting
 
 Since backtesting lacks some detailed information about what happens within a candle, it needs to take a few assumptions:
 
 - Buys happen at open-price
-- Low happens before high for stoploss, protecting capital first.
+- All orders are filled at the requested price (no slippage, no unfilled orders)
-- ROI sells are compared to high - but the ROI value is used (e.g. ROI = 2%, high=5% - so the sell will be at 2%)
+- Sell-signal sells happen at open-price of the consecutive candle
-- Stoploss sells happen exactly at stoploss price, even if low was lower
+- Sell-signal is favored over Stoploss, because sell-signals are assumed to trigger on candle's open
+- ROI
+  - sells are compared to high - but the ROI value is used (e.g. ROI = 2%, high=5% - so the sell will be at 2%)
+  - sells are never "below the candle", so a ROI of 2% may result in a sell at 2.4% if low was at 2.4% profit
+  - Forcesells caused by `<N>=-1` ROI entries use low as sell value, unless N falls on the candle open (e.g. `120: -1` for 1h candles)
+- Stoploss sells happen exactly at stoploss price, even if low was lower, but the loss will be `2 * fees` higher than the stoploss price
+- Stoploss is evaluated before ROI within one candle. So you can often see more trades with the `stoploss` sell reason comparing to the results obtained with the same strategy in the Dry Run/Live Trade modes
+- Low happens before high for stoploss, protecting capital first
 - Trailing stoploss
+  - Trailing Stoploss is only adjusted if it's below the candle's low (otherwise it would be triggered)
   - High happens first - adjusting stoploss
   - Low uses the adjusted stoploss (so sells with large high-low difference are backtested correctly)
+  - ROI applies before trailing-stop, ensuring profits are "top-capped" at ROI if both ROI and trailing stop applies
 - Sell-reason does not explain if a trade was positive or negative, just what triggered the sell (this can look odd if negative ROI values are used)
+- Evaluation sequence (if multiple signals happen on the same candle)
+  - ROI (if not stoploss)
+  - Sell-signal
+  - Stoploss
+
+Taking these assumptions, backtesting tries to mirror real trading as closely as possible. However, backtesting will **never** replace running a strategy in dry-run mode.
+Also, keep in mind that past results don't guarantee future success.
+
+In addition to the above assumptions, strategy authors should carefully read the [Common Mistakes](strategy-customization.md#common-mistakes-when-developing-strategies) section, to avoid using data in backtesting which is not available in real market conditions.
 
 ### Further backtest-result analysis
 
@@ -201,13 +465,13 @@ You can then load the trades to perform further analysis as shown in our [data a
 
 To compare multiple strategies, a list of Strategies can be provided to backtesting.
 
-This is limited to 1 ticker-interval per run, however, data is only loaded once from disk so if you have multiple
+This is limited to 1 timeframe value per run. However, data is only loaded once from disk so if you have multiple
 strategies you'd like to compare, this will give a nice runtime boost.
 
 All listed Strategies need to be in the same directory.
 
 ``` bash
-freqtrade backtesting --timerange 20180401-20180410 --ticker-interval 5m --strategy-list Strategy001 Strategy002 --export trades
+freqtrade backtesting --timerange 20180401-20180410 --timeframe 5m --strategy-list Strategy001 Strategy002 --export trades
 ```
 
 This will save the results to `user_data/backtest_results/backtest-result-<strategy>.json`, injecting the strategy-name into the target filename.
@@ -215,15 +479,14 @@ There will be an additional table comparing win/losses of the different strategi
 Detailed output for all strategies one after the other will be available, so make sure to scroll up to see the details per strategy.
 
 ```
-=========================================================== Strategy Summary ===========================================================
+=========================================================== STRATEGY SUMMARY =========================================================================
-| Strategy    |   buy count |   avg profit % |   cum profit % |   tot profit BTC |   tot profit % | avg duration   |   profit |   loss |
+| Strategy    |   Buys |   Avg Profit % |   Cum Profit % |   Tot Profit BTC |   Tot Profit % | Avg Duration   |  Wins |  Draws | Losses | Drawdown % |
-|:------------|------------:|---------------:|---------------:|-----------------:|---------------:|:---------------|---------:|-------:|
+|:------------|-------:|---------------:|---------------:|-----------------:|---------------:|:---------------|------:|-------:|-------:|-----------:|
-| Strategy1   |         429 |           0.36 |         152.41 |       0.00762792 |          76.20 | 4:12:00        |      186 |    243 |
+| Strategy1   |    429 |           0.36 |         152.41 |       0.00762792 |          76.20 | 4:12:00        |   186 |      0 |    243 |       45.2 |
-| Strategy2   |        1487 |          -0.13 |        -197.58 |      -0.00988917 |         -98.79 | 4:43:00        |      662 |    825 |
+| Strategy2   |   1487 |          -0.13 |        -197.58 |      -0.00988917 |         -98.79 | 4:43:00        |   662 |      0 |    825 |     241.68 |
 ```
 
 ## Next step
 
-Great, your strategy is profitable. What if the bot can give your the
+Great, your strategy is profitable. What if the bot can give your the optimal parameters to use for your strategy?
-optimal parameters to use for your strategy?
 Your next step is to learn [how to find optimal parameters with Hyperopt](hyperopt.md)

docs/bot-basics.md

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# Freqtrade basics
+
+This page provides you some basic concepts on how Freqtrade works and operates.
+
+## Freqtrade terminology
+
+* **Strategy**: Your trading strategy, telling the bot what to do.
+* **Trade**: Open position.
+* **Open Order**: Order which is currently placed on the exchange, and is not yet complete.
+* **Pair**: Tradable pair, usually in the format of Quote/Base (e.g. XRP/USDT).
+* **Timeframe**: Candle length to use (e.g. `"5m"`, `"1h"`, ...).
+* **Indicators**: Technical indicators (SMA, EMA, RSI, ...).
+* **Limit order**: Limit orders which execute at the defined limit price or better.
+* **Market order**: Guaranteed to fill, may move price depending on the order size.
+
+## Fee handling
+
+All profit calculations of Freqtrade include fees. For Backtesting / Hyperopt / Dry-run modes, the exchange default fee is used (lowest tier on the exchange). For live operations, fees are used as applied by the exchange (this includes BNB rebates etc.).
+
+## Bot execution logic
+
+Starting freqtrade in dry-run or live mode (using `freqtrade trade`) will start the bot and start the bot iteration loop.
+By default, loop runs every few seconds (`internals.process_throttle_secs`) and does roughly the following in the following sequence:
+
+* Fetch open trades from persistence.
+* Calculate current list of tradable pairs.
+* Download ohlcv data for the pairlist including all [informative pairs](strategy-customization.md#get-data-for-non-tradeable-pairs)  
+  This step is only executed once per Candle to avoid unnecessary network traffic.
+* Call `bot_loop_start()` strategy callback.
+* Analyze strategy per pair.
+  * Call `populate_indicators()`
+  * Call `populate_buy_trend()`
+  * Call `populate_sell_trend()`
+* Check timeouts for open orders.
+  * Calls `check_buy_timeout()` strategy callback for open buy orders.
+  * Calls `check_sell_timeout()` strategy callback for open sell orders.
+* Verifies existing positions and eventually places sell orders.
+  * Considers stoploss, ROI and sell-signal.
+  * Determine sell-price based on `ask_strategy` configuration setting.
+  * Before a sell order is placed, `confirm_trade_exit()` strategy callback is called.
+* Check if trade-slots are still available (if `max_open_trades` is reached).
+* Verifies buy signal trying to enter new positions.
+  * Determine buy-price based on `bid_strategy` configuration setting.
+  * Before a buy order is placed, `confirm_trade_entry()` strategy callback is called.
+
+This loop will be repeated again and again until the bot is stopped.
+
+## Backtesting / Hyperopt execution logic
+
+[backtesting](backtesting.md) or [hyperopt](hyperopt.md) do only part of the above logic, since most of the trading operations are fully simulated.
+
+* Load historic data for configured pairlist.
+* Calls `bot_loop_start()` once.
+* Calculate indicators (calls `populate_indicators()` once per pair).
+* Calculate buy / sell signals (calls `populate_buy_trend()` and `populate_sell_trend()` once per pair)
+* Confirm trade buy / sell (calls `confirm_trade_entry()` and `confirm_trade_exit()` if implemented in the strategy)
+* Loops per candle simulating entry and exit points.
+* Generate backtest report output
+
+!!! Note
+    Both Backtesting and Hyperopt include exchange default Fees in the calculation. Custom fees can be passed to backtesting / hyperopt by specifying the `--fee` argument.

docs/bot-usage.md

@@ -5,46 +5,93 @@ This page explains the different parameters of the bot and how to run it.
 !!! Note
     If you've used `setup.sh`, don't forget to activate your virtual environment (`source .env/bin/activate`) before running freqtrade commands.
 
+!!! Warning "Up-to-date clock"
+    The clock on the system running the bot must be accurate, synchronized to a NTP server frequently enough to avoid problems with communication to the exchanges.
 
 ## Bot commands
 
 ```
-usage: freqtrade [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [-V] [-c PATH] [-d PATH]
+usage: freqtrade [-h] [-V]
-                 [--userdir PATH] [-s NAME] [--strategy-path PATH]
+                 {trade,create-userdir,new-config,new-hyperopt,new-strategy,download-data,convert-data,convert-trade-data,backtesting,edge,hyperopt,hyperopt-list,hyperopt-show,list-exchanges,list-hyperopts,list-markets,list-pairs,list-strategies,list-timeframes,show-trades,test-pairlist,plot-dataframe,plot-profit}
-                 [--db-url PATH] [--sd-notify]
+                 ...
-                 {backtesting,edge,hyperopt,create-userdir,list-exchanges} ...
 
 Free, open source crypto trading bot
 
 positional arguments:
-  {backtesting,edge,hyperopt,create-userdir,list-exchanges}
+  {trade,create-userdir,new-config,new-hyperopt,new-strategy,download-data,convert-data,convert-trade-data,backtesting,edge,hyperopt,hyperopt-list,hyperopt-show,list-exchanges,list-hyperopts,list-markets,list-pairs,list-strategies,list-timeframes,show-trades,test-pairlist,plot-dataframe,plot-profit}
+    trade               Trade module.
+    create-userdir      Create user-data directory.
+    new-config          Create new config
+    new-hyperopt        Create new hyperopt
+    new-strategy        Create new strategy
+    download-data       Download backtesting data.
+    convert-data        Convert candle (OHLCV) data from one format to
+                        another.
+    convert-trade-data  Convert trade data from one format to another.
     backtesting         Backtesting module.
     edge                Edge module.
     hyperopt            Hyperopt module.
-    create-userdir      Create user-data directory.
+    hyperopt-list       List Hyperopt results
+    hyperopt-show       Show details of Hyperopt results
     list-exchanges      Print available exchanges.
+    list-hyperopts      Print available hyperopt classes.
+    list-markets        Print markets on exchange.
+    list-pairs          Print pairs on exchange.
+    list-strategies     Print available strategies.
+    list-timeframes     Print available timeframes for the exchange.
+    show-trades         Show trades.
+    test-pairlist       Test your pairlist configuration.
+    plot-dataframe      Plot candles with indicators.
+    plot-profit         Generate plot showing profits.
 
 optional arguments:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
+
+```
+
+### Bot trading commands
+
+```
+usage: freqtrade trade [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [-V] [-c PATH] [-d PATH]
+                       [--userdir PATH] [-s NAME] [--strategy-path PATH]
+                       [--db-url PATH] [--sd-notify] [--dry-run]
+                       [--dry-run-wallet DRY_RUN_WALLET]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  --db-url PATH         Override trades database URL, this is useful in custom
+                        deployments (default: `sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite` for
+                        Live Run mode, `sqlite:///tradesv3.dryrun.sqlite` for
+                        Dry Run).
+  --sd-notify           Notify systemd service manager.
+  --dry-run             Enforce dry-run for trading (removes Exchange secrets
+                        and simulates trades).
+  --dry-run-wallet DRY_RUN_WALLET, --starting-balance DRY_RUN_WALLET
+                        Starting balance, used for backtesting / hyperopt and
+                        dry-runs.
+
+Common arguments:
   -v, --verbose         Verbose mode (-vv for more, -vvv to get all messages).
-  --logfile FILE        Log to the file specified.
+  --logfile FILE        Log to the file specified. Special values are:
+                        'syslog', 'journald'. See the documentation for more
+                        details.
   -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
   -c PATH, --config PATH
-                        Specify configuration file (default: `config.json`).
+                        Specify configuration file (default:
-                        Multiple --config options may be used. Can be set to
+                        `userdir/config.json` or `config.json` whichever
-                        `-` to read config from stdin.
+                        exists). Multiple --config options may be used. Can be
+                        set to `-` to read config from stdin.
   -d PATH, --datadir PATH
                         Path to directory with historical backtesting data.
   --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
                         Path to userdata directory.
+
+Strategy arguments:
   -s NAME, --strategy NAME
-                        Specify strategy class name (default:
+                        Specify strategy class name which will be used by the
-                        `DefaultStrategy`).
+                        bot.
   --strategy-path PATH  Specify additional strategy lookup path.
-  --db-url PATH         Override trades database URL, this is useful in custom
-                        deployments (default: `sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite` for
-                        Live Run mode, `sqlite://` for Dry Run).
-  --sd-notify           Notify systemd service manager.
 
 ```
 
@@ -54,7 +101,7 @@ The bot allows you to select which configuration file you want to use by means o
 the `-c/--config` command line option:
 
 ```bash
-freqtrade -c path/far/far/away/config.json
+freqtrade trade -c path/far/far/away/config.json
 ```
 
 Per default, the bot loads the `config.json` configuration file from the current
@@ -67,22 +114,22 @@ The bot allows you to use multiple configuration files by specifying multiple
 defined in the latter configuration files override parameters with the same name
 defined in the previous configuration files specified in the command line earlier.
 
-For example, you can make a separate configuration file with your key and secrete
+For example, you can make a separate configuration file with your key and secret
 for the Exchange you use for trading, specify default configuration file with
-empty key and secrete values while running in the Dry Mode (which does not actually
+empty key and secret values while running in the Dry Mode (which does not actually
 require them):
 
 ```bash
-freqtrade -c ./config.json
+freqtrade trade -c ./config.json
 ```
 
 and specify both configuration files when running in the normal Live Trade Mode:
 
 ```bash
-freqtrade -c ./config.json -c path/to/secrets/keys.config.json
+freqtrade trade -c ./config.json -c path/to/secrets/keys.config.json
 ```
 
-This could help you hide your private Exchange key and Exchange secrete on you local machine
+This could help you hide your private Exchange key and Exchange secret on you local machine
 by setting appropriate file permissions for the file which contains actual secrets and, additionally,
 prevent unintended disclosure of sensitive private data when you publish examples
 of your configuration in the project issues or in the Internet.
@@ -100,7 +147,7 @@ user_data/
 ├── backtest_results
 ├── data
 ├── hyperopts
-├── hyperopts_results
+├── hyperopt_results
 ├── plot
 └── strategies
 ```
@@ -116,10 +163,10 @@ It is recommended to use version control to keep track of changes to your strate
 ### How to use **--strategy**?
 
 This parameter will allow you to load your custom strategy class.
-Per default without `--strategy` or `-s` the bot will load the
+To test the bot installation, you can use the `SampleStrategy` installed by the `create-userdir` subcommand (usually `user_data/strategy/sample_strategy.py`).
-`DefaultStrategy` included with the bot (`freqtrade/strategy/default_strategy.py`).
 
-The bot will search your strategy file within `user_data/strategies` and `freqtrade/strategy`.
+The bot will search your strategy file within `user_data/strategies`.
+To use other directories, please read the next section about `--strategy-path`.
 
 To load a strategy, simply pass the class name (e.g.: `CustomStrategy`) in this parameter.
 
@@ -128,7 +175,7 @@ In `user_data/strategies` you have a file `my_awesome_strategy.py` which has
 a strategy class called `AwesomeStrategy` to load it:
 
 ```bash
-freqtrade --strategy AwesomeStrategy
+freqtrade trade --strategy AwesomeStrategy
 ```
 
 If the bot does not find your strategy file, it will display in an error
@@ -143,7 +190,7 @@ This parameter allows you to add an additional strategy lookup path, which gets
 checked before the default locations (The passed path must be a directory!):
 
 ```bash
-freqtrade --strategy AwesomeStrategy --strategy-path /some/directory
+freqtrade trade --strategy AwesomeStrategy --strategy-path /some/directory
 ```
 
 #### How to install a strategy?
@@ -159,158 +206,9 @@ using `--db-url`. This can also be used to specify a custom database
 in production mode. Example command:
 
 ```bash
-freqtrade -c config.json --db-url sqlite:///tradesv3.dry_run.sqlite
+freqtrade trade -c config.json --db-url sqlite:///tradesv3.dry_run.sqlite
 ```
 
-## Backtesting commands
-
-Backtesting also uses the config specified via `-c/--config`.
-
-```
-usage: freqtrade backtesting [-h] [-i TICKER_INTERVAL] [--timerange TIMERANGE]
-                           [--max_open_trades MAX_OPEN_TRADES]
-                           [--stake_amount STAKE_AMOUNT] [-r] [--eps] [--dmmp]
-                           [-l]
-                           [--strategy-list STRATEGY_LIST [STRATEGY_LIST ...]]
-                           [--export EXPORT] [--export-filename PATH]
-
-optional arguments:
-  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
-  -i TICKER_INTERVAL, --ticker-interval TICKER_INTERVAL
-                        Specify ticker interval (1m, 5m, 30m, 1h, 1d).
-  --timerange TIMERANGE
-                        Specify what timerange of data to use.
-  --max_open_trades MAX_OPEN_TRADES
-                        Specify max_open_trades to use.
-  --stake_amount STAKE_AMOUNT
-                        Specify stake_amount.
-  --eps, --enable-position-stacking
-                        Allow buying the same pair multiple times (position
-                        stacking).
-  --dmmp, --disable-max-market-positions
-                        Disable applying `max_open_trades` during backtest
-                        (same as setting `max_open_trades` to a very high
-                        number).
-  --strategy-list STRATEGY_LIST [STRATEGY_LIST ...]
-                        Provide a space-separated list of strategies to
-                        backtest Please note that ticker-interval needs to be
-                        set either in config or via command line. When using
-                        this together with --export trades, the strategy-name
-                        is injected into the filename (so backtest-data.json
-                        becomes backtest-data-DefaultStrategy.json
-  --export EXPORT       Export backtest results, argument are: trades. Example
-                        --export=trades
-  --export-filename PATH
-                        Save backtest results to this filename requires
-                        --export to be set as well Example --export-
-                        filename=user_data/backtest_results/backtest_today.json
-                        (default: user_data/backtest_results/backtest-
-                        result.json)
-```
-
-### Getting historic data for backtesting
-
-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
-
-To optimize your strategy, you can use hyperopt parameter hyperoptimization
-to find optimal parameter values for your stategy.
-
-```
-usage: freqtrade hyperopt [-h] [-i TICKER_INTERVAL] [--timerange TIMERANGE]
-                          [--max_open_trades INT]
-                          [--stake_amount STAKE_AMOUNT] [-r]
-                          [--customhyperopt NAME] [--hyperopt-path PATH]
-                          [--eps] [-e INT]
-                          [-s {all,buy,sell,roi,stoploss} [{all,buy,sell,roi,stoploss} ...]]
-                          [--dmmp] [--print-all] [--no-color] [-j JOBS]
-                          [--random-state INT] [--min-trades INT] [--continue]
-                          [--hyperopt-loss NAME]
-
-optional arguments:
-  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
-  -i TICKER_INTERVAL, --ticker-interval TICKER_INTERVAL
-                        Specify ticker interval (`1m`, `5m`, `30m`, `1h`,
-                        `1d`).
-  --timerange TIMERANGE
-                        Specify what timerange of data to use.
-  --max_open_trades INT
-                        Specify max_open_trades to use.
-  --stake_amount STAKE_AMOUNT
-                        Specify stake_amount.
-  --customhyperopt NAME
-                        Specify hyperopt class name (default:
-                        `DefaultHyperOpts`).
-  --hyperopt-path PATH  Specify additional lookup path for Hyperopts and
-                        Hyperopt Loss functions.
-  --eps, --enable-position-stacking
-                        Allow buying the same pair multiple times (position
-                        stacking).
-  -e INT, --epochs INT  Specify number of epochs (default: 100).
-  -s {all,buy,sell,roi,stoploss} [{all,buy,sell,roi,stoploss} ...], --spaces {all,buy,sell,roi,stoploss} [{all,buy,sell,roi,stoploss} ...]
-                        Specify which parameters to hyperopt. Space-separated
-                        list. Default: `all`.
-  --dmmp, --disable-max-market-positions
-                        Disable applying `max_open_trades` during backtest
-                        (same as setting `max_open_trades` to a very high
-                        number).
-  --print-all           Print all results, not only the best ones.
-  --no-color            Disable colorization of hyperopt results. May be
-                        useful if you are redirecting output to a file.
-  -j JOBS, --job-workers JOBS
-                        The number of concurrently running jobs for
-                        hyperoptimization (hyperopt worker processes). If -1
-                        (default), all CPUs are used, for -2, all CPUs but one
-                        are used, etc. If 1 is given, no parallel computing
-                        code is used at all.
-  --random-state INT    Set random state to some positive integer for
-                        reproducible hyperopt results.
-  --min-trades INT      Set minimal desired number of trades for evaluations
-                        in the hyperopt optimization path (default: 1).
-  --continue            Continue hyperopt from previous runs. By default,
-                        temporary files will be removed and hyperopt will
-                        start from scratch.
-  --hyperopt-loss NAME  Specify the class name of the hyperopt loss function
-                        class (IHyperOptLoss). Different functions can
-                        generate completely different results, since the
-                        target for optimization is different. Built-in
-                        Hyperopt-loss-functions are: DefaultHyperOptLoss,
-                        OnlyProfitHyperOptLoss, SharpeHyperOptLoss.
-                        (default: `DefaultHyperOptLoss`).
-```
-
-## Edge commands
-
-To know your trade expectancy and winrate against historical data, you can use Edge.
-
-```
-usage: freqtrade edge [-h] [-i TICKER_INTERVAL] [--timerange TIMERANGE]
-                    [--max_open_trades MAX_OPEN_TRADES]
-                    [--stake_amount STAKE_AMOUNT] [-r]
-                    [--stoplosses STOPLOSS_RANGE]
-
-optional arguments:
-  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
-  -i TICKER_INTERVAL, --ticker-interval TICKER_INTERVAL
-                        Specify ticker interval (1m, 5m, 30m, 1h, 1d).
-  --timerange TIMERANGE
-                        Specify what timerange of data to use.
-  --max_open_trades MAX_OPEN_TRADES
-                        Specify max_open_trades to use.
-  --stake_amount STAKE_AMOUNT
-                        Specify stake_amount.
-  --stoplosses STOPLOSS_RANGE
-                        Defines a range of stoploss against which edge will
-                        assess the strategy the format is "min,max,step"
-                        (without any space).example:
-                        --stoplosses=-0.01,-0.1,-0.001
-```
-
-To understand edge and how to read the results, please read the [edge documentation](edge.md).
-
 ## Next step
 
 The optimal strategy of the bot will change with time depending of the market trends. The next step is to

docs/configuration.md

@@ -5,142 +5,276 @@ By default, these settings are configured via the configuration file (see below)
 
 ## The Freqtrade configuration file
 
-The bot uses a set of configuration parameters during its operation that all together conform the bot configuration. It normally reads its configuration from a file (Freqtrade configuration file).
+The bot uses a set of configuration parameters during its operation that all together conform to the bot configuration. It normally reads its configuration from a file (Freqtrade configuration file).
 
 Per default, the bot loads the configuration from the `config.json` file, located in the current working directory.
 
-You can specify a different configuration file used by the bot with the `-c/--config` command line option.
+You can specify a different configuration file used by the bot with the `-c/--config` command-line option.
 
-In some advanced use cases, multiple configuration files can be specified and used by the bot or the bot can read its configuration parameters from the process standard input stream.
+Multiple configuration files can be specified and used by the bot or the bot can read its configuration parameters from the process standard input stream.
+
+!!! Tip "Use multiple configuration files to keep secrets secret"
+    You can use a 2nd configuration file containing your secrets. That way you can share your "primary" configuration file, while still keeping your API keys for yourself.
+
+    ``` bash
+    freqtrade trade --config user_data/config.json --config user_data/config-private.json <...>
+    ```
+    The 2nd file should only specify what you intend to override.
+    If a key is in more than one of the configurations, then the "last specified configuration" wins (in the above example, `config-private.json`).
 
 If you used the [Quick start](installation.md/#quick-start) method for installing 
 the bot, the installation script should have already created the default configuration file (`config.json`) for you.
 
-If default configuration file is not created we recommend you to copy and use the `config.json.example` as a template
+If the default configuration file is not created we recommend you to use `freqtrade new-config --config config.json` to generate a basic configuration file.
-for your bot configuration.
 
-The Freqtrade configuration file is to be written in the JSON format.
+The Freqtrade configuration file is to be written in JSON format.
 
 Additionally to the standard JSON syntax, you may use one-line `// ...` and multi-line `/* ... */` comments in your configuration files and trailing commas in the lists of parameters.
 
-Do not worry if you are not familiar with JSON format -- simply open the configuration file with an editor of your choice, make some changes to the parameters you need, save your changes and, finally, restart the bot or, if it was previously stopped, run it again with the changes you made to the configuration. The bot validates syntax of the configuration file at startup and will warn you if you made any errors editing it, pointing out problematic lines.
+Do not worry if you are not familiar with JSON format -- simply open the configuration file with an editor of your choice, make some changes to the parameters you need, save your changes and, finally, restart the bot or, if it was previously stopped, run it again with the changes you made to the configuration. The bot validates the syntax of the configuration file at startup and will warn you if you made any errors editing it, pointing out problematic lines.
 
 ## Configuration parameters
 
 The table below will list all configuration parameters available.
 
 Freqtrade can also load many options via command line (CLI) arguments (check out the commands `--help` output for details).
-The prevelance for all Options is as follows:
+The prevalence for all Options is as follows:
 
 - CLI arguments override any other option
-- Configuration files are used in sequence (last file wins), and override Strategy configurations.
+- Configuration files are used in sequence (the last file wins) and override Strategy configurations.
-- Strategy configurations are only used if they are not set via configuration or via command line arguments. These options are market with [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy) in the below table.
+- Strategy configurations are only used if they are not set via configuration or command-line arguments. These options are marked with [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy) in the below table.
 
 Mandatory parameters are marked as **Required**, which means that they are required to be set in one of the possible ways.
 
-|  Command | Default | Description |
+|  Parameter | Description |
-|----------|---------|-------------|
+|------------|-------------|
-| `max_open_trades` | 3 | **Required.** Number of trades open your bot will have. If -1 then it is ignored (i.e. potentially unlimited open trades)
+| `max_open_trades` | **Required.** Number of open trades your bot is allowed to have. Only one open trade per pair is possible, so the length of your pairlist is another limitation that can apply. If -1 then it is ignored (i.e. potentially unlimited open trades, limited by the pairlist). [More information below](#configuring-amount-per-trade).<br> **Datatype:** Positive integer or -1.
-| `stake_currency` | BTC | **Required.** Crypto-currency used for trading.
+| `stake_currency` | **Required.** Crypto-currency used for trading. <br> **Datatype:** String
-| `stake_amount` | 0.05 | **Required.** Amount of crypto-currency your bot will use for each trade. Per default, the bot will use (0.05 BTC x 3) = 0.15 BTC in total will be always engaged. Set it to `"unlimited"` to allow the bot to use all available balance.
+| `stake_amount` | **Required.** Amount of crypto-currency your bot will use for each trade. Set it to `"unlimited"` to allow the bot to use all available balance. [More information below](#configuring-amount-per-trade). <br> **Datatype:** Positive float or `"unlimited"`.
-| `amount_reserve_percent` | 0.05 | Reserve some amount in min pair stake amount. Default is 5%. The bot will reserve `amount_reserve_percent` + stop-loss value when calculating min pair stake amount in order to avoid possible trade refusals.
+| `tradable_balance_ratio` | Ratio of the total account balance the bot is allowed to trade. [More information below](#configuring-amount-per-trade). <br>*Defaults to `0.99` 99%).*<br> **Datatype:** Positive float between `0.1` and `1.0`.
-| `ticker_interval` | [1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 1d, ...] | The ticker interval to use (1min, 5 min, 15 min, 30 min, 1 hour or 1 day). Default is 5 minutes. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
+| `available_capital` | Available starting capital for the bot. Useful when running multiple bots on the same exchange account.[More information below](#configuring-amount-per-trade). <br> **Datatype:** Positive float.
-| `fiat_display_currency` | USD | **Required.** Fiat currency used to show your profits. More information below.
+| `amend_last_stake_amount` | Use reduced last stake amount if necessary. [More information below](#configuring-amount-per-trade). <br>*Defaults to `false`.* <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-| `dry_run` | true | **Required.** Define if the bot must be in Dry-run or production mode.
+| `last_stake_amount_min_ratio` | Defines minimum stake amount that has to be left and executed. Applies only to the last stake amount when it's amended to a reduced value (i.e. if `amend_last_stake_amount` is set to `true`). [More information below](#configuring-amount-per-trade). <br>*Defaults to `0.5`.* <br> **Datatype:** Float (as ratio)
-| `dry_run_wallet` | 999.9 | Overrides the default amount of 999.9 stake currency units in the wallet used by the bot running in the Dry Run mode if you need it for any reason.
+| `amount_reserve_percent` | Reserve some amount in min pair stake amount. The bot will reserve `amount_reserve_percent` + stoploss value when calculating min pair stake amount in order to avoid possible trade refusals. <br>*Defaults to `0.05` (5%).* <br> **Datatype:** Positive Float as ratio.
-| `process_only_new_candles` | false | If set to true indicators are processed only once a new candle arrives. If false each loop populates the indicators, this will mean the same candle is processed many times creating system load but can be useful of your strategy depends on tick data not only candle. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
+| `timeframe` | The timeframe (former ticker interval) to use (e.g `1m`, `5m`, `15m`, `30m`, `1h` ...). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy). <br> **Datatype:** String
-| `minimal_roi` | See below | Set the threshold in percent the bot will use to sell a trade. More information below. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
+| `fiat_display_currency` | Fiat currency used to show your profits. [More information below](#what-values-can-be-used-for-fiat_display_currency). <br> **Datatype:** String
-| `stoploss` | -0.10 | Value of the stoploss in percent used by the bot. More information below. More details in the [stoploss documentation](stoploss.md). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
+| `dry_run` | **Required.** Define if the bot must be in Dry Run or production mode. <br>*Defaults to `true`.* <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-| `trailing_stop` | false | Enables trailing stop-loss (based on `stoploss` in either configuration or strategy file). More details in the [stoploss documentation](stoploss.md). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
+| `dry_run_wallet` | Define the starting amount in stake currency for the simulated wallet used by the bot running in Dry Run mode.<br>*Defaults to `1000`.* <br> **Datatype:** Float
-| `trailing_stop_positive` | 0 | Changes stop-loss once profit has been reached. More details in the [stoploss documentation](stoploss.md). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
+| `cancel_open_orders_on_exit` | Cancel open orders when the `/stop` RPC command is issued, `Ctrl+C` is pressed or the bot dies unexpectedly. When set to `true`, this allows you to use `/stop` to cancel unfilled and partially filled orders in the event of a market crash. It does not impact open positions. <br>*Defaults to `false`.* <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-| `trailing_stop_positive_offset` | 0 | Offset on when to apply `trailing_stop_positive`. Percentage value which should be positive. More details in the [stoploss documentation](stoploss.md). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
+| `process_only_new_candles` | Enable processing of indicators only when new candles arrive. If false each loop populates the indicators, this will mean the same candle is processed many times creating system load but can be useful of your strategy depends on tick data not only candle. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy). <br>*Defaults to `false`.*  <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-| `trailing_only_offset_is_reached` | false | Only apply trailing stoploss when the offset is reached. [stoploss documentation](stoploss.md). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
+| `minimal_roi` | **Required.** Set the threshold as ratio the bot will use to sell a trade. [More information below](#understand-minimal_roi). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy). <br> **Datatype:** Dict
-| `unfilledtimeout.buy` | 10 | **Required.** How long (in minutes) the bot will wait for an unfilled buy order to complete, after which the order will be cancelled.
+| `stoploss` |  **Required.** Value as ratio of the stoploss used by the bot. More details in the [stoploss documentation](stoploss.md). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).  <br> **Datatype:** Float (as ratio)
-| `unfilledtimeout.sell` | 10 | **Required.** How long (in minutes) the bot will wait for an unfilled sell order to complete, after which the order will be cancelled.
+| `trailing_stop` | Enables trailing stoploss (based on `stoploss` in either configuration or strategy file). More details in the [stoploss documentation](stoploss.md#trailing-stop-loss). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy). <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-| `bid_strategy.ask_last_balance` | 0.0 | **Required.** Set the bidding price. More information [below](#understand-ask_last_balance).
+| `trailing_stop_positive` | Changes stoploss once profit has been reached. More details in the [stoploss documentation](stoploss.md#trailing-stop-loss-custom-positive-loss). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy). <br> **Datatype:** Float
-| `bid_strategy.use_order_book` | false | Allows buying of pair using the rates in Order Book Bids.
+| `trailing_stop_positive_offset` | Offset on when to apply `trailing_stop_positive`. Percentage value which should be positive. More details in the [stoploss documentation](stoploss.md#trailing-stop-loss-only-once-the-trade-has-reached-a-certain-offset). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy). <br>*Defaults to `0.0` (no offset).* <br> **Datatype:** Float
-| `bid_strategy.order_book_top` | 0 | Bot will use the top N rate in Order Book Bids. Ie. a value of 2 will allow the bot to pick the 2nd bid rate in Order Book Bids.
+| `trailing_only_offset_is_reached` | Only apply trailing stoploss when the offset is reached. [stoploss documentation](stoploss.md). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy). <br>*Defaults to `false`.*  <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-| `bid_strategy. check_depth_of_market.enabled` | false | Does not buy if the % difference of buy orders and sell orders is met in Order Book.
+| `fee` | Fee used during backtesting / dry-runs. Should normally not be configured, which has freqtrade fall back to the exchange default fee. Set as ratio (e.g. 0.001 = 0.1%). Fee is applied twice for each trade, once when buying, once when selling. <br> **Datatype:** Float (as ratio)
-| `bid_strategy. check_depth_of_market.bids_to_ask_delta` | 0 | The % difference of buy orders and sell orders found in Order Book. A value lesser than 1 means sell orders is greater, while value greater than 1 means buy orders is higher.
+| `unfilledtimeout.buy` | **Required.** How long (in minutes or seconds) the bot will wait for an unfilled buy order to complete, after which the order will be cancelled and repeated at current (new) price, as long as there is a signal. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).<br> **Datatype:** Integer
-| `ask_strategy.use_order_book` | false | Allows selling of open traded pair using the rates in Order Book Asks.
+| `unfilledtimeout.sell` | **Required.** How long (in minutes or seconds) the bot will wait for an unfilled sell order to complete, after which the order will be cancelled and repeated at current (new) price, as long as there is a signal. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).<br> **Datatype:** Integer
-| `ask_strategy.order_book_min` | 0 | Bot will scan from the top min to max Order Book Asks searching for a profitable rate.
+| `unfilledtimeout.unit` | Unit to use in unfilledtimeout setting. Note: If you set unfilledtimeout.unit to "seconds", "internals.process_throttle_secs" must be inferior or equal to timeout [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy). <br> *Defaults to `minutes`.* <br> **Datatype:** String
-| `ask_strategy.order_book_max` | 0 | Bot will scan from the top min to max Order Book Asks searching for a profitable rate.
+| `bid_strategy.price_side` | Select the side of the spread the bot should look at to get the buy rate. [More information below](#buy-price-side).<br> *Defaults to `bid`.* <br> **Datatype:** String (either `ask` or `bid`).
-| `order_types` | None | Configure order-types depending on the action (`"buy"`, `"sell"`, `"stoploss"`, `"stoploss_on_exchange"`). [More information below](#understand-order_types). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
+| `bid_strategy.ask_last_balance` | **Required.** Interpolate the bidding price. More information [below](#buy-price-without-orderbook-enabled).
-| `order_time_in_force` | None | Configure time in force for buy and sell orders. [More information below](#understand-order_time_in_force). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
+| `bid_strategy.use_order_book` | Enable buying using the rates in [Order Book Bids](#buy-price-with-orderbook-enabled). <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-| `exchange.name` |  | **Required.** Name of the exchange class to use. [List below](#user-content-what-values-for-exchangename).
+| `bid_strategy.order_book_top` | Bot will use the top N rate in Order Book "price_side" to buy. I.e. a value of 2 will allow the bot to pick the 2nd bid rate in [Order Book Bids](#buy-price-with-orderbook-enabled). <br>*Defaults to `1`.*  <br> **Datatype:** Positive Integer
-| `exchange.sandbox` | false | Use the 'sandbox' version of the exchange, where the exchange provides a sandbox for risk-free integration. See [here](sandbox-testing.md) in more details.
+| `bid_strategy. check_depth_of_market.enabled` | Do not buy if the difference of buy orders and sell orders is met in Order Book. [Check market depth](#check-depth-of-market). <br>*Defaults to `false`.* <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-| `exchange.key` | '' | API key to use for the exchange. Only required when you are in production mode. ***Keep it in secrete, do not disclose publicly.***
+| `bid_strategy. check_depth_of_market.bids_to_ask_delta` | The difference ratio of buy orders and sell orders found in Order Book. A value below 1 means sell order size is greater, while value greater than 1 means buy order size is higher. [Check market depth](#check-depth-of-market) <br> *Defaults to `0`.*  <br> **Datatype:** Float (as ratio)
-| `exchange.secret` | '' | API secret to use for the exchange. Only required when you are in production mode. ***Keep it in secrete, do not disclose publicly.***
+| `ask_strategy.price_side` | Select the side of the spread the bot should look at to get the sell rate. [More information below](#sell-price-side).<br> *Defaults to `ask`.* <br> **Datatype:** String (either `ask` or `bid`).
-| `exchange.password` | '' | API password to use for the exchange. Only required when you are in production mode and for exchanges that use password for API requests. ***Keep it in secrete, do not disclose publicly.***
+| `ask_strategy.bid_last_balance` | Interpolate the selling price. More information [below](#sell-price-without-orderbook-enabled).
-| `exchange.pair_whitelist` | [] | List of pairs to use by the bot for trading and to check for potential trades during backtesting. Can be overriden by dynamic pairlists (see [below](#dynamic-pairlists)).
+| `ask_strategy.use_order_book` | Enable selling of open trades using [Order Book Asks](#sell-price-with-orderbook-enabled). <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-| `exchange.pair_blacklist` | [] | List of pairs the bot must absolutely avoid for trading and backtesting. Can be overriden by dynamic pairlists (see [below](#dynamic-pairlists)).
+| `ask_strategy.order_book_top` | Bot will use the top N rate in Order Book "price_side" to sell. I.e. a value of 2 will allow the bot to pick the 2nd ask rate in [Order Book Asks](#sell-price-with-orderbook-enabled)<br>*Defaults to `1`.* <br> **Datatype:** Positive Integer
-| `exchange.ccxt_config` | None | Additional CCXT parameters passed to the regular ccxt instance. Parameters may differ from exchange to exchange and are documented in the [ccxt documentation](https://ccxt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/manual.html#instantiation)
+| `use_sell_signal` | Use sell signals produced by the strategy in addition to the `minimal_roi`. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy). <br>*Defaults to `true`.* <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-| `exchange.ccxt_async_config` | None | Additional CCXT parameters passed to the async ccxt instance. Parameters may differ from exchange to exchange  and are documented in the [ccxt documentation](https://ccxt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/manual.html#instantiation)
+| `sell_profit_only` | Wait until the bot reaches `sell_profit_offset` before taking a sell decision. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy). <br>*Defaults to `false`.* <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-| `exchange.markets_refresh_interval` | 60 | The interval in minutes in which markets are reloaded.
+| `sell_profit_offset` | Sell-signal is only active above this value. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy). <br>*Defaults to `0.0`.* <br> **Datatype:** Float (as ratio)
-| `edge` | false | Please refer to [edge configuration document](edge.md) for detailed explanation.
+| `ignore_roi_if_buy_signal` | Do not sell if the buy signal is still active. This setting takes preference over `minimal_roi` and `use_sell_signal`. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy). <br>*Defaults to `false`.* <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-| `experimental.use_sell_signal` | false | Use your sell strategy in addition of the `minimal_roi`. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
+| `ignore_buying_expired_candle_after` | Specifies the number of seconds until a buy signal is no longer used. <br> **Datatype:** Integer
-| `experimental.sell_profit_only` | false | Waits until you have made a positive profit before taking a sell decision. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
+| `order_types` | Configure order-types depending on the action (`"buy"`, `"sell"`, `"stoploss"`, `"stoploss_on_exchange"`). [More information below](#understand-order_types). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).<br> **Datatype:** Dict
-| `experimental.ignore_roi_if_buy_signal` | false | Does not sell if the buy-signal is still active. Takes preference over `minimal_roi` and `use_sell_signal`. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
+| `order_time_in_force` | Configure time in force for buy and sell orders. [More information below](#understand-order_time_in_force). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy). <br> **Datatype:** Dict
-| `experimental.block_bad_exchanges` | true | Block exchanges known to not work with freqtrade. Leave on default unless you want to test if that exchange works now.
+| `exchange.name` | **Required.** Name of the exchange class to use. [List below](#user-content-what-values-for-exchangename). <br> **Datatype:** String
-| `pairlist.method` | StaticPairList | Use static or dynamic volume-based pairlist. [More information below](#dynamic-pairlists).
+| `exchange.sandbox` | Use the 'sandbox' version of the exchange, where the exchange provides a sandbox for risk-free integration. See [here](sandbox-testing.md) in more details.<br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-| `pairlist.config` | None | Additional configuration for dynamic pairlists. [More information below](#dynamic-pairlists).
+| `exchange.key` | API key to use for the exchange. Only required when you are in production mode.<br>**Keep it in secret, do not disclose publicly.** <br> **Datatype:** String
-| `telegram.enabled` | true | **Required.** Enable or not the usage of Telegram.
+| `exchange.secret` | API secret to use for the exchange. Only required when you are in production mode.<br>**Keep it in secret, do not disclose publicly.** <br> **Datatype:** String
-| `telegram.token` | token | Your Telegram bot token. Only required if `telegram.enabled` is `true`. ***Keep it in secrete, do not disclose publicly.***
+| `exchange.password` | API password to use for the exchange. Only required when you are in production mode and for exchanges that use password for API requests.<br>**Keep it in secret, do not disclose publicly.** <br> **Datatype:** String
-| `telegram.chat_id` | chat_id | Your personal Telegram account id. Only required if `telegram.enabled` is `true`. ***Keep it in secrete, do not disclose publicly.***
+| `exchange.pair_whitelist` | List of pairs to use by the bot for trading and to check for potential trades during backtesting. Supports regex pairs as `.*/BTC`. Not used by VolumePairList. [More information](plugins.md#pairlists-and-pairlist-handlers). <br> **Datatype:** List
-| `webhook.enabled` | false | Enable usage of Webhook notifications
+| `exchange.pair_blacklist` | List of pairs the bot must absolutely avoid for trading and backtesting. [More information](plugins.md#pairlists-and-pairlist-handlers). <br> **Datatype:** List
-| `webhook.url` | false | URL for the webhook. Only required if `webhook.enabled` is `true`. See the [webhook documentation](webhook-config.md) for more details.
+| `exchange.ccxt_config` | Additional CCXT parameters passed to both ccxt instances (sync and async). This is usually the correct place for ccxt configurations. Parameters may differ from exchange to exchange and are documented in the [ccxt documentation](https://ccxt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/manual.html#instantiation) <br> **Datatype:** Dict
-| `webhook.webhookbuy` | false | Payload to send on buy. Only required if `webhook.enabled` is `true`. See the [webhook documentationV](webhook-config.md) for more details.
+| `exchange.ccxt_sync_config` | Additional CCXT parameters passed to the regular (sync) ccxt instance. Parameters may differ from exchange to exchange and are documented in the [ccxt documentation](https://ccxt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/manual.html#instantiation) <br> **Datatype:** Dict
-| `webhook.webhooksell` | false | Payload to send on sell. Only required if `webhook.enabled` is `true`. See the [webhook documentationV](webhook-config.md) for more details.
+| `exchange.ccxt_async_config` | Additional CCXT parameters passed to the async ccxt instance. Parameters may differ from exchange to exchange  and are documented in the [ccxt documentation](https://ccxt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/manual.html#instantiation) <br> **Datatype:** Dict
-| `webhook.webhookstatus` | false | Payload to send on status calls. Only required if `webhook.enabled` is `true`. See the [webhook documentationV](webhook-config.md) for more details.
+| `exchange.markets_refresh_interval` | The interval in minutes in which markets are reloaded. <br>*Defaults to `60` minutes.* <br> **Datatype:** Positive Integer
-| `db_url` | `sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite`| Declares database URL to use. NOTE: This defaults to `sqlite://` if `dry_run` is `True`.
+| `exchange.skip_pair_validation` | Skip pairlist validation on startup.<br>*Defaults to `false`<br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-| `initial_state` | running | Defines the initial application state. More information below.
+| `exchange.skip_open_order_update` | Skips open order updates on startup should the exchange cause problems. Only relevant in live conditions.<br>*Defaults to `false`<br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-| `forcebuy_enable` | false | Enables the RPC Commands to force a buy. More information below.
+| `exchange.log_responses` | Log relevant exchange responses. For debug mode only - use with care.<br>*Defaults to `false`<br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-| `strategy` | DefaultStrategy | Defines Strategy class to use.
+| `edge.*` | Please refer to [edge configuration document](edge.md) for detailed explanation.
-| `strategy_path` | null | Adds an additional strategy lookup path (must be a directory).
+| `experimental.block_bad_exchanges` | Block exchanges known to not work with freqtrade. Leave on default unless you want to test if that exchange works now. <br>*Defaults to `true`.* <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-| `internals.process_throttle_secs` | 5 | **Required.** Set the process throttle. Value in second.
+| `pairlists` | Define one or more pairlists to be used. [More information](plugins.md#pairlists-and-pairlist-handlers). <br>*Defaults to `StaticPairList`.*  <br> **Datatype:** List of Dicts
-| `internals.sd_notify` | false | Enables use of the sd_notify protocol to tell systemd service manager about changes in the bot state and issue keep-alive pings. See [here](installation.md#7-optional-configure-freqtrade-as-a-systemd-service) for more details.
+| `protections` | Define one or more protections to be used. [More information](plugins.md#protections). <br> **Datatype:** List of Dicts
-| `logfile` | | Specify Logfile. Uses a rolling strategy of 10 files, with 1Mb per file.
+| `telegram.enabled` | Enable the usage of Telegram. <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-| `user_data_dir` | cwd()/user_data | Directory containing user data. Defaults to `./user_data/`.
+| `telegram.token` | Your Telegram bot token. Only required if `telegram.enabled` is `true`. <br>**Keep it in secret, do not disclose publicly.** <br> **Datatype:** String
+| `telegram.chat_id` | Your personal Telegram account id. Only required if `telegram.enabled` is `true`. <br>**Keep it in secret, do not disclose publicly.** <br> **Datatype:** String
+| `telegram.balance_dust_level` | Dust-level (in stake currency) - currencies with a balance below this will not be shown by `/balance`. <br> **Datatype:** float
+| `webhook.enabled` | Enable usage of Webhook notifications <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
+| `webhook.url` | URL for the webhook. Only required if `webhook.enabled` is `true`. See the [webhook documentation](webhook-config.md) for more details. <br> **Datatype:** String
+| `webhook.webhookbuy` | Payload to send on buy. Only required if `webhook.enabled` is `true`. See the [webhook documentation](webhook-config.md) for more details. <br> **Datatype:** String
+| `webhook.webhookbuycancel` | Payload to send on buy order cancel. Only required if `webhook.enabled` is `true`. See the [webhook documentation](webhook-config.md) for more details. <br> **Datatype:** String
+| `webhook.webhooksell` | Payload to send on sell. Only required if `webhook.enabled` is `true`. See the [webhook documentation](webhook-config.md) for more details. <br> **Datatype:** String
+| `webhook.webhooksellcancel` | Payload to send on sell order cancel. Only required if `webhook.enabled` is `true`. See the [webhook documentation](webhook-config.md) for more details. <br> **Datatype:** String
+| `webhook.webhookstatus` | Payload to send on status calls. Only required if `webhook.enabled` is `true`. See the [webhook documentation](webhook-config.md) for more details. <br> **Datatype:** String
+| `api_server.enabled` | Enable usage of API Server. See the [API Server documentation](rest-api.md) for more details. <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
+| `api_server.listen_ip_address` | Bind IP address. See the [API Server documentation](rest-api.md) for more details. <br> **Datatype:** IPv4
+| `api_server.listen_port` | Bind Port. See the [API Server documentation](rest-api.md) for more details. <br>**Datatype:** Integer between 1024 and 65535
+| `api_server.verbosity` | Logging verbosity. `info` will print all RPC Calls, while "error" will only display errors. <br>**Datatype:** Enum, either `info` or `error`. Defaults to `info`.
+| `api_server.username` | Username for API server. See the [API Server documentation](rest-api.md) for more details. <br>**Keep it in secret, do not disclose publicly.**<br> **Datatype:** String
+| `api_server.password` | Password for API server. See the [API Server documentation](rest-api.md) for more details. <br>**Keep it in secret, do not disclose publicly.**<br> **Datatype:** String
+| `bot_name` | Name of the bot. Passed via API to a client - can be shown to distinguish / name bots.<br> *Defaults to `freqtrade`*<br> **Datatype:** String
+| `db_url` | Declares database URL to use. NOTE: This defaults to `sqlite:///tradesv3.dryrun.sqlite` if `dry_run` is `true`, and to `sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite` for production instances. <br> **Datatype:** String, SQLAlchemy connect string
+| `initial_state` | Defines the initial application state. If set to stopped, then the bot has to be explicitly started via `/start` RPC command. <br>*Defaults to `stopped`.* <br> **Datatype:** Enum, either `stopped` or `running`
+| `forcebuy_enable` | Enables the RPC Commands to force a buy. More information below. <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
+| `disable_dataframe_checks` | Disable checking the OHLCV dataframe returned from the strategy methods for correctness. Only use when intentionally changing the dataframe and understand what you are doing. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).<br> *Defaults to `False`*. <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
+| `strategy` | **Required** Defines Strategy class to use. Recommended to be set via `--strategy NAME`. <br> **Datatype:** ClassName
+| `strategy_path` | Adds an additional strategy lookup path (must be a directory). <br> **Datatype:** String
+| `internals.process_throttle_secs` | Set the process throttle, or minimum loop duration for one bot iteration loop. Value in second. <br>*Defaults to `5` seconds.* <br> **Datatype:** Positive Integer
+| `internals.heartbeat_interval` | Print heartbeat message every N seconds. Set to 0 to disable heartbeat messages. <br>*Defaults to `60` seconds.* <br> **Datatype:** Positive Integer or 0
+| `internals.sd_notify` | Enables use of the sd_notify protocol to tell systemd service manager about changes in the bot state and issue keep-alive pings. See [here](installation.md#7-optional-configure-freqtrade-as-a-systemd-service) for more details. <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
+| `logfile` | Specifies logfile name. Uses a rolling strategy for log file rotation for 10 files with the 1MB limit per file. <br> **Datatype:** String
+| `user_data_dir` | Directory containing user data. <br> *Defaults to `./user_data/`*. <br> **Datatype:** String
+| `dataformat_ohlcv` | Data format to use to store historical candle (OHLCV) data. <br> *Defaults to `json`*. <br> **Datatype:** String
+| `dataformat_trades` | Data format to use to store historical trades data. <br> *Defaults to `jsongz`*. <br> **Datatype:** String
 
 ### Parameters in the strategy
 
-The following parameters can be set in either configuration file or strategy.
+The following parameters can be set in the configuration file or strategy.
 Values set in the configuration file always overwrite values set in the strategy.
 
-* `ticker_interval`
 * `minimal_roi`
+* `timeframe`
 * `stoploss`
 * `trailing_stop`
 * `trailing_stop_positive`
 * `trailing_stop_positive_offset`
+* `trailing_only_offset_is_reached`
+* `use_custom_stoploss`
 * `process_only_new_candles`
 * `order_types`
 * `order_time_in_force`
-* `use_sell_signal` (experimental)
+* `unfilledtimeout`
-* `sell_profit_only` (experimental)
+* `disable_dataframe_checks`
-* `ignore_roi_if_buy_signal` (experimental)
+* `use_sell_signal`
+* `sell_profit_only`
+* `sell_profit_offset`
+* `ignore_roi_if_buy_signal`
+* `ignore_buying_expired_candle_after`
 
-### Understand stake_amount
+### Configuring amount per trade
 
-The `stake_amount` configuration parameter is an amount of crypto-currency your bot will use for each trade.
+There are several methods to configure how much of the stake currency the bot will use to enter a trade. All methods respect the [available balance configuration](#tradable-balance) as explained below.
-The minimal value is 0.0005. If there is not enough crypto-currency in
+
-the account an exception is generated.
+#### Minimum trade stake
-To allow the bot to trade all the available `stake_currency` in your account set
+
+The minimum stake amount will depend on exchange and pair and is usually listed in the exchange support pages.
+Assuming the minimum tradable amount for XRP/USD is 20 XRP (given by the exchange), and the price is 0.6$.
+
+The minimum stake amount to buy this pair is, therefore, `20 * 0.6 ~= 12`.
+This exchange has also a limit on USD - where all orders must be > 10$ - which however does not apply in this case.
+
+To guarantee safe execution, freqtrade will not allow buying with a stake-amount of 10.1$, instead, it'll make sure that there's enough space to place a stoploss below the pair (+ an offset, defined by `amount_reserve_percent`, which defaults to 5%).
+
+With a reserve of 5%, the minimum stake amount would be ~12.6$ (`12 * (1 + 0.05)`). If we take into account a stoploss of 10% on top of that - we'd end up with a value of ~14$ (`12.6 / (1 - 0.1)`).
+
+To limit this calculation in case of large stoploss values, the calculated minimum stake-limit will never be more than 50% above the real limit.
+
+!!! Warning
+    Since the limits on exchanges are usually stable and are not updated often, some pairs can show pretty high minimum limits, simply because the price increased a lot since the last limit adjustment by the exchange.
+
+#### Tradable balance
+
+By default, the bot assumes that the `complete amount - 1%` is at it's disposal, and when using [dynamic stake amount](#dynamic-stake-amount), it will split the complete balance into `max_open_trades` buckets per trade.
+Freqtrade will reserve 1% for eventual fees when entering a trade and will therefore not touch that by default.
+
+You can configure the "untouched" amount by using the `tradable_balance_ratio` setting.
+
+For example, if you have 10 ETH available in your wallet on the exchange and `tradable_balance_ratio=0.5` (which is 50%), then the bot will use a maximum amount of 5 ETH for trading and considers this as an available balance. The rest of the wallet is untouched by the trades.
+
+!!! Danger
+    This setting should **not** be used when running multiple bots on the same account. Please look at [Available Capital to the bot](#assign-available-capital) instead.
+
+!!! Warning
+    The `tradable_balance_ratio` setting applies to the current balance (free balance + tied up in trades). Therefore, assuming the starting balance of 1000, a configuration with `tradable_balance_ratio=0.99` will not guarantee that 10 currency units will always remain available on the exchange. For example, the free amount may reduce to 5 units if the total balance is reduced to 500 (either by a losing streak or by withdrawing balance).
+
+#### Assign available Capital
+
+To fully utilize compounding profits when using multiple bots on the same exchange account, you'll want to limit each bot to a certain starting balance.
+This can be accomplished by setting `available_capital` to the desired starting balance.
+
+Assuming your account has 10.000 USDT and you want to run 2 different strategies on this exchange.
+You'd set `available_capital=5000` - granting each bot an initial capital of 5000 USDT.
+The bot will then split this starting balance equally into `max_open_trades` buckets.
+Profitable trades will result in increased stake-sizes for this bot - without affecting the stake-sizes of the other bot.
+
+!!! Warning "Incompatible with `tradable_balance_ratio`"
+    Setting this option will replace any configuration of `tradable_balance_ratio`.
+
+#### Amend last stake amount
+
+Assuming we have the tradable balance of 1000 USDT, `stake_amount=400`, and `max_open_trades=3`.
+The bot would open 2 trades and will be unable to fill the last trading slot, since the requested 400 USDT are no longer available since 800 USDT are already tied in other trades.
+
+To overcome this, the option `amend_last_stake_amount` can be set to `True`, which will enable the bot to reduce stake_amount to the available balance to fill the last trade slot.
+
+In the example above this would mean:
+
+- Trade1: 400 USDT
+- Trade2: 400 USDT
+- Trade3: 200 USDT
+
+!!! Note
+    This option only applies with [Static stake amount](#static-stake-amount) - since [Dynamic stake amount](#dynamic-stake-amount) divides the balances evenly.
+
+!!! Note
+    The minimum last stake amount can be configured using `last_stake_amount_min_ratio` - which defaults to 0.5 (50%). This means that the minimum stake amount that's ever used is `stake_amount * 0.5`. This avoids very low stake amounts, that are close to the minimum tradable amount for the pair and can be refused by the exchange.
+
+#### Static stake amount
+
+The `stake_amount` configuration statically configures the amount of stake-currency your bot will use for each trade.
+
+The minimal configuration value is 0.0001, however, please check your exchange's trading minimums for the stake currency you're using to avoid problems.
+
+This setting works in combination with `max_open_trades`. The maximum capital engaged in trades is `stake_amount * max_open_trades`.
+For example, the bot will at most use (0.05 BTC x 3) = 0.15 BTC, assuming a configuration of `max_open_trades=3` and `stake_amount=0.05`.
+
+!!! Note
+    This setting respects the [available balance configuration](#available-balance).
+
+#### Dynamic stake amount
+
+Alternatively, you can use a dynamic stake amount, which will use the available balance on the exchange, and divide that equally by the number of allowed trades (`max_open_trades`).
+
+To configure this, set `stake_amount="unlimited"`. We also recommend to set `tradable_balance_ratio=0.99` (99%) - to keep a minimum balance for eventual fees.
+
+In this case a trade amount is calculated as:
+
+```python
+currency_balance / (max_open_trades - current_open_trades)
+```
+
+To allow the bot to trade all the available `stake_currency` in your account (minus `tradable_balance_ratio`) set
 
 ```json
 "stake_amount" : "unlimited",
+"tradable_balance_ratio": 0.99,
 ```
 
-In this case a trade amount is calclulated as:
+!!! Tip "Compounding profits"
+    This configuration will allow increasing/decreasing stakes depending on the performance of the bot (lower stake if the bot is losing, higher stakes if the bot has a winning record since higher balances are available), and will result in profit compounding.
 
-```python
+!!! Note "When using Dry-Run Mode"
-currency_balanse / (max_open_trades - current_open_trades)
+    When using `"stake_amount" : "unlimited",` in combination with Dry-Run, Backtesting or Hyperopt, the balance will be simulated starting with a stake of `dry_run_wallet` which will evolve.
-```
+    It is therefore important to set `dry_run_wallet` to a sensible value (like 0.05 or 0.01 for BTC and 1000 or 100 for USDT, for example), otherwise, it may simulate trades with 100 BTC (or more) or 0.05 USDT (or less) at once - which may not correspond to your real available balance or is less than the exchange minimal limit for the order amount for the stake currency.
+
+--8<-- "includes/pricing.md"
 
 ### Understand minimal_roi
 
 The `minimal_roi` configuration parameter is a JSON object where the key is a duration
-in minutes and the value is the minimum ROI in percent.
+in minutes and the value is the minimum ROI as a ratio.
 See the example below:
 
 ```json
@@ -155,64 +289,55 @@ See the example below:
 Most of the strategy files already include the optimal `minimal_roi` value.
 This parameter can be set in either Strategy or Configuration file. If you use it in the configuration file, it will override the
 `minimal_roi` value from the strategy file.
-If it is not set in either Strategy or Configuration, a default of 1000% `{"0": 10}` is used, and minimal roi is disabled unless your trade generates 1000% profit.
+If it is not set in either Strategy or Configuration, a default of 1000% `{"0": 10}` is used, and minimal ROI is disabled unless your trade generates 1000% profit.
 
-### Understand stoploss
+!!! Note "Special case to forcesell after a specific time"
-
+    A special case presents using `"<N>": -1` as ROI. This forces the bot to sell a trade after N Minutes, no matter if it's positive or negative, so represents a time-limited force-sell.
-Go to the [stoploss documentation](stoploss.md) for more details.
-
-### Understand trailing stoploss
-
-Go to the [trailing stoploss Documentation](stoploss.md#trailing-stop-loss) for details on trailing stoploss.
-
-### Understand initial_state
-
-The `initial_state` configuration parameter is an optional field that defines the initial application state.
-Possible values are `running` or `stopped`. (default=`running`)
-If the value is `stopped` the bot has to be started with `/start` first.
 
 ### Understand forcebuy_enable
 
-The `forcebuy_enable` configuration parameter enables the usage of forcebuy commands via Telegram.
+The `forcebuy_enable` configuration parameter enables the usage of forcebuy commands via Telegram and REST API.
-This is disabled for security reasons by default, and will show a warning message on startup if enabled.
+For security reasons, it's disabled by default, and freqtrade will show a warning message on startup if enabled.
-For example, you can send `/forcebuy ETH/BTC` Telegram command when this feature if enabled to the bot,
+For example, you can send `/forcebuy ETH/BTC` to the bot, which will result in freqtrade buying the pair and holds it until a regular sell-signal (ROI, stoploss, /forcesell) appears.
-who then buys the pair and holds it until a regular sell-signal (ROI, stoploss, /forcesell) appears.
 
 This can be dangerous with some strategies, so use with care.
 
 See [the telegram documentation](telegram-usage.md) for details on usage.
 
-### Understand process_throttle_secs
+### Ignoring expired candles
 
-The `process_throttle_secs` configuration parameter is an optional field that defines in seconds how long the bot should wait
+When working with larger timeframes (for example 1h or more) and using a low `max_open_trades` value, the last candle can be processed as soon as a trade slot becomes available. When processing the last candle, this can lead to a situation where it may not be desirable to use the buy signal on that candle. For example, when using a condition in your strategy where you use a cross-over, that point may have passed too long ago for you to start a trade on it.
-before asking the strategy if we should buy or a sell an asset. After each wait period, the strategy is asked again for
-every opened trade wether or not we should sell, and for all the remaining pairs (either the dynamic list of pairs or
-the static list of pairs) if we should buy.
 
-### Understand ask_last_balance
+In these situations, you can enable the functionality to ignore candles that are beyond a specified period by setting `ignore_buying_expired_candle_after` to a positive number, indicating the number of seconds after which the buy signal becomes expired.
 
-The `ask_last_balance` configuration parameter sets the bidding price. Value `0.0` will use `ask` price, `1.0` will
+For example, if your strategy is using a 1h timeframe, and you only want to buy within the first 5 minutes when a new candle comes in, you can add the following configuration to your strategy:
-use the `last` price and values between those interpolate between ask and last
+
-price. Using `ask` price will guarantee quick success in bid, but bot will also
+``` json
-end up paying more then would probably have been necessary.
+  {
+    //...
+    "ignore_buying_expired_candle_after": 300,
+    // ...
+  }
+```
+
+!!! Note
+    This setting resets with each new candle, so it will not prevent sticking-signals from executing on the 2nd or 3rd candle they're active. Best use a "trigger" selector for buy signals, which are only active for one candle.
 
 ### Understand order_types
 
-The `order_types` configuration parameter maps actions (`buy`, `sell`, `stoploss`) to order-types (`market`, `limit`, ...) as well as configures stoploss to be on the exchange and defines stoploss on exchange update interval in seconds.
+The `order_types` configuration parameter maps actions (`buy`, `sell`, `stoploss`, `emergencysell`, `forcesell`, `forcebuy`) to order-types (`market`, `limit`, ...) as well as configures stoploss to be on the exchange and defines stoploss on exchange update interval in seconds.
 
 This allows to buy using limit orders, sell using
-limit-orders, and create stoplosses using using market orders. It also allows to set the
+limit-orders, and create stoplosses using market orders. It also allows to set the
 stoploss "on exchange" which means stoploss order would be placed immediately once
 the buy order is fulfilled.
-If `stoploss_on_exchange` and `trailing_stop` are both set, then the bot will use `stoploss_on_exchange_interval` to check and update the stoploss on exchange periodically.
+    
-`order_types` can be set in the configuration file or in the strategy.
 `order_types` set in the configuration file overwrites values set in the strategy as a whole, so you need to configure the whole `order_types` dictionary in one place.
 
 If this is configured, the following 4 values (`buy`, `sell`, `stoploss` and
-`stoploss_on_exchange`) need to be present, otherwise the bot will fail to start.
+`stoploss_on_exchange`) need to be present, otherwise, the bot will fail to start.
 
-`emergencysell` is an optional value, which defaults to `market` and is used when creating stoploss on exchange orders fails.
+For information on (`emergencysell`,`forcesell`, `forcebuy`, `stoploss_on_exchange`,`stoploss_on_exchange_interval`,`stoploss_on_exchange_limit_ratio`) please see stop loss documentation [stop loss on exchange](stoploss.md)
-The below is the default which is used if this is not configured in either strategy or configuration file.
 
 Syntax for Strategy:
 
@@ -221,9 +346,12 @@ order_types = {
     "buy": "limit",
     "sell": "limit",
     "emergencysell": "market",
+    "forcebuy": "market",
+    "forcesell": "market",
     "stoploss": "market",
     "stoploss_on_exchange": False,
-    "stoploss_on_exchange_interval": 60
+    "stoploss_on_exchange_interval": 60,
+    "stoploss_on_exchange_limit_ratio": 0.99,
 }
 ```
 
@@ -234,27 +362,31 @@ Configuration:
     "buy": "limit",
     "sell": "limit",
     "emergencysell": "market",
+    "forcebuy": "market",
+    "forcesell": "market",
     "stoploss": "market",
     "stoploss_on_exchange": false,
     "stoploss_on_exchange_interval": 60
 }
 ```
 
-!!! Note
+!!! Note "Market order support"
     Not all exchanges support "market" orders.
     The following message will be shown if your exchange does not support market orders:
-    `"Exchange <yourexchange>  does not support market orders."`
+    `"Exchange <yourexchange> does not support market orders."` and the bot will refuse to start.
 
-!!! Note
+!!! Warning "Using market orders"
-    Stoploss on exchange interval is not mandatory. Do not change its value if you are
+    Please carefully read the section [Market order pricing](#market-order-pricing) section when using market orders.
+
+!!! Note "Stoploss on exchange"
+    `stoploss_on_exchange_interval` is not mandatory. Do not change its value if you are
     unsure of what you are doing. For more information about how stoploss works please
     refer to [the stoploss documentation](stoploss.md).
 
-!!! Note
+    If `stoploss_on_exchange` is enabled and the stoploss is cancelled manually on the exchange, then the bot will create a new stoploss order.
-    If `stoploss_on_exchange` is enabled and the stoploss is cancelled manually on the exchange, then the bot will create a new order.
 
-!!! Warning stoploss_on_exchange failures
+!!! Warning "Warning: stoploss_on_exchange failures"
-    If stoploss on exchange creation fails for some reason, then an "emergency sell" is initiated. By default, this will sell the asset using a market order. The order-type for the emergency-sell can be changed by setting the `emergencysell` value in the `order_types` dictionary - however this is not advised.
+    If stoploss on exchange creation fails for some reason, then an "emergency sell" is initiated. By default, this will sell the asset using a market order. The order-type for the emergency-sell can be changed by setting the `emergencysell` value in the `order_types` dictionary - however, this is not advised.
 
 ### Understand order_time_in_force
 
@@ -264,12 +396,12 @@ is executed on the exchange. Three commonly used time in force are:
 **GTC (Good Till Canceled):**
 
 This is most of the time the default time in force. It means the order will remain
-on exchange till it is canceled by user. It can be fully or partially fulfilled.
+on exchange till it is cancelled by the user. It can be fully or partially fulfilled.
 If partially fulfilled, the remaining will stay on the exchange till cancelled.
 
-**FOK (Full Or Kill):**
+**FOK (Fill Or Kill):**
 
-It means if the order is not executed immediately AND fully then it is canceled by the exchange.
+It means if the order is not executed immediately AND fully then it is cancelled by the exchange.
 
 **IOC (Immediate Or Canceled):**
 
@@ -290,23 +422,25 @@ The possible values are: `gtc` (default), `fok` or `ioc`.
 ```
 
 !!! Warning
-    This is an ongoing work. For now it is supported only for binance and only for buy orders.
+    This is ongoing work. For now, it is supported only for binance.
-    Please don't change the default value unless you know what you are doing.
+    Please don't change the default value unless you know what you are doing and have researched the impact of using different values.
 
 ### Exchange configuration
 
 Freqtrade is based on [CCXT library](https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt) that supports over 100 cryptocurrency
 exchange markets and trading APIs. The complete up-to-date list can be found in the
-[CCXT repo homepage](https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt/tree/master/python). However, the bot was tested
+[CCXT repo homepage](https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt/tree/master/python).
-with only Bittrex and Binance.
+ However, the bot was tested by the development team with only Bittrex, Binance and Kraken,
-
+ so these are the only officially supported exchanges:
-The bot was tested with the following exchanges:
 
 - [Bittrex](https://bittrex.com/): "bittrex"
 - [Binance](https://www.binance.com/): "binance"
+- [Kraken](https://kraken.com/): "kraken"
 
 Feel free to test other exchanges and submit your PR to improve the bot.
 
+Some exchanges require special configuration, which can be found on the [Exchange-specific Notes](exchanges.md) documentation page.
+
 #### Sample exchange configuration
 
 A exchange configuration for "binance" would look as follows:
@@ -323,33 +457,13 @@ A exchange configuration for "binance" would look as follows:
     },
 ```
 
-This configuration enables binance, as well as rate limiting to avoid bans from the exchange.
+This configuration enables binance, as well as rate-limiting to avoid bans from the exchange.
 `"rateLimit": 200` defines a wait-event of 0.2s between each call. This can also be completely disabled by setting `"enableRateLimit"` to false.
 
 !!! Note
-    Optimal settings for rate limiting depend on the exchange and the size of the whitelist, so an ideal parameter will vary on many other settings.
+    Optimal settings for rate-limiting depend on the exchange and the size of the whitelist, so an ideal parameter will vary on many other settings.
     We try to provide sensible defaults per exchange where possible, if you encounter bans please make sure that `"enableRateLimit"` is enabled and increase the `"rateLimit"` parameter step by step.
 
-#### Advanced FreqTrade Exchange configuration
-
-Advanced options can be configured using the `_ft_has_params` setting, which will override Defaults and exchange-specific behaviours.
-
-Available options are listed in the exchange-class as `_ft_has_default`.
-
-For example, to test the order type `FOK` with Kraken, and modify candle_limit to 200 (so you only get 200 candles per call):
-
-```json
-"exchange": {
-    "name": "kraken",
-    "_ft_has_params": {
-        "order_time_in_force": ["gtc", "fok"],
-        "ohlcv_candle_limit": 200
-        }
-```
-
-!!! Warning
-    Please make sure to fully understand the impacts of these settings before modifying them.
-
 ### What values can be used for fiat_display_currency?
 
 The `fiat_display_currency` configuration parameter sets the base currency to use for the
@@ -361,7 +475,7 @@ The valid values are:
 "AUD", "BRL", "CAD", "CHF", "CLP", "CNY", "CZK", "DKK", "EUR", "GBP", "HKD", "HUF", "IDR", "ILS", "INR", "JPY", "KRW", "MXN", "MYR", "NOK", "NZD", "PHP", "PKR", "PLN", "RUB", "SEK", "SGD", "THB", "TRY", "TWD", "ZAR", "USD"
 ```
 
-In addition to fiat currencies, a range of cryto currencies are supported.
+In addition to fiat currencies, a range of crypto currencies is supported.
 
 The valid values are:
 
@@ -369,10 +483,10 @@ The valid values are:
 "BTC", "ETH", "XRP", "LTC", "BCH", "USDT"
 ```
 
-## Switch to Dry-run mode
+## Using Dry-run mode
 
 We recommend starting the bot in the Dry-run mode to see how your bot will
-behave and what is the performance of your strategy. In the Dry-run mode the
+behave and what is the performance of your strategy. In the Dry-run mode, the
 bot does not engage your money. It only runs a live simulation without
 creating trades on the exchange.
 
@@ -384,7 +498,7 @@ creating trades on the exchange.
 "db_url": "sqlite:///tradesv3.dryrun.sqlite",
 ```
 
-3. Remove your Exchange API key and secrete (change them by empty values or fake credentials):
+3. Remove your Exchange API key and secret (change them by empty values or fake credentials):
 
 ```json
 "exchange": {
@@ -395,41 +509,20 @@ creating trades on the exchange.
 }
 ```
 
-Once you will be happy with your bot performance running in the Dry-run mode,
+Once you will be happy with your bot performance running in the Dry-run mode, you can switch it to production mode.
-you can switch it to production mode.
 
-### Dynamic Pairlists
+!!! Note
+    A simulated wallet is available during dry-run mode and will assume a starting capital of `dry_run_wallet` (defaults to 1000).
 
-Dynamic pairlists select pairs for you based on the logic configured.
+### Considerations for dry-run
-The bot runs against all pairs (with that stake) on the exchange, and a number of assets
-(`number_assets`) is selected based on the selected criteria.
 
-By default, the `StaticPairList` method is used.
+* API-keys may or may not be provided. Only Read-Only operations (i.e. operations that do not alter account state) on the exchange are performed in dry-run mode.
-The Pairlist method is configured as `pair_whitelist` parameter under the `exchange`
+* Wallets (`/balance`) are simulated based on `dry_run_wallet`.
-section of the configuration.
+* Orders are simulated, and will not be posted to the exchange.
-
+* Market orders fill based on orderbook volume the moment the order is placed.
-**Available Pairlist methods:**
+* Limit orders fill once the price reaches the defined level - or time out based on `unfilledtimeout` settings.
-
+* In combination with `stoploss_on_exchange`, the stop_loss price is assumed to be filled.
-* `StaticPairList`
+* Open orders (not trades, which are stored in the database) are reset on bot restart.
-  * It uses configuration from `exchange.pair_whitelist` and `exchange.pair_blacklist`.
-* `VolumePairList`
-  * It selects `number_assets` top pairs based on `sort_key`, which can be one of
-`askVolume`, `bidVolume` and `quoteVolume`, defaults to `quoteVolume`.
-  * There is a possibility to filter low-value coins that would not allow setting a stop loss
-(set `precision_filter` parameter to `true` for this).
-
-Example:
-
-```json
-"pairlist": {
-        "method": "VolumePairList",
-        "config": {
-            "number_assets": 20,
-            "sort_key": "quoteVolume",
-            "precision_filter": false
-        }
-    },
-```
 
 ## Switch to production mode
 
@@ -437,6 +530,11 @@ In production mode, the bot will engage your money. Be careful, since a wrong
 strategy can lose all your money. Be aware of what you are doing when
 you run it in production mode.
 
+### Setup your exchange account
+
+You will need to create API Keys (usually you get `key` and `secret`, some exchanges require an additional `password`) from the Exchange website and you'll need to insert this into the appropriate fields in the configuration or when asked by the `freqtrade new-config` command.
+API Keys are usually only required for live trading (trading for real money, bot running in "production mode", executing real orders on the exchange) and are not required for the bot running in dry-run (trade simulation) mode. When you set up the bot in dry-run mode, you may fill these fields with empty values.
+
 ### To switch your bot in production mode
 
 **Edit your `config.json`  file.**
@@ -447,25 +545,35 @@ you run it in production mode.
 "dry_run": false,
 ```
 
-**Insert your Exchange API key (change them by fake api keys):**
+**Insert your Exchange API key (change them by fake API keys):**
 
 ```json
-"exchange": {
+{
+    "exchange": {
         "name": "bittrex",
         "key": "af8ddd35195e9dc500b9a6f799f6f5c93d89193b",
         "secret": "08a9dc6db3d7b53e1acebd9275677f4b0a04f1a5",
-        ...
+        //"password": "", // Optional, not needed by all exchanges)
+        // ...
+    }
+    //...
 }
-
 ```
-!!! Note
-    If you have an exchange API key yet, [see our tutorial](/pre-requisite).
 
-### Using proxy with FreqTrade
+You should also make sure to read the [Exchanges](exchanges.md) section of the documentation to be aware of potential configuration details specific to your exchange.
+
+!!! Hint "Keep your secrets secret"
+    To keep your secrets secret, we recommend using a 2nd configuration for your API keys.
+    Simply use the above snippet in a new configuration file (e.g. `config-private.json`) and keep your settings in this file.
+    You can then start the bot with `freqtrade trade --config user_data/config.json --config user_data/config-private.json <...>` to have your keys loaded.
+
+    **NEVER** share your private configuration file or your exchange keys with anyone!
+
+### Using proxy with Freqtrade
 
 To use a proxy with freqtrade, add the kwarg `"aiohttp_trust_env"=true` to the `"ccxt_async_kwargs"` dict in the exchange section of the configuration.
 
-An example for this can be found in `config_full.json.example`
+An example for this can be found in `config_examples/config_full.example.json`
 
 ``` json
 "ccxt_async_config": {
@@ -481,33 +589,6 @@ export HTTPS_PROXY="http://addr:port"
 freqtrade
 ```
 
-
-### Embedding Strategies
-
-FreqTrade provides you with with an easy way to embed the strategy into your configuration file.
-This is done by utilizing BASE64 encoding and providing this string at the strategy configuration field,
-in your chosen config file.
-
-#### Encoding a string as BASE64
-
-This is a quick example, how to generate the BASE64 string in python
-
-```python
-from base64 import urlsafe_b64encode
-
-with open(file, 'r') as f:
-    content = f.read()
-content = urlsafe_b64encode(content.encode('utf-8'))
-```
-
-The variable 'content', will contain the strategy file in a BASE64 encoded form. Which can now be set in your configurations file as following
-
-```json
-"strategy": "NameOfStrategy:BASE64String"
-```
-
-Please ensure that 'NameOfStrategy' is identical to the strategy name!
-
 ## Next step
 
 Now you have configured your config.json, the next step is to [start your bot](bot-usage.md).

docs/data-analysis.md

@@ -1,16 +1,45 @@
 # Analyzing bot data with Jupyter notebooks  
 
-You can analyze the results of backtests and trading history easily using Jupyter notebooks. Sample notebooks are located at `user_data/notebooks/`.  
+You can analyze the results of backtests and trading history easily using Jupyter notebooks. Sample notebooks are located at `user_data/notebooks/` after initializing the user directory with `freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data`.  
 
-## Pro tips  
+## Quick start with docker
+
+Freqtrade provides a docker-compose file which starts up a jupyter lab server.
+You can run this server using the following command: `docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose-jupyter.yml up`
+
+This will create a dockercontainer running jupyter lab, which will be accessible using `https://127.0.0.1:8888/lab`.
+Please use the link that's printed in the console after startup for simplified login.
+
+For more information, Please visit the [Data analysis with Docker](docker_quickstart.md#data-analayis-using-docker-compose) section.
+
+### Pro tips
 
 * See [jupyter.org](https://jupyter.org/documentation) for usage instructions.
 * Don't forget to start a Jupyter notebook server from within your conda or venv environment or use [nb_conda_kernels](https://github.com/Anaconda-Platform/nb_conda_kernels)*
-* Copy the example notebook before use so your changes don't get clobbered with the next freqtrade update.
+* Copy the example notebook before use so your changes don't get overwritten with the next freqtrade update.
 
-## Fine print  
+### Using virtual environment with system-wide Jupyter installation
 
-Some tasks don't work especially well in notebooks. For example, anything using asynchronous execution is a problem for Jupyter. Also, freqtrade's primary entry point is the shell cli, so using pure python in a notebook bypasses arguments that provide required objects and parameters to helper functions. You may need to set those values or create expected objects manually.
+Sometimes it can be desired to use a system-wide installation of Jupyter notebook, and use a jupyter kernel from the virtual environment.
+This prevents you from installing the full jupyter suite multiple times per system, and provides an easy way to switch between tasks (freqtrade / other analytics tasks).
+
+For this to work, first activate your virtual environment and run the following commands:
+
+``` bash
+# Activate virtual environment
+source .env/bin/activate
+
+pip install ipykernel
+ipython kernel install --user --name=freqtrade
+# Restart jupyter (lab / notebook)
+# select kernel "freqtrade" in the notebook
+```
+
+!!! Note
+    This section is provided for completeness, the Freqtrade Team won't provide full support for problems with this setup and will recommend to install Jupyter in the virtual environment directly, as that is the easiest way to get jupyter notebooks up and running. For help with this setup please refer to the [Project Jupyter](https://jupyter.org/) [documentation](https://jupyter.org/documentation) or [help channels](https://jupyter.org/community).
+
+!!! Warning
+    Some tasks don't work especially well in notebooks. For example, anything using asynchronous execution is a problem for Jupyter. Also, freqtrade's primary entry point is the shell cli, so using pure python in a notebook bypasses arguments that provide required objects and parameters to helper functions. You may need to set those values or create expected objects manually.
 
 ## Recommended workflow  
 
@@ -61,34 +90,6 @@ except:
 print(Path.cwd())
 ```
 
-## Load existing objects into a Jupyter notebook
-
-These examples assume that you have already generated data using the cli. They will allow you to drill deeper into your results, and perform analysis which otherwise would make the output very difficult to digest due to information overload.
-
-### Load backtest results into a pandas dataframe
-
-```python
-from freqtrade.data.btanalysis import load_backtest_data
-
-# Load backtest results
-df = load_backtest_data("user_data/backtest_results/backtest-result.json")
-
-# Show value-counts per pair
-df.groupby("pair")["sell_reason"].value_counts()
-```
-
-### Load live trading results into a pandas dataframe
-
-``` python
-from freqtrade.data.btanalysis import load_trades_from_db
-
-# Fetch trades from database
-df = load_trades_from_db("sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite")
-
-# Display results
-df.groupby("pair")["sell_reason"].value_counts()
-```
-
 ### Load multiple configuration files
 
 This option can be useful to inspect the results of passing in multiple configs.
@@ -114,99 +115,9 @@ Best avoid relative paths, since this starts at the storage location of the jupy
 }
 ```
 
-### Load exchange data to a pandas dataframe
+### Further Data analysis documentation
 
-This loads candle data to a dataframe
+* [Strategy debugging](strategy_analysis_example.md) - also available as Jupyter notebook (`user_data/notebooks/strategy_analysis_example.ipynb`)
-
+* [Plotting](plotting.md)
-```python
-from pathlib import Path
-from freqtrade.data.history import load_pair_history
-
-# Load data using values passed to function
-ticker_interval = "5m"
-data_location = Path('user_data', 'data', 'bitrex')
-pair = "BTC_USDT"
-candles = load_pair_history(datadir=data_location,
-                            ticker_interval=ticker_interval,
-                            pair=pair)
-
-# Confirm success
-print(f"Loaded len(candles) rows of data for {pair} from {data_location}")
-candles.head()
-```
-
-## Strategy debugging example  
-
-Debugging a strategy can be time-consuming. FreqTrade offers helper functions to visualize raw data.
-
-### Define variables used in analyses  
-
-You can override strategy settings as demonstrated below.
-
-```python
-# Customize these according to your needs.
-
-# Define some constants
-ticker_interval = "5m"
-# Name of the strategy class
-strategy_name = 'SampleStrategy'
-# Path to user data
-user_data_dir = 'user_data'
-# Location of the strategy
-strategy_location = Path(user_data_dir, 'strategies')
-# Location of the data
-data_location = Path(user_data_dir, 'data', 'binance')
-# Pair to analyze - Only use one pair here
-pair = "BTC_USDT"
-```
-
-### Load exchange data
-
-```python
-from pathlib import Path
-from freqtrade.data.history import load_pair_history
-
-# Load data using values set above
-candles = load_pair_history(datadir=data_location,
-                            ticker_interval=ticker_interval,
-                            pair=pair)
-
-# Confirm success
-print(f"Loaded {len(candles)} rows of data for {pair} from {data_location}")
-candles.head()
-```
-
-### Load and run strategy  
-
-* Rerun each time the strategy file is changed
-
-```python
-from freqtrade.resolvers import StrategyResolver
-
-# Load strategy using values set above
-strategy = StrategyResolver({'strategy': strategy_name,
-                            'user_data_dir': user_data_dir,
-                            'strategy_path': strategy_location}).strategy
-
-# Generate buy/sell signals using strategy
-df = strategy.analyze_ticker(candles, {'pair': pair})
-```
-
-### Display the trade details
-
-* Note that using `data.tail()` is preferable to `data.head()` as most indicators have some "startup" data at the top of the dataframe.
-* Some possible problems
-    * Columns with NaN values at the end of the dataframe
-    * Columns used in `crossed*()` functions with completely different units
-* Comparison with full backtest
-    * having 200 buy signals as output for one pair from `analyze_ticker()` does not necessarily mean that 200 trades will be made during backtesting.
-    * Assuming you use only one condition such as, `df['rsi'] < 30` as buy condition, this will generate multiple "buy" signals for each pair in sequence (until rsi returns > 29). The bot will only buy on the first of these signals (and also only if a trade-slot ("max_open_trades") is still available), or on one of the middle signals, as soon as a "slot" becomes available.  
-
-```python
-# Report results
-print(f"Generated {df['buy'].sum()} buy signals")
-data = df.set_index('date', drop=True)
-data.tail()
-```
 
 Feel free to submit an issue or Pull Request enhancing this document if you would like to share ideas on how to best analyze the data.

docs/data-download.md

@@ -8,9 +8,254 @@ If no additional parameter is specified, freqtrade will download data for `"1m"`
 Exchange and pairs will come from `config.json` (if specified using `-c/--config`).
 Otherwise `--exchange` becomes mandatory.
 
-!!! Tip Updating existing data
+You can use a relative timerange (`--days 20`) or an absolute starting point (`--timerange 20200101-`). For incremental downloads, the relative approach should be used.
-    If you already have backtesting data available in your data-directory and would like to refresh this data up to today, use `--days xx` with a number slightly higher than the missing number of days. Freqtrade will keep the available data and only download the missing data.
+
-    Be carefull though: If the number is too small (which would result in a few missing days), the whole dataset will be removed and only xx days will be downloaded.
+!!! Tip "Tip: Updating existing data"
+    If you already have backtesting data available in your data-directory and would like to refresh this data up to today, do not use `--days` or `--timerange` parameters. Freqtrade will keep the available data and only download the missing data.
+    If you are updating existing data after inserting new pairs that you have no data for, use `--new-pairs-days xx` parameter. Specified number of days will be downloaded for new pairs while old pairs will be updated with missing data only.
+    If you use `--days xx` parameter alone - data for specified number of days will be downloaded for _all_ pairs. Be careful, if specified number of days is smaller than gap between now and last downloaded candle - freqtrade will delete all existing data to avoid gaps in candle data.
+
+### Usage
+
+```
+usage: freqtrade download-data [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [-V] [-c PATH]
+                               [-d PATH] [--userdir PATH]
+                               [-p PAIRS [PAIRS ...]] [--pairs-file FILE]
+                               [--days INT] [--new-pairs-days INT]
+                               [--timerange TIMERANGE] [--dl-trades]
+                               [--exchange EXCHANGE]
+                               [-t {1m,3m,5m,15m,30m,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,12h,1d,3d,1w,2w,1M,1y} [{1m,3m,5m,15m,30m,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,12h,1d,3d,1w,2w,1M,1y} ...]]
+                               [--erase]
+                               [--data-format-ohlcv {json,jsongz,hdf5}]
+                               [--data-format-trades {json,jsongz,hdf5}]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  -p PAIRS [PAIRS ...], --pairs PAIRS [PAIRS ...]
+                        Limit command to these pairs. Pairs are space-
+                        separated.
+  --pairs-file FILE     File containing a list of pairs to download.
+  --days INT            Download data for given number of days.
+  --new-pairs-days INT  Download data of new pairs for given number of days.
+                        Default: `None`.
+  --timerange TIMERANGE
+                        Specify what timerange of data to use.
+  --dl-trades           Download trades instead of OHLCV data. The bot will
+                        resample trades to the desired timeframe as specified
+                        as --timeframes/-t.
+  --exchange EXCHANGE   Exchange name (default: `bittrex`). Only valid if no
+                        config is provided.
+  -t {1m,3m,5m,15m,30m,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,12h,1d,3d,1w,2w,1M,1y} [{1m,3m,5m,15m,30m,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,12h,1d,3d,1w,2w,1M,1y} ...], --timeframes {1m,3m,5m,15m,30m,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,12h,1d,3d,1w,2w,1M,1y} [{1m,3m,5m,15m,30m,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,12h,1d,3d,1w,2w,1M,1y} ...]
+                        Specify which tickers to download. Space-separated
+                        list. Default: `1m 5m`.
+  --erase               Clean all existing data for the selected
+                        exchange/pairs/timeframes.
+  --data-format-ohlcv {json,jsongz,hdf5}
+                        Storage format for downloaded candle (OHLCV) data.
+                        (default: `None`).
+  --data-format-trades {json,jsongz,hdf5}
+                        Storage format for downloaded trades data. (default:
+                        `None`).
+
+Common arguments:
+  -v, --verbose         Verbose mode (-vv for more, -vvv to get all messages).
+  --logfile FILE        Log to the file specified. Special values are:
+                        'syslog', 'journald'. See the documentation for more
+                        details.
+  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
+  -c PATH, --config PATH
+                        Specify configuration file (default:
+                        `userdir/config.json` or `config.json` whichever
+                        exists). Multiple --config options may be used. Can be
+                        set to `-` to read config from stdin.
+  -d PATH, --datadir PATH
+                        Path to directory with historical backtesting data.
+  --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
+                        Path to userdata directory.
+
+```
+
+!!! Note "Startup period"
+    `download-data` is a strategy-independent command. The idea is to download a big chunk of data once, and then iteratively increase the amount of data stored.
+
+    For that reason, `download-data` does not care about the "startup-period" defined in a strategy. It's up to the user to download additional days if the backtest should start at a specific point in time (while respecting startup period).
+
+### Data format
+
+Freqtrade currently supports 3 data-formats for both OHLCV and trades data:
+
+* `json` (plain "text" json files)
+* `jsongz` (a gzip-zipped version of json files)
+* `hdf5` (a high performance datastore)
+
+By default, OHLCV data is stored as `json` data, while trades data is stored as `jsongz` data.
+
+This can be changed via the `--data-format-ohlcv` and `--data-format-trades` command line arguments respectively.
+To persist this change, you can should also add the following snippet to your configuration, so you don't have to insert the above arguments each time:
+
+``` jsonc
+    // ...
+    "dataformat_ohlcv": "hdf5",
+    "dataformat_trades": "hdf5",
+    // ...
+```
+
+If the default data-format has been changed during download, then the keys `dataformat_ohlcv` and `dataformat_trades` in the configuration file need to be adjusted to the selected dataformat as well.
+
+!!! Note
+    You can convert between data-formats using the [convert-data](#sub-command-convert-data) and [convert-trade-data](#sub-command-convert-trade-data) methods.
+
+#### Sub-command convert data
+
+```
+usage: freqtrade convert-data [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [-V] [-c PATH]
+                              [-d PATH] [--userdir PATH]
+                              [-p PAIRS [PAIRS ...]] --format-from
+                              {json,jsongz,hdf5} --format-to
+                              {json,jsongz,hdf5} [--erase]
+                              [-t {1m,3m,5m,15m,30m,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,12h,1d,3d,1w,2w,1M,1y} [{1m,3m,5m,15m,30m,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,12h,1d,3d,1w,2w,1M,1y} ...]]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  -p PAIRS [PAIRS ...], --pairs PAIRS [PAIRS ...]
+                        Show profits for only these pairs. Pairs are space-
+                        separated.
+  --format-from {json,jsongz,hdf5}
+                        Source format for data conversion.
+  --format-to {json,jsongz,hdf5}
+                        Destination format for data conversion.
+  --erase               Clean all existing data for the selected
+                        exchange/pairs/timeframes.
+  -t {1m,3m,5m,15m,30m,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,12h,1d,3d,1w,2w,1M,1y} [{1m,3m,5m,15m,30m,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,12h,1d,3d,1w,2w,1M,1y} ...], --timeframes {1m,3m,5m,15m,30m,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,12h,1d,3d,1w,2w,1M,1y} [{1m,3m,5m,15m,30m,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,12h,1d,3d,1w,2w,1M,1y} ...]
+                        Specify which tickers to download. Space-separated
+                        list. Default: `1m 5m`.
+
+Common arguments:
+  -v, --verbose         Verbose mode (-vv for more, -vvv to get all messages).
+  --logfile FILE        Log to the file specified. Special values are:
+                        'syslog', 'journald'. See the documentation for more
+                        details.
+  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
+  -c PATH, --config PATH
+                        Specify configuration file (default:
+                        `userdir/config.json` or `config.json` whichever
+                        exists). Multiple --config options may be used. Can be
+                        set to `-` to read config from stdin.
+  -d PATH, --datadir PATH
+                        Path to directory with historical backtesting data.
+  --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
+                        Path to userdata directory.
+```
+
+##### Example converting data
+
+The following command will convert all candle (OHLCV) data available in `~/.freqtrade/data/binance` from json to jsongz, saving diskspace in the process.
+It'll also remove original json data files (`--erase` parameter).
+
+``` bash
+freqtrade convert-data --format-from json --format-to jsongz --datadir ~/.freqtrade/data/binance -t 5m 15m --erase
+```
+
+#### Sub-command convert trade data
+
+```
+usage: freqtrade convert-trade-data [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [-V] [-c PATH]
+                                    [-d PATH] [--userdir PATH]
+                                    [-p PAIRS [PAIRS ...]] --format-from
+                                    {json,jsongz,hdf5} --format-to
+                                    {json,jsongz,hdf5} [--erase]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  -p PAIRS [PAIRS ...], --pairs PAIRS [PAIRS ...]
+                        Show profits for only these pairs. Pairs are space-
+                        separated.
+  --format-from {json,jsongz,hdf5}
+                        Source format for data conversion.
+  --format-to {json,jsongz,hdf5}
+                        Destination format for data conversion.
+  --erase               Clean all existing data for the selected
+                        exchange/pairs/timeframes.
+
+Common arguments:
+  -v, --verbose         Verbose mode (-vv for more, -vvv to get all messages).
+  --logfile FILE        Log to the file specified. Special values are:
+                        'syslog', 'journald'. See the documentation for more
+                        details.
+  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
+  -c PATH, --config PATH
+                        Specify configuration file (default:
+                        `userdir/config.json` or `config.json` whichever
+                        exists). Multiple --config options may be used. Can be
+                        set to `-` to read config from stdin.
+  -d PATH, --datadir PATH
+                        Path to directory with historical backtesting data.
+  --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
+                        Path to userdata directory.
+
+```
+
+##### Example converting trades
+
+The following command will convert all available trade-data in `~/.freqtrade/data/kraken` from jsongz to json.
+It'll also remove original jsongz data files (`--erase` parameter).
+
+``` bash
+freqtrade convert-trade-data --format-from jsongz --format-to json --datadir ~/.freqtrade/data/kraken --erase
+```
+
+### Sub-command list-data
+
+You can get a list of downloaded data using the `list-data` sub-command.
+
+```
+usage: freqtrade list-data [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [-V] [-c PATH] [-d PATH]
+                           [--userdir PATH] [--exchange EXCHANGE]
+                           [--data-format-ohlcv {json,jsongz,hdf5}]
+                           [-p PAIRS [PAIRS ...]]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  --exchange EXCHANGE   Exchange name (default: `bittrex`). Only valid if no
+                        config is provided.
+  --data-format-ohlcv {json,jsongz,hdf5}
+                        Storage format for downloaded candle (OHLCV) data.
+                        (default: `json`).
+  -p PAIRS [PAIRS ...], --pairs PAIRS [PAIRS ...]
+                        Show profits for only these pairs. Pairs are space-
+                        separated.
+
+Common arguments:
+  -v, --verbose         Verbose mode (-vv for more, -vvv to get all messages).
+  --logfile FILE        Log to the file specified. Special values are:
+                        'syslog', 'journald'. See the documentation for more
+                        details.
+  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
+  -c PATH, --config PATH
+                        Specify configuration file (default:
+                        `userdir/config.json` or `config.json` whichever
+                        exists). Multiple --config options may be used. Can be
+                        set to `-` to read config from stdin.
+  -d PATH, --datadir PATH
+                        Path to directory with historical backtesting data.
+  --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
+                        Path to userdata directory.
+
+```
+
+#### Example list-data
+
+```bash
+> freqtrade list-data --userdir ~/.freqtrade/user_data/
+
+Found 33 pair / timeframe combinations.
+pairs       timeframe
+----------  -----------------------------------------
+ADA/BTC     5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 2h, 4h, 6h, 12h, 1d
+ADA/ETH     5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 2h, 4h, 6h, 12h, 1d
+ETH/BTC     5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 2h, 4h, 6h, 12h, 1d
+ETH/USDT    5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 2h, 4h
+```
 
 ### Pairs file
 
@@ -23,7 +268,19 @@ If you are using Binance for example:
 
 ```bash
 mkdir -p user_data/data/binance
-cp freqtrade/tests/testdata/pairs.json user_data/data/binance
+cp tests/testdata/pairs.json user_data/data/binance
+```
+
+If your configuration directory `user_data` was made by docker, you may get the following error:
+
+```
+cp: cannot create regular file 'user_data/data/binance/pairs.json': Permission denied
+```
+
+You can fix the permissions of your user-data directory as follows:
+
+```
+sudo chown -R $UID:$GID user_data
 ```
 
 The format of the `pairs.json` file is a simple json list.
@@ -38,7 +295,7 @@ Mixing different stake-currencies is allowed for this file, since it's only used
 ]
 ```
 
-### start download
+### Start download
 
 Then run:
 
@@ -46,17 +303,45 @@ Then run:
 freqtrade download-data --exchange binance
 ```
 
-This will download ticker data for all the currency pairs you defined in `pairs.json`.
+This will download historical candle (OHLCV) data for all the currency pairs you defined in `pairs.json`.
 
 ### Other Notes
 
 - To use a different directory than the exchange specific default, use `--datadir user_data/data/some_directory`.
-- To change the exchange used to download the tickers, please use a different configuration file (you'll probably need to adjust ratelimits etc.)
+- To change the exchange used to download the historical data from, please use a different configuration file (you'll probably need to adjust rate limits etc.)
 - To use `pairs.json` from some other directory, use `--pairs-file some_other_dir/pairs.json`.
-- To download ticker data for only 10 days, use `--days 10` (defaults to 30 days).
+- To download historical candle (OHLCV) data for only 10 days, use `--days 10` (defaults to 30 days).
-- Use `--timeframes` to specify which tickers to download. Default is `--timeframes 1m 5m` which will download 1-minute and 5-minute tickers.
+- To download historical candle (OHLCV) data from a fixed starting point, use `--timerange 20200101-` - which will download all data from January 1st, 2020. Eventually set end dates are ignored.
+- Use `--timeframes` to specify what timeframe download the historical candle (OHLCV) data for. Default is `--timeframes 1m 5m` which will download 1-minute and 5-minute data.
 - To use exchange, timeframe and list of pairs as defined in your configuration file, use the `-c/--config` option. With this, the script uses the whitelist defined in the config as the list of currency pairs to download data for and does not require the pairs.json file. You can combine `-c/--config` with most other options.
 
+### Trades (tick) data
+
+By default, `download-data` sub-command downloads Candles (OHLCV) data. Some exchanges also provide historic trade-data via their API.
+This data can be useful if you need many different timeframes, since it is only downloaded once, and then resampled locally to the desired timeframes.
+
+Since this data is large by default, the files use gzip by default. They are stored in your data-directory with the naming convention of `<pair>-trades.json.gz` (`ETH_BTC-trades.json.gz`). Incremental mode is also supported, as for historic OHLCV data, so downloading the data once per week with `--days 8` will create an incremental data-repository.
+
+To use this mode, simply add `--dl-trades` to your call. This will swap the download method to download trades, and resamples the data locally.
+
+!!! Warning "do not use"
+    You should not use this unless you're a kraken user. Most other exchanges provide OHLCV data with sufficient history.
+
+Example call:
+
+```bash
+freqtrade download-data --exchange kraken --pairs XRP/EUR ETH/EUR --days 20 --dl-trades
+```
+
+!!! Note
+    While this method uses async calls, it will be slow, since it requires the result of the previous call to generate the next request to the exchange.
+
+!!! Warning
+    The historic trades are not available during Freqtrade dry-run and live trade modes because all exchanges tested provide this data with a delay of few 100 candles, so it's not suitable for real-time trading.
+
+!!! Note "Kraken user"
+    Kraken users should read [this](exchanges.md#historic-kraken-data) before starting to download data.
+
 ## Next step
 
 Great, you now have backtest data downloaded, so you can now start [backtesting](backtesting.md) your strategy.

docs/deprecated.md

@@ -9,18 +9,32 @@ and are no longer supported. Please avoid their usage in your configuration.
 ### the `--refresh-pairs-cached` command line option
 
 `--refresh-pairs-cached` in the context of backtesting, hyperopt and edge allows to refresh candle data for backtesting.
-Since this leads to much confusion, and slows down backtesting (while not being part of backtesting) this has been singled out 
+Since this leads to much confusion, and slows down backtesting (while not being part of backtesting) this has been singled out as a separate freqtrade sub-command `freqtrade download-data`.
-as a seperate freqtrade subcommand `freqtrade download-data`.
 
-This command line option was deprecated in 2019.7-dev (develop branch) and removed in 2019.9 (master branch).
+This command line option was deprecated in 2019.7-dev (develop branch) and removed in 2019.9.
 
 ### The **--dynamic-whitelist** command line option
 
 This command line option was deprecated in 2018 and removed freqtrade 2019.6-dev (develop branch)
-and in freqtrade 2019.7 (master branch).
+and in freqtrade 2019.7.
 
 ### the `--live` command line option
 
 `--live` in the context of backtesting allowed to download the latest tick data for backtesting.
 Did only download the latest 500 candles, so was ineffective in getting good backtest data.
-Removed in 2019-7-dev (develop branch) and in freqtrade 2019-8 (master branch)
+Removed in 2019-7-dev (develop branch) and in freqtrade 2019.8.
+
+### Allow running multiple pairlists in sequence
+
+The former `"pairlist"` section in the configuration has been removed, and is replaced by `"pairlists"` - being a list to specify a sequence of pairlists.
+
+The old section of configuration parameters (`"pairlist"`) has been deprecated in 2019.11 and has been removed in 2020.4.
+
+### deprecation of bidVolume and askVolume from volume-pairlist
+
+Since only quoteVolume can be compared between assets, the other options (bidVolume, askVolume) have been deprecated in 2020.4, and have been removed in 2020.9.
+
+### Using order book steps for sell price
+
+Using `order_book_min` and `order_book_max` used to allow stepping the orderbook and trying to find the next ROI slot - trying to place sell-orders early.
+As this does however increase risk and provides no benefit, it's been removed for maintainability purposes in 2021.7.

docs/developer.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Development Help
 
-This page is intended for developers of FreqTrade, people who want to contribute to the FreqTrade codebase or documentation, or people who want to understand the source code of the application they're running.
+This page is intended for developers of Freqtrade, people who want to contribute to the Freqtrade codebase or documentation, or people who want to understand the source code of the application they're running.
 
-All contributions, bug reports, bug fixes, documentation improvements, enhancements and ideas are welcome. We [track issues](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues) on [GitHub](https://github.com) and also have a dev channel in [slack](https://join.slack.com/t/highfrequencybot/shared_invite/enQtNjU5ODcwNjI1MDU3LTU1MTgxMjkzNmYxNWE1MDEzYzQ3YmU4N2MwZjUyNjJjODRkMDVkNjg4YTAyZGYzYzlhOTZiMTE4ZjQ4YzM0OGE) where you can ask questions.
+All contributions, bug reports, bug fixes, documentation improvements, enhancements and ideas are welcome. We [track issues](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues) on [GitHub](https://github.com) and also have a dev channel on [discord](https://discord.gg/p7nuUNVfP7) where you can ask questions.
 
 ## Documentation
 
@@ -10,13 +10,35 @@ Documentation is available at [https://freqtrade.io](https://www.freqtrade.io/)
 
 Special fields for the documentation (like Note boxes, ...) can be found [here](https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/extensions/admonition/).
 
+To test the documentation locally use the following commands.
+
+``` bash
+pip install -r docs/requirements-docs.txt
+mkdocs serve
+```
+
+This will spin up a local server (usually on port 8000) so you can see if everything looks as you'd like it to.
+
 ## Developer setup
 
-To configure a development environment, best use the `setup.sh` script and answer "y" when asked "Do you want to install dependencies for dev [y/N]? ".
+To configure a development environment, you can either use the provided [DevContainer](#devcontainer-setup), or use the `setup.sh` script and answer "y" when asked "Do you want to install dependencies for dev [y/N]? ".
-Alternatively (if your system is not supported by the setup.sh script), follow the manual installation process and run `pip3 install -e .[all]`.
+Alternatively (e.g. if your system is not supported by the setup.sh script), follow the manual installation process and run `pip3 install -e .[all]`.
 
 This will install all required tools for development, including `pytest`, `flake8`, `mypy`, and `coveralls`.
 
+### Devcontainer setup
+
+The fastest and easiest way to get started is to use [VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com/) with the Remote container extension.
+This gives developers the ability to start the bot with all required dependencies *without* needing to install any freqtrade specific dependencies on your local machine.
+
+#### Devcontainer dependencies
+
+* [VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com/)
+* [docker](https://docs.docker.com/install/)
+* [Remote container extension documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote)
+
+For more information about the [Remote container extension](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote), best consult the documentation.
+
 ### Tests
 
 New code should be covered by basic unittests. Depending on the complexity of the feature, Reviewers may request more in-depth unittests.
@@ -38,88 +60,200 @@ def test_method_to_test(caplog):
     assert log_has("This event happened", caplog)
     # Check regex with trailing number ...
     assert log_has_re(r"This dynamic event happened and produced \d+", caplog)
+
 ```
 
-## Modules
+## ErrorHandling
 
-### Dynamic Pairlist
+Freqtrade Exceptions all inherit from `FreqtradeException`.
+This general class of error should however not be used directly. Instead, multiple specialized sub-Exceptions exist.
+
+Below is an outline of exception inheritance hierarchy:
+
+```
++ FreqtradeException
+|
++---+ OperationalException
+|
++---+ DependencyException
+|   |
+|   +---+ PricingError
+|   |
+|   +---+ ExchangeError
+|       |
+|       +---+ TemporaryError
+|       |
+|       +---+ DDosProtection
+|       |
+|       +---+ InvalidOrderException
+|           |
+|           +---+ RetryableOrderError
+|           |
+|           +---+ InsufficientFundsError
+|
++---+ StrategyError
+```
+
+---
+
+## Plugins
+
+### Pairlists
 
 You have a great idea for a new pair selection algorithm you would like to try out? Great.
 Hopefully you also want to contribute this back upstream.
 
-Whatever your motivations are - This should get you off the ground in trying to develop a new Pairlist provider.
+Whatever your motivations are - This should get you off the ground in trying to develop a new Pairlist Handler.
 
-First of all, have a look at the [VolumePairList](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/blob/develop/freqtrade/pairlist/VolumePairList.py) provider, and best copy this file with a name of your new Pairlist Provider.
+First of all, have a look at the [VolumePairList](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/blob/develop/freqtrade/pairlist/VolumePairList.py) Handler, and best copy this file with a name of your new Pairlist Handler.
 
-This is a simple provider, which however serves as a good example on how to start developing.
+This is a simple Handler, which however serves as a good example on how to start developing.
 
-Next, modify the classname of the provider (ideally align this with the Filename).
+Next, modify the class-name of the Handler (ideally align this with the module filename).
 
-The base-class provides the an instance of the bot (`self._freqtrade`), as well as the configuration (`self._config`), and initiates both `_blacklist` and `_whitelist`.
+The base-class provides an instance of the exchange (`self._exchange`) the pairlist manager (`self._pairlistmanager`), as well as the main configuration (`self._config`), the pairlist dedicated configuration (`self._pairlistconfig`) and the absolute position within the list of pairlists.
 
 ```python
-        self._freqtrade = freqtrade
+        self._exchange = exchange
+        self._pairlistmanager = pairlistmanager
         self._config = config
-        self._whitelist = self._config['exchange']['pair_whitelist']
+        self._pairlistconfig = pairlistconfig
-        self._blacklist = self._config['exchange'].get('pair_blacklist', [])
+        self._pairlist_pos = pairlist_pos
 ```
 
+!!! Tip
+    Don't forget to register your pairlist in `constants.py` under the variable `AVAILABLE_PAIRLISTS` - otherwise it will not be selectable.
 
 Now, let's step through the methods which require actions:
 
-#### configuration
+#### Pairlist configuration
 
-Configuration for PairListProvider is done in the bot configuration file in the element `"pairlist"`.
+Configuration for the chain of Pairlist Handlers is done in the bot configuration file in the element `"pairlists"`, an array of configuration parameters for each Pairlist Handlers in the chain.
-This Pairlist-object may contain a `"config"` dict with additional configurations for the configured pairlist.
-By convention, `"number_assets"` is used to specify the maximum number of pairs to keep in the whitelist. Please follow this to ensure a consistent user experience.
 
-Additional elements can be configured as needed. `VolumePairList` uses `"sort_key"` to specify the sorting value - however feel free to specify whatever is necessary for your great algorithm to be successfull and dynamic.
+By convention, `"number_assets"` is used to specify the maximum number of pairs to keep in the pairlist. Please follow this to ensure a consistent user experience.
+
+Additional parameters can be configured as needed. For instance, `VolumePairList` uses `"sort_key"` to specify the sorting value - however feel free to specify whatever is necessary for your great algorithm to be successful and dynamic.
 
 #### short_desc
 
 Returns a description used for Telegram messages.
-This should contain the name of the Provider, as well as a short description containing the number of assets. Please follow the format `"PairlistName - top/bottom X pairs"`.
 
-#### refresh_pairlist
+This should contain the name of the Pairlist Handler, as well as a short description containing the number of assets. Please follow the format `"PairlistName - top/bottom X pairs"`.
+
+#### gen_pairlist
+
+Override this method if the Pairlist Handler can be used as the leading Pairlist Handler in the chain, defining the initial pairlist which is then handled by all Pairlist Handlers in the chain. Examples are `StaticPairList` and `VolumePairList`.
+
+This is called with each iteration of the bot (only if the Pairlist Handler is at the first location) - so consider implementing caching for compute/network heavy calculations.
+
+It must return the resulting pairlist (which may then be passed into the chain of Pairlist Handlers).
+
+Validations are optional, the parent class exposes a `_verify_blacklist(pairlist)` and `_whitelist_for_active_markets(pairlist)` to do default filtering. Use this if you limit your result to a certain number of pairs - so the end-result is not shorter than expected.
+
+#### filter_pairlist
+
+This method is called for each Pairlist Handler in the chain by the pairlist manager.
 
-Override this method and run all calculations needed in this method.
 This is called with each iteration of the bot - so consider implementing caching for compute/network heavy calculations.
 
-Assign the resulting whiteslist to `self._whitelist` and `self._blacklist` respectively. These will then be used to run the bot in this iteration. Pairs with open trades will be added to the whitelist to have the sell-methods run correctly.
+It gets passed a pairlist (which can be the result of previous pairlists) as well as `tickers`, a pre-fetched version of `get_tickers()`.
 
-Please also run `self._validate_whitelist(pairs)` and to check and remove pairs with inactive markets. This function is available in the Parent class (`StaticPairList`) and should ideally not be overwritten.
+The default implementation in the base class simply calls the `_validate_pair()` method for each pair in the pairlist, but you may override it. So you should either implement the `_validate_pair()` in your Pairlist Handler or override `filter_pairlist()` to do something else.
+
+If overridden, it must return the resulting pairlist (which may then be passed into the next Pairlist Handler in the chain).
+
+Validations are optional, the parent class exposes a `_verify_blacklist(pairlist)` and `_whitelist_for_active_markets(pairlist)` to do default filters. Use this if you limit your result to a certain number of pairs - so the end result is not shorter than expected.
+
+In `VolumePairList`, this implements different methods of sorting, does early validation so only the expected number of pairs is returned.
 
 ##### sample
 
 ``` python
-    def refresh_pairlist(self) -> None:
+    def filter_pairlist(self, pairlist: List[str], tickers: Dict) -> List[str]:
         # Generate dynamic whitelist
-        pairs = self._gen_pair_whitelist(self._config['stake_currency'], self._sort_key)
+        pairs = self._calculate_pairlist(pairlist, tickers)
-        # Validate whitelist to only have active market pairs
+        return pairs
-        self._whitelist = self._validate_whitelist(pairs)[:self._number_pairs]
 ```
 
-#### _gen_pair_whitelist
+### Protections
 
-This is a simple method used by `VolumePairList` - however serves as a good example.
+Best read the [Protection documentation](plugins.md#protections) to understand protections.
-It implements caching (`@cached(TTLCache(maxsize=1, ttl=1800))`) as well as a configuration option to allow different (but similar) strategies to work with the same PairListProvider.
+This Guide is directed towards Developers who want to develop a new protection.
+
+No protection should use datetime directly, but use the provided `date_now` variable for date calculations. This preserves the ability to backtest protections.
+
+!!! Tip "Writing a new Protection"
+    Best copy one of the existing Protections to have a good example.
+    Don't forget to register your protection in `constants.py` under the variable `AVAILABLE_PROTECTIONS` - otherwise it will not be selectable.
+
+#### Implementation of a new protection
+
+All Protection implementations must have `IProtection` as parent class.
+For that reason, they must implement the following methods:
+
+* `short_desc()`
+* `global_stop()`
+* `stop_per_pair()`.
+
+`global_stop()` and `stop_per_pair()` must return a ProtectionReturn tuple, which consists of:
+
+* lock pair - boolean
+* lock until - datetime - until when should the pair be locked (will be rounded up to the next new candle)
+* reason - string, used for logging and storage in the database
+
+The `until` portion should be calculated using the provided `calculate_lock_end()` method.
+
+All Protections should use `"stop_duration"` / `"stop_duration_candles"` to define how long a a pair (or all pairs) should be locked.
+The content of this is made available as `self._stop_duration` to the each Protection.
+
+If your protection requires a look-back period, please use `"lookback_period"` / `"lockback_period_candles"` to keep all protections aligned.
+
+#### Global vs. local stops
+
+Protections can have 2 different ways to stop trading for a limited :
+
+* Per pair (local)
+* For all Pairs (globally)
+
+##### Protections - per pair
+
+Protections that implement the per pair approach must set `has_local_stop=True`.
+The method `stop_per_pair()` will be called whenever a trade closed (sell order completed).
+
+##### Protections - global protection
+
+These Protections should do their evaluation across all pairs, and consequently will also lock all pairs from trading (called a global PairLock).
+Global protection must set `has_global_stop=True` to be evaluated for global stops.
+The method `global_stop()` will be called whenever a trade closed (sell order completed).
+
+##### Protections - calculating lock end time
+
+Protections should calculate the lock end time based on the last trade it considers.
+This avoids re-locking should the lookback-period be longer than the actual lock period.
+
+The `IProtection` parent class provides a helper method for this in `calculate_lock_end()`.
+
+---
 
 ## Implement a new Exchange (WIP)
 
 !!! Note
-    This section is a Work in Progress and is not a complete guide on how to test a new exchange with FreqTrade.
+    This section is a Work in Progress and is not a complete guide on how to test a new exchange with Freqtrade.
 
 Most exchanges supported by CCXT should work out of the box.
 
+To quickly test the public endpoints of an exchange, add a configuration for your exchange to `test_ccxt_compat.py` and run these tests with `pytest --longrun tests/exchange/test_ccxt_compat.py`.
+Completing these tests successfully a good basis point (it's a requirement, actually), however these won't guarantee correct exchange functioning, as this only tests public endpoints, but no private endpoint (like generate order or similar).
+
 ### Stoploss On Exchange
 
 Check if the new exchange supports Stoploss on Exchange orders through their API.
 
-Since CCXT does not provide unification for Stoploss On Exchange yet, we'll need to implement the exchange-specific parameters ourselfs. Best look at `binance.py` for an example implementation of this. You'll need to dig through the documentation of the Exchange's API on how exactly this can be done. [CCXT Issues](https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt/issues) may also provide great help, since others may have implemented something similar for their projects.
+Since CCXT does not provide unification for Stoploss On Exchange yet, we'll need to implement the exchange-specific parameters ourselves. Best look at `binance.py` for an example implementation of this. You'll need to dig through the documentation of the Exchange's API on how exactly this can be done. [CCXT Issues](https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt/issues) may also provide great help, since others may have implemented something similar for their projects.
 
 ### Incomplete candles
 
-While fetching OHLCV data, we're may end up getting incomplete candles (Depending on the exchange).
+While fetching candle (OHLCV) data, we may end up getting incomplete candles (depending on the exchange).
 To demonstrate this, we'll use daily candles (`"1d"`) to keep things simple.
 We query the api (`ct.fetch_ohlcv()`) for the timeframe and look at the date of the last entry. If this entry changes or shows the date of a "incomplete" candle, then we should drop this since having incomplete candles is problematic because indicators assume that only complete candles are passed to them, and will generate a lot of false buy signals. By default, we're therefore removing the last candle assuming it's incomplete.
 
@@ -128,26 +262,51 @@ To check how the new exchange behaves, you can use the following snippet:
 ``` python
 import ccxt
 from datetime import datetime
-from freqtrade.data.converter import parse_ticker_dataframe
+from freqtrade.data.converter import ohlcv_to_dataframe
 ct = ccxt.binance()
 timeframe = "1d"
 pair = "XLM/BTC"  # Make sure to use a pair that exists on that exchange!
 raw = ct.fetch_ohlcv(pair, timeframe=timeframe)
 
 # convert to dataframe
-df1 = parse_ticker_dataframe(raw, timeframe, pair=pair, drop_incomplete=False)
+df1 = ohlcv_to_dataframe(raw, timeframe, pair=pair, drop_incomplete=False)
 
-print(df1["date"].tail(1))
+print(df1.tail(1))
 print(datetime.utcnow())
 ```
 
 ``` output
-19   2019-06-08 00:00:00+00:00
+                         date      open      high       low     close  volume  
+499 2019-06-08 00:00:00+00:00  0.000007  0.000007  0.000007  0.000007   26264344.0  
 2019-06-09 12:30:27.873327
 ```
 
 The output will show the last entry from the Exchange as well as the current UTC date.
 If the day shows the same day, then the last candle can be assumed as incomplete and should be dropped (leave the setting `"ohlcv_partial_candle"` from the exchange-class untouched / True). Otherwise, set `"ohlcv_partial_candle"` to `False` to not drop Candles (shown in the example above).
+Another way is to run this command multiple times in a row and observe if the volume is changing (while the date remains the same).
+
+## Updating example notebooks
+
+To keep the jupyter notebooks aligned with the documentation, the following should be ran after updating a example notebook.
+
+``` bash
+jupyter nbconvert --ClearOutputPreprocessor.enabled=True --inplace freqtrade/templates/strategy_analysis_example.ipynb
+jupyter nbconvert --ClearOutputPreprocessor.enabled=True --to markdown freqtrade/templates/strategy_analysis_example.ipynb --stdout > docs/strategy_analysis_example.md
+```
+
+## Continuous integration
+
+This documents some decisions taken for the CI Pipeline.
+
+* CI runs on all OS variants, Linux (ubuntu), macOS and Windows.
+* Docker images are build for the branches `stable` and `develop`.
+* Docker images containing Plot dependencies are also available as `stable_plot` and `develop_plot`.
+* Raspberry PI Docker images are postfixed with `_pi` - so tags will be `:stable_pi` and `develop_pi`.
+* Docker images contain a file, `/freqtrade/freqtrade_commit` containing the commit this image is based of.
+* Full docker image rebuilds are run once a week via schedule.
+* Deployments run on ubuntu.
+* ta-lib binaries are contained in the build_helpers directory to avoid fails related to external unavailability.
+* All tests must pass for a PR to be merged to `stable` or `develop`.
 
 ## Creating a release
 
@@ -155,38 +314,69 @@ This part of the documentation is aimed at maintainers, and shows how to create
 
 ### Create release branch
 
-``` bash
+First, pick a commit that's about one week old (to not include latest additions to releases).
-# make sure you're in develop branch
-git checkout develop
 
+``` bash
 # create new branch
-git checkout -b new_release
+git checkout -b new_release <commitid>
 ```
 
-* Edit `freqtrade/__init__.py` and add the version matching the current date (for example `2019.7` for July 2019). Minor versions can be `2019.7-1` should we need to do a second release that month.
+Determine if crucial bugfixes have been made between this commit and the current state, and eventually cherry-pick these.
+
+* Merge the release branch (stable) into this branch.
+* Edit `freqtrade/__init__.py` and add the version matching the current date (for example `2019.7` for July 2019). Minor versions can be `2019.7.1` should we need to do a second release that month. Version numbers must follow allowed versions from PEP0440 to avoid failures pushing to pypi.
 * Commit this part
-* push that branch to the remote and create a PR against the master branch
+* push that branch to the remote and create a PR against the stable branch
 
 ### Create changelog from git commits
 
 !!! Note
-    Make sure that both master and develop are up-todate!.
+    Make sure that the `stable` branch is up-to-date!
 
 ``` bash
 # Needs to be done before merging / pulling that branch.
-git log --oneline --no-decorate --no-merges master..develop
+git log --oneline --no-decorate --no-merges stable..new_release
+```
+
+To keep the release-log short, best wrap the full git changelog into a collapsible details section.
+
+```markdown
+<details>
+<summary>Expand full changelog</summary>
+
+... Full git changelog
+
+</details>
 ```
 
 ### Create github release / tag
 
-Once the PR against master is merged (best right after merging):
+Once the PR against stable is merged (best right after merging):
 
-* Use the button "Draft a new release" in the Github UI (subsection releases)
+* Use the button "Draft a new release" in the Github UI (subsection releases).
 * Use the version-number specified as tag.
-* Use "master" as reference (this step comes after the above PR is merged).
+* Use "stable" as reference (this step comes after the above PR is merged).
 * Use the above changelog as release comment (as codeblock)
 
-### After-release
+## Releases
 
-* Update version in develop by postfixing that with `-dev` (`2019.6 -> 2019.6-dev`).
+### pypi
-* Create a PR against develop to update that branch.
+
+!!! Note
+    This process is now automated as part of Github Actions.
+
+To create a pypi release, please run the following commands:
+
+Additional requirement: `wheel`, `twine` (for uploading), account on pypi with proper permissions.
+
+``` bash
+python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+
+# For pypi test (to check if some change to the installation did work)
+twine upload --repository-url https://test.pypi.org/legacy/ dist/*
+
+# For production:
+twine upload dist/*
+```
+
+Please don't push non-releases to the productive / real pypi instance.

docs/docker.md

@@ -1,208 +0,0 @@
-# Using FreqTrade with Docker
-
-## Install Docker
-
-Start by downloading and installing Docker CE for your platform:
-
-* [Mac](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/install/)
-* [Windows](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install/)
-* [Linux](https://docs.docker.com/install/)
-
-Once you have Docker installed, simply prepare the config file (e.g. `config.json`) and run the image for `freqtrade` as explained below.
-
-## Download the official FreqTrade docker image
-
-Pull the image from docker hub.
-
-Branches / tags available can be checked out on [Dockerhub](https://hub.docker.com/r/freqtradeorg/freqtrade/tags/).
-
-```bash
-docker pull freqtradeorg/freqtrade:develop
-# Optionally tag the repository so the run-commands remain shorter
-docker tag freqtradeorg/freqtrade:develop freqtrade
-```
-
-To update the image, simply run the above commands again and restart your running container.
-
-Should you require additional libraries, please [build the image yourself](#build-your-own-docker-image).
-
-!!! Note Docker image update frequency
-    The official docker images with tags `master`, `develop` and `latest` are automatically rebuild once a week to keep the base image uptodate.
-    In addition to that, every merge to `develop` will trigger a rebuild for `develop` and `latest`.
-
-### Prepare the configuration files
-
-Even though you will use docker, you'll still need some files from the github repository.
-
-#### Clone the git repository
-
-Linux/Mac/Windows with WSL
-
-```bash
-git clone https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade.git
-```
-
-Windows with docker
-
-```bash
-git clone --config core.autocrlf=input https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade.git
-```
-
-#### Copy `config.json.example` to `config.json`
-
-```bash
-cd freqtrade
-cp -n config.json.example config.json
-```
-
-> To understand the configuration options, please refer to the [Bot Configuration](configuration.md) page.
-
-#### Create your database file
-
-Production
-
-```bash
-touch tradesv3.sqlite
-````
-
-Dry-Run
-
-```bash
-touch tradesv3.dryrun.sqlite
-```
-
-!!! Note
-    Make sure to use the path to this file when starting the bot in docker.
-
-### Build your own Docker image
-
-Best start by pulling the official docker image from dockerhub as explained [here](#download-the-official-docker-image) to speed up building.
-
-To add additional libraries to your docker image, best check out [Dockerfile.technical](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/blob/develop/Dockerfile.technical) which adds the [technical](https://github.com/freqtrade/technical) module to the image.
-
-```bash
-docker build -t freqtrade -f Dockerfile.technical .
-```
-
-If you are developing using Docker, use `Dockerfile.develop` to build a dev Docker image, which will also set up develop dependencies:
-
-```bash
-docker build -f Dockerfile.develop -t freqtrade-dev .
-```
-
-!!! Note
-    For security reasons, your configuration file will not be included in the image, you will need to bind mount it. It is also advised to bind mount an SQLite database file (see the "5. Run a restartable docker image" section) to keep it between  updates.
-
-#### Verify the Docker image
-
-After the build process you can verify that the image was created with:
-
-```bash
-docker images
-```
-
-The output should contain the freqtrade image.
-
-### Run the Docker image
-
-You can run a one-off container that is immediately deleted upon exiting with the following command (`config.json` must be in the current working directory):
-
-```bash
-docker run --rm -v `pwd`/config.json:/freqtrade/config.json -it freqtrade
-```
-
-!!! Warning
-    In this example, the database will be created inside the docker instance and will be lost when you will refresh your image.
-
-#### Adjust timezone
-
-By default, the container will use UTC timezone.
-Should you find this irritating please add the following to your docker commands:
-
-##### Linux
-
-``` bash
--v /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
-
-# Complete command:
-docker run --rm -v /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro -v `pwd`/config.json:/freqtrade/config.json -it freqtrade
-```
-
-##### MacOS
-
-There is known issue in OSX Docker versions after 17.09.1, whereby `/etc/localtime` cannot be shared causing Docker to not start. A work-around for this is to start with the following cmd.
-
-```bash
-docker run --rm -e TZ=`ls -la /etc/localtime | cut -d/ -f8-9` -v `pwd`/config.json:/freqtrade/config.json -it freqtrade
-```
-
-More information on this docker issue and work-around can be read [here](https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/2396).
-
-### Run a restartable docker image
-
-To run a restartable instance in the background (feel free to place your configuration and database files wherever it feels comfortable on your filesystem).
-
-#### Move your config file and database
-
-The following will assume that you place your configuration / database files to `~/.freqtrade`, which is a hidden directory in your home directory. Feel free to use a different directory and replace the directory in the upcomming commands.
-
-```bash
-mkdir ~/.freqtrade
-mv config.json ~/.freqtrade
-mv tradesv3.sqlite ~/.freqtrade
-```
-
-#### Run the docker image
-
-```bash
-docker run -d \
-  --name freqtrade \
-  -v ~/.freqtrade/config.json:/freqtrade/config.json \
-  -v ~/.freqtrade/user_data/:/freqtrade/user_data \
-  -v ~/.freqtrade/tradesv3.sqlite:/freqtrade/tradesv3.sqlite \
-  freqtrade --db-url sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite --strategy MyAwesomeStrategy
-```
-
-!!! Note
-    db-url defaults to `sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite` but it defaults to `sqlite://` if `dry_run=True` is being used.
-    To override this behaviour use a custom db-url value: i.e.: `--db-url sqlite:///tradesv3.dryrun.sqlite`
-
-!!! Note
-    All available bot command line parameters can be added to the end of the `docker run` command.
-
-### Monitor your Docker instance
-
-You can use the following commands to monitor and manage your container:
-
-```bash
-docker logs freqtrade
-docker logs -f freqtrade
-docker restart freqtrade
-docker stop freqtrade
-docker start freqtrade
-```
-
-For more information on how to operate Docker, please refer to the [official Docker documentation](https://docs.docker.com/).
-
-!!! Note
-    You do not need to rebuild the image for configuration changes, it will suffice to edit `config.json` and restart the container.
-
-### Backtest with docker
-
-The following assumes that the download/setup of the docker image have been completed successfully.
-Also, backtest-data should be available at `~/.freqtrade/user_data/`.
-
-```bash
-docker run -d \
-  --name freqtrade \
-  -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro \
-  -v ~/.freqtrade/config.json:/freqtrade/config.json \
-  -v ~/.freqtrade/tradesv3.sqlite:/freqtrade/tradesv3.sqlite \
-  -v ~/.freqtrade/user_data/:/freqtrade/user_data/ \
-  freqtrade --strategy AwsomelyProfitableStrategy backtesting
-```
-
-Head over to the [Backtesting Documentation](backtesting.md) for more details.
-
-!!! Note
-    Additional bot command line parameters can be appended after the image name (`freqtrade` in the above example).

docs/docker_quickstart.md

@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+# Using Freqtrade with Docker
+
+This page explains how to run the bot with Docker. It is not meant to work out of the box. You'll still need to read through the documentation and understand how to properly configure it.
+
+## Install Docker
+
+Start by downloading and installing Docker CE for your platform:
+
+* [Mac](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/install/)
+* [Windows](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install/)
+* [Linux](https://docs.docker.com/install/)
+
+To simplify running freqtrade, [`docker-compose`](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/) should be installed and available to follow the below [docker quick start guide](#docker-quick-start).
+
+## Freqtrade with docker-compose
+
+Freqtrade provides an official Docker image on [Dockerhub](https://hub.docker.com/r/freqtradeorg/freqtrade/), as well as a [docker-compose file](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/blob/stable/docker-compose.yml) ready for usage.
+
+!!! Note
+    - The following section assumes that `docker` and `docker-compose` are installed and available to the logged in user.
+    - All below commands use relative directories and will have to be executed from the directory containing the `docker-compose.yml` file.
+
+### Docker quick start
+
+Create a new directory and place the [docker-compose file](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/stable/docker-compose.yml) in this directory.
+
+``` bash
+mkdir ft_userdata
+cd ft_userdata/
+# Download the docker-compose file from the repository
+curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/stable/docker-compose.yml -o docker-compose.yml
+
+# Pull the freqtrade image
+docker-compose pull
+
+# Create user directory structure
+docker-compose run --rm freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data
+
+# Create configuration - Requires answering interactive questions
+docker-compose run --rm freqtrade new-config --config user_data/config.json
+```
+
+The above snippet creates a new directory called `ft_userdata`, downloads the latest compose file and pulls the freqtrade image.
+The last 2 steps in the snippet create the directory with `user_data`, as well as (interactively) the default configuration based on your selections.
+
+!!! Question "How to edit the bot configuration?"
+    You can edit the configuration at any time, which is available as `user_data/config.json` (within the directory `ft_userdata`) when using the above configuration.
+
+    You can also change the both Strategy and commands by editing the command section of your `docker-compose.yml` file.
+
+#### Adding a custom strategy
+
+1. The configuration is now available as `user_data/config.json`
+2. Copy a custom strategy to the directory `user_data/strategies/`
+3. Add the Strategy' class name to the `docker-compose.yml` file
+
+The `SampleStrategy` is run by default.
+
+!!! Danger "`SampleStrategy` is just a demo!"
+    The `SampleStrategy` is there for your reference and give you ideas for your own strategy.
+    Please always backtest your strategy and use dry-run for some time before risking real money!
+    You will find more information about Strategy development in the [Strategy documentation](strategy-customization.md).
+
+Once this is done, you're ready to launch the bot in trading mode (Dry-run or Live-trading, depending on your answer to the corresponding question you made above).
+
+``` bash
+docker-compose up -d
+```
+
+!!! Warning "Default configuration"
+    While the configuration generated will be mostly functional, you will still need to verify that all options correspond to what you want (like Pricing, pairlist, ...) before starting the bot.
+
+#### Monitoring the bot
+
+You can check for running instances with `docker-compose ps`.
+This should list the service `freqtrade` as `running`. If that's not the case, best check the logs (see next point).
+
+#### Docker-compose logs
+
+Logs will be written to: `user_data/logs/freqtrade.log`.  
+You can also check the latest log with the command `docker-compose logs -f`.
+
+#### Database
+
+The database will be located at: `user_data/tradesv3.sqlite`
+
+#### Updating freqtrade with docker-compose
+
+Updating freqtrade when using `docker-compose` is as simple as running the following 2 commands:
+
+``` bash
+# Download the latest image
+docker-compose pull
+# Restart the image
+docker-compose up -d
+```
+
+This will first pull the latest image, and will then restart the container with the just pulled version.
+
+!!! Warning "Check the Changelog"
+    You should always check the changelog for breaking changes / manual interventions required and make sure the bot starts correctly after the update.
+
+### Editing the docker-compose file
+
+Advanced users may edit the docker-compose file further to include all possible options or arguments.
+
+All freqtrade arguments will be available by running `docker-compose run --rm freqtrade <command> <optional arguments>`.
+
+!!! Warning "`docker-compose` for trade commands"
+    Trade commands (`freqtrade trade <...>`) should not be ran via `docker-compose run` - but should use `docker-compose up -d` instead.
+    This makes sure that the container is properly started (including port forwardings) and will make sure that the container will restart after a system reboot.
+
+!!! Note "`docker-compose run --rm`"
+    Including `--rm` will remove the container after completion, and is highly recommended for all modes except trading mode (running with `freqtrade trade` command).
+
+#### Example: Download data with docker-compose
+
+Download backtesting data for 5 days for the pair ETH/BTC and 1h timeframe from Binance. The data will be stored in the directory `user_data/data/` on the host.
+
+``` bash
+docker-compose run --rm freqtrade download-data --pairs ETH/BTC --exchange binance --days 5 -t 1h
+```
+
+Head over to the [Data Downloading Documentation](data-download.md) for more details on downloading data.
+
+#### Example: Backtest with docker-compose
+
+Run backtesting in docker-containers for SampleStrategy and specified timerange of historical data, on 5m timeframe:
+
+``` bash
+docker-compose run --rm freqtrade backtesting --config user_data/config.json --strategy SampleStrategy --timerange 20190801-20191001 -i 5m
+```
+
+Head over to the [Backtesting Documentation](backtesting.md) to learn more.
+
+### Additional dependencies with docker-compose
+
+If your strategy requires dependencies not included in the default image - it will be necessary to build the image on your host.
+For this, please create a Dockerfile containing installation steps for the additional dependencies (have a look at [docker/Dockerfile.custom](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/blob/develop/docker/Dockerfile.custom) for an example).
+
+You'll then also need to modify the `docker-compose.yml` file and uncomment the build step, as well as rename the image to avoid naming collisions.
+
+``` yaml
+    image: freqtrade_custom
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: "./Dockerfile.<yourextension>"
+```
+
+You can then run `docker-compose build` to build the docker image, and run it using the commands described above.
+
+## Plotting with docker-compose
+
+Commands `freqtrade plot-profit` and `freqtrade plot-dataframe` ([Documentation](plotting.md)) are available by changing the image to `*_plot` in your docker-compose.yml file.
+You can then use these commands as follows:
+
+``` bash
+docker-compose run --rm freqtrade plot-dataframe --strategy AwesomeStrategy -p BTC/ETH --timerange=20180801-20180805
+```
+
+The output will be stored in the `user_data/plot` directory, and can be opened with any modern browser.
+
+## Data analysis using docker compose
+
+Freqtrade provides a docker-compose file which starts up a jupyter lab server.
+You can run this server using the following command:
+
+``` bash
+docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose-jupyter.yml up
+```
+
+This will create a docker-container running jupyter lab, which will be accessible using `https://127.0.0.1:8888/lab`.
+Please use the link that's printed in the console after startup for simplified login.
+
+Since part of this image is built on your machine, it is recommended to rebuild the image from time to time to keep freqtrade (and dependencies) up-to-date.
+
+``` bash
+docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose-jupyter.yml build --no-cache
+```

docs/edge.md

@@ -1,75 +1,161 @@
-#  Edge positioning
+# Edge positioning
 
-This page explains how to use Edge Positioning module in your bot in order to enter into a trade only if the trade has a reasonable win rate and risk reward ratio, and consequently adjust your position size and stoploss.
+The `Edge Positioning` module uses probability to calculate your win rate and risk reward ratio. It will use these statistics to control your strategy trade entry points, position size and, stoploss.
 
 !!! Warning
-    Edge positioning is not compatible with dynamic (volume-based) whitelist.
+    WHen using `Edge positioning` with a dynamic whitelist (VolumePairList), make sure to also use `AgeFilter` and set it to at least `calculate_since_number_of_days` to avoid problems with missing data.
 
 !!! Note
-    Edge does not consider anything else than buy/sell/stoploss signals. So trailing stoploss, ROI, and everything else are ignored in its calculation.
+    `Edge Positioning` only considers *its own* buy/sell/stoploss signals. It ignores the stoploss, trailing stoploss, and ROI settings in the strategy configuration file.
+    `Edge Positioning` improves the performance of some trading strategies and *decreases* the performance of others.
+
 
 ## Introduction
-Trading is all about probability. No one can claim that he has a strategy working all the time. You have to assume that sometimes you lose.
 
-But it doesn't mean there is no rule, it only means rules should work "most of the time". Let's play a game: we toss a coin, heads: I give you 10$, tails: you give me 10$. Is it an interesting game? No, it's quite boring, isn't it?
+Trading strategies are not perfect. They are frameworks that are susceptible to the market and its indicators. Because the market is not at all predictable, sometimes a strategy will win and sometimes the same strategy will lose.
 
-But let's say the probability that we have heads is 80% (because our coin has the displaced distribution of mass or other defect), and the probability that we have tails is 20%. Now it is becoming interesting...
+To obtain an edge in the market, a strategy has to make more money than it loses. Making money in trading is not only about *how often* the strategy makes or loses money.
 
-That means 10$ X 80% versus 10$ X 20%. 8$ versus 2$. That means over time you will win 8$ risking only 2$ on each toss of coin.
+!!! tip "It doesn't matter how often, but how much!"
+    A bad strategy might make 1 penny in *ten* transactions but lose 1 dollar in *one* transaction. If one only checks the number of winning trades, it would be misleading to think that the strategy is actually making a profit.
 
-Let's complicate it more: you win 80% of the time but only 2$, I win 20% of the time but 8$. The calculation is: 80% X 2$ versus 20% X 8$. It is becoming boring again because overtime you win $1.6$ (80% X 2$) and me $1.6 (20% X 8$) too.
+The Edge Positioning module seeks to improve a strategy's winning probability and the money that the strategy will make *on the long run*. 
 
-The question is: How do you calculate that? How do you know if you wanna play?
+We raise the following question[^1]:
 
-The answer comes to two factors:
+!!! Question "Which trade is a better option?"
-- Win Rate
+    a) A trade with 80% of chance of losing 100\$ and 20% chance of winning 200\$<br/>
-- Risk Reward Ratio
+    b) A trade with 100% of chance of losing 30\$
 
-### Win Rate
+???+ Info "Answer"
-Win Rate (*W*) is is the mean over some amount of trades (*N*) what is the percentage of winning trades to total number of trades (note that we don't consider how much you gained but only if you won or not).
+    The expected value of *a)* is smaller than the expected value of *b)*.<br/>
+    Hence, *b*) represents a smaller loss in the long run.<br/>
+    However, the answer is: *it depends*
 
-    W = (Number of winning trades) / (Total number of trades) = (Number of winning trades) / N
+Another way to look at it is to ask a similar question:
 
-Complementary Loss Rate (*L*) is defined as
+!!! Question "Which trade is a better option?"
+    a) A trade with 80% of chance of winning 100\$ and 20% chance of losing 200\$<br/>
+    b) A trade with 100% of chance of winning 30\$
 
-    L = (Number of losing trades) / (Total number of trades) = (Number of losing trades) / N
+Edge positioning tries to answer the hard questions about risk/reward and position size automatically, seeking to minimizes the chances of losing of a given strategy.
 
-or, which is the same, as
+### Trading, winning and losing
 
-    L = 1 – W
+Let's call $o$ the return of a single transaction $o$ where $o \in \mathbb{R}$. The collection $O = \{o_1, o_2, ..., o_N\}$ is the set of all returns of transactions made during a trading session. We say that $N$ is the cardinality of $O$, or, in lay terms, it is the number of transactions made in a trading session.
+
+!!! Example
+    In a session where a strategy made three transactions we can say that $O = \{3.5, -1, 15\}$. That means that $N = 3$ and $o_1 = 3.5$, $o_2 = -1$, $o_3 = 15$.
+
+A winning trade is a trade where a strategy *made* money. Making money means that the strategy closed the position in a value that returned a profit, after all deducted fees. Formally, a winning trade will have a return $o_i > 0$. Similarly, a losing trade will have a return $o_j \leq 0$. With that, we can discover the set of all winning trades, $T_{win}$, as follows:
+
+$$ T_{win} = \{ o \in O | o > 0 \} $$
+
+Similarly, we can discover the set of losing trades $T_{lose}$ as follows:
+
+$$ T_{lose} = \{o \in O | o \leq 0\} $$
+
+!!! Example
+    In a section where a strategy made four transactions $O = \{3.5, -1, 15, 0\}$:<br>
+    $T_{win} = \{3.5, 15\}$<br>
+    $T_{lose} = \{-1, 0\}$<br>
+
+### Win Rate and Lose Rate
+
+The win rate $W$ is the proportion of winning trades with respect to all the trades made by a strategy. We use the following function to compute the win rate:
+
+$$W = \frac{|T_{win}|}{N}$$
+
+Where $W$ is the win rate, $N$ is the number of trades and, $T_{win}$ is the set of all trades where the strategy made money.
+
+Similarly, we can compute the rate of losing trades:
+
+$$ 
+    L = \frac{|T_{lose}|}{N} 
+$$
+
+Where $L$ is the lose rate, $N$ is the amount of trades made and, $T_{lose}$ is the set of all trades where the strategy lost money. Note that the above formula is the same as calculating $L = 1 – W$ or $W = 1 – L$
 
 ### Risk Reward Ratio
-Risk Reward Ratio (*R*) is a formula used to measure the expected gains of a given investment against the risk of loss. It is basically what you potentially win divided by what you potentially lose:
 
-    R = Profit / Loss
+Risk Reward Ratio ($R$) is a formula used to measure the expected gains of a given investment against the risk of loss. It is basically what you potentially win divided by what you potentially lose. Formally:
 
-Over time, on many trades, you can calculate your risk reward by dividing your average profit on winning trades by your average loss on losing trades:
+$$ R = \frac{\text{potential_profit}}{\text{potential_loss}} $$
 
-    Average profit = (Sum of profits) / (Number of winning trades)
+???+ Example "Worked example of $R$ calculation"
+    Let's say that you think that the price of *stonecoin* today is 10.0\$. You believe that, because they will start mining stonecoin, it will go up to 15.0\$ tomorrow. There is the risk that the stone is too hard, and the GPUs can't mine it, so the price might go to 0\$ tomorrow. You are planning to invest 100\$, which will give you 10 shares (100 / 10).
 
-    Average loss = (Sum of losses) / (Number of losing trades)
+    Your potential profit is calculated as:
+
+    $\begin{aligned} 
+        \text{potential_profit} &= (\text{potential_price} - \text{entry_price}) * \frac{\text{investment}}{\text{entry_price}} \\
+                                &= (15 - 10) * (100 / 10) \\
+                                &= 50
+    \end{aligned}$
+
+    Since the price might go to 0\$, the 100\$ dollars invested could turn into 0.
+
+    We do however use a stoploss of 15% - so in the worst case, we'll sell 15% below entry price (or at 8.5$\).
+
+    $\begin{aligned}
+        \text{potential_loss} &= (\text{entry_price} - \text{stoploss}) * \frac{\text{investment}}{\text{entry_price}} \\
+                                &= (10 - 8.5) * (100 / 10)\\
+                                &= 15
+    \end{aligned}$
+
+    We can compute the Risk Reward Ratio as follows:
+
+    $\begin{aligned}
+        R   &= \frac{\text{potential_profit}}{\text{potential_loss}}\\
+            &= \frac{50}{15}\\
+            &= 3.33
+    \end{aligned}$<br>
+    What it effectively means is that the strategy have the potential to make 3.33\$ for each 1\$ invested.
+
+On a long horizon, that is, on many trades, we can calculate the risk reward by dividing the strategy' average profit on winning trades by the strategy' average loss on losing trades. We can calculate the average profit, $\mu_{win}$, as follows:
+
+$$ \text{average_profit} = \mu_{win} = \frac{\text{sum_of_profits}}{\text{count_winning_trades}} = \frac{\sum^{o \in T_{win}} o}{|T_{win}|} $$
+
+Similarly, we can calculate the average loss, $\mu_{lose}$, as follows:
+
+$$ \text{average_loss} = \mu_{lose} = \frac{\text{sum_of_losses}}{\text{count_losing_trades}} = \frac{\sum^{o \in T_{lose}} o}{|T_{lose}|} $$
+
+Finally, we can calculate the Risk Reward ratio, $R$, as follows:
+
+$$ R = \frac{\text{average_profit}}{\text{average_loss}} = \frac{\mu_{win}}{\mu_{lose}}\\ $$
+
+
+???+ Example "Worked example of $R$ calculation using mean profit/loss"
+    Let's say the strategy that we are using makes an average win $\mu_{win} = 2.06$ and an average loss $\mu_{loss} = 4.11$.<br>
+    We calculate the risk reward ratio as follows:<br>
+    $R = \frac{\mu_{win}}{\mu_{loss}} = \frac{2.06}{4.11} = 0.5012...$
     
-    R = (Average profit) / (Average loss)
 
 ### Expectancy
-At this point we can combine *W* and *R* to create an expectancy ratio. This is a simple process of multiplying the risk reward ratio by the percentage of winning trades and subtracting the percentage of losing trades, which is calculated as follows:
 
-    Expectancy Ratio = (Risk Reward Ratio X Win Rate) – Loss Rate = (R X W) – L
+By combining the Win Rate $W$ and and the Risk Reward ratio $R$ to create an expectancy ratio $E$. A expectance ratio is the expected return of the investment made in a trade. We can compute the value of $E$ as follows:
 
-So lets say your Win rate is 28% and your Risk Reward Ratio is 5:
+$$E = R * W - L$$
 
-    Expectancy = (5 X 0.28) – 0.72 = 0.68
+!!! Example "Calculating $E$"
+    Let's say that a strategy has a win rate $W = 0.28$ and a risk reward ratio $R = 5$. What this means is that the strategy is expected to make 5 times the investment around on 28% of the trades it makes. Working out the example:<br>
+    $E = R * W - L = 5 * 0.28 - 0.72 = 0.68$
+    <br>
 
-Superficially, this means that on average you expect this strategy’s trades to return .68 times the size of your loses. This is important for two reasons: First, it may seem obvious, but you know right away that you have a positive return. Second, you now have a number you can compare to other candidate systems to make decisions about which ones you employ.
+The expectancy worked out in the example above means that, on average, this strategy' trades will return 1.68 times the size of its losses. Said another way, the strategy makes 1.68\$ for every 1\$ it loses, on average. 
+
+This is important for two reasons: First, it may seem obvious, but you know right away that you have a positive return. Second, you now have a number you can compare to other candidate systems to make decisions about which ones you employ.
 
 It is important to remember that any system with an expectancy greater than 0 is profitable using past data. The key is finding one that will be profitable in the future.
 
 You can also use this value to evaluate the effectiveness of modifications to this system.
 
-**NOTICE:** It's important to keep in mind that Edge is testing your expectancy using historical data, there's no guarantee that you will have a similar edge in the future. It's still vital to do this testing in order to build confidence in your methodology, but be wary of "curve-fitting" your approach to the historical data as things are unlikely to play out the exact same way for future trades.
+!!! Note
+    It's important to keep in mind that Edge is testing your expectancy using historical data, there's no guarantee that you will have a similar edge in the future. It's still vital to do this testing in order to build confidence in your methodology but be wary of "curve-fitting" your approach to the historical data as things are unlikely to play out the exact same way for future trades.
 
 ## How does it work?
-If enabled in config, Edge will go through historical data with a range of stoplosses in order to find buy and sell/stoploss signals. It then calculates win rate and expectancy over *N* trades for each stoploss. Here is an example:
+
+Edge combines dynamic stoploss, dynamic positions, and whitelist generation into one isolated module which is then applied to the trading strategy. If enabled in config, Edge will go through historical data with a range of stoplosses in order to find buy and sell/stoploss signals. It then calculates win rate and expectancy over *N* trades for each stoploss. Here is an example:
 
 | Pair   |      Stoploss      |  Win Rate | Risk Reward Ratio | Expectancy |
 |----------|:-------------:|-------------:|------------------:|-----------:|
@@ -78,164 +164,169 @@ If enabled in config, Edge will go through historical data with a range of stopl
 | XZC/ETH  |  -0.03        |   0.52       |1.359670           | 0.228      |
 | XZC/ETH  |  -0.04        |   0.51       |1.234539           | 0.117      |
 
-The goal here is to find the best stoploss for the strategy in order to have the maximum expectancy. In the above example stoploss at 3% leads to the maximum expectancy according to historical data.
+The goal here is to find the best stoploss for the strategy in order to have the maximum expectancy. In the above example stoploss at $3%$ leads to the maximum expectancy according to historical data.
 
 Edge module then forces stoploss value it evaluated to your strategy dynamically.
 
 ### Position size
-Edge also dictates the stake amount for each trade to the bot according to the following factors:
+
+Edge dictates the amount at stake for each trade to the bot according to the following factors:
 
 - Allowed capital at risk
 - Stoploss
 
 Allowed capital at risk is calculated as follows:
 
-    Allowed capital at risk = (Capital available_percentage) X (Allowed risk per trade)
+```
+Allowed capital at risk = (Capital available_percentage) X (Allowed risk per trade)
+```
 
-Stoploss is calculated as described above against historical data.
+Stoploss is calculated as described above with respect to historical data.
 
-Your position size then will be:
+The position size is calculated as follows:
 
-    Position size = (Allowed capital at risk) / Stoploss
+```
+Position size = (Allowed capital at risk) / Stoploss
+```
 
 Example:
 
-Let's say the stake currency is ETH and you have 10 ETH on the exchange, your capital available percentage is 50% and you would allow 1% of risk for each trade. thus your available capital for trading is **10 x 0.5 = 5 ETH** and allowed capital at risk would be **5 x 0.01 = 0.05 ETH**.
+Let's say the stake currency is **ETH** and there is $10$ **ETH** on the wallet. The capital available percentage is $50%$ and the allowed risk per trade is $1\%$. Thus, the available capital for trading is $10 * 0.5 = 5$ **ETH** and the allowed capital at risk would be $5 * 0.01 = 0.05$ **ETH**.
 
-Let's assume Edge has calculated that for **XLM/ETH** market your stoploss should be at 2%. So your position size will be **0.05 / 0.02 = 2.5 ETH**.
+-   **Trade 1:** The strategy detects a new buy signal in the **XLM/ETH** market. `Edge Positioning` calculates a stoploss of $2\%$ and a position of $0.05 / 0.02 = 2.5$ **ETH**. The bot takes a position of $2.5$ **ETH** in the **XLM/ETH** market.
 
-Bot takes a position of 2.5 ETH on XLM/ETH (call it trade 1). Up next, you receive another buy signal while trade 1 is still open. This time on **BTC/ETH** market. Edge calculated stoploss for this market at 4%. So your position size would be 0.05 / 0.04 = 1.25 ETH (call it trade 2).
+-   **Trade 2:** The strategy detects a buy signal on the **BTC/ETH** market while **Trade 1** is still open. `Edge Positioning` calculates the stoploss of $4\%$ on this market. Thus, **Trade 2** position size is $0.05 / 0.04 = 1.25$ **ETH**.
 
-Note that available capital for trading didn’t change for trade 2 even if you had already trade 1. The available capital doesn’t mean the free amount on your wallet.
+!!! Tip "Available Capital $\neq$ Available in wallet"
+    The available capital for trading didn't change in **Trade 2** even with **Trade 1** still open. The available capital **is not** the free amount in the wallet.
 
-Now you have two trades open. The bot receives yet another buy signal for another market: **ADA/ETH**. This time the stoploss is calculated at 1%. So your position size is **0.05 / 0.01 = 5 ETH**. But there are already 3.75 ETH blocked in two previous trades. So the position size for this third trade would be **5 – 3.75 = 1.25 ETH**.
+-   **Trade 3:** The strategy detects a buy signal in the **ADA/ETH** market. `Edge Positioning` calculates a stoploss of $1\%$ and a position of $0.05 / 0.01 = 5$ **ETH**. Since **Trade 1** has $2.5$ **ETH** blocked and **Trade 2** has $1.25$ **ETH** blocked, there is only $5 - 1.25 - 2.5 = 1.25$ **ETH** available. Hence, the position size of **Trade 3** is $1.25$ **ETH**. 
 
-Available capital doesn’t change before a position is sold. Let’s assume that trade 1 receives a sell signal and it is sold with a profit of 1 ETH. Your total capital on exchange would be 11 ETH and the available capital for trading becomes 5.5 ETH.
+!!! Tip "Available Capital Updates"
+    The available capital does not change before a position is sold. After a trade is closed the Available Capital goes up if the trade was profitable or goes down if the trade was a loss.
 
-So the Bot receives another buy signal for trade 4 with a stoploss at 2% then your position size would be **0.055 / 0.02 = 2.75 ETH**.
+-   The strategy detects a sell signal in the **XLM/ETH** market. The bot exits **Trade 1** for a profit of $1$ **ETH**. The total capital in the wallet becomes $11$ **ETH** and the available capital for trading becomes $5.5$ **ETH**.
+
+-   **Trade 4** The strategy detects a new buy signal int the **XLM/ETH** market. `Edge Positioning` calculates the stoploss of $2\%$, and the position size of $0.055 / 0.02 = 2.75$ **ETH**.
+
+## Edge command reference
+
+```
+usage: freqtrade edge [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [-V] [-c PATH] [-d PATH]
+                      [--userdir PATH] [-s NAME] [--strategy-path PATH]
+                      [-i TIMEFRAME] [--timerange TIMERANGE]
+                      [--data-format-ohlcv {json,jsongz,hdf5}]
+                      [--max-open-trades INT] [--stake-amount STAKE_AMOUNT]
+                      [--fee FLOAT] [-p PAIRS [PAIRS ...]]
+                      [--stoplosses STOPLOSS_RANGE]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  -i TIMEFRAME, --timeframe TIMEFRAME, --ticker-interval TIMEFRAME
+                        Specify timeframe (`1m`, `5m`, `30m`, `1h`, `1d`).
+  --timerange TIMERANGE
+                        Specify what timerange of data to use.
+  --data-format-ohlcv {json,jsongz,hdf5}
+                        Storage format for downloaded candle (OHLCV) data.
+                        (default: `None`).
+  --max-open-trades INT
+                        Override the value of the `max_open_trades`
+                        configuration setting.
+  --stake-amount STAKE_AMOUNT
+                        Override the value of the `stake_amount` configuration
+                        setting.
+  --fee FLOAT           Specify fee ratio. Will be applied twice (on trade
+                        entry and exit).
+  -p PAIRS [PAIRS ...], --pairs PAIRS [PAIRS ...]
+                        Limit command to these pairs. Pairs are space-
+                        separated.
+  --stoplosses STOPLOSS_RANGE
+                        Defines a range of stoploss values against which edge
+                        will assess the strategy. The format is "min,max,step"
+                        (without any space). Example:
+                        `--stoplosses=-0.01,-0.1,-0.001`
+
+Common arguments:
+  -v, --verbose         Verbose mode (-vv for more, -vvv to get all messages).
+  --logfile FILE        Log to the file specified. Special values are:
+                        'syslog', 'journald'. See the documentation for more
+                        details.
+  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
+  -c PATH, --config PATH
+                        Specify configuration file (default:
+                        `userdir/config.json` or `config.json` whichever
+                        exists). Multiple --config options may be used. Can be
+                        set to `-` to read config from stdin.
+  -d PATH, --datadir PATH
+                        Path to directory with historical backtesting data.
+  --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
+                        Path to userdata directory.
+
+Strategy arguments:
+  -s NAME, --strategy NAME
+                        Specify strategy class name which will be used by the
+                        bot.
+  --strategy-path PATH  Specify additional strategy lookup path.
+
+```
 
 ## Configurations
+
 Edge module has following configuration options:
 
-#### enabled
+|  Parameter | Description |
-If true, then Edge will run periodically.
+|------------|-------------|
-
+| `enabled` | If true, then Edge will run periodically. <br>*Defaults to `false`.* <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-(defaults to false)
+| `process_throttle_secs` | How often should Edge run in seconds. <br>*Defaults to `3600` (once per hour).* <br> **Datatype:** Integer
-
+| `calculate_since_number_of_days` | Number of days of data against which Edge calculates Win Rate, Risk Reward and Expectancy. <br> **Note** that it downloads historical data so increasing this number would lead to slowing down the bot. <br>*Defaults to `7`.* <br> **Datatype:** Integer
-#### process_throttle_secs
+| `allowed_risk` | Ratio of allowed risk per trade. <br>*Defaults to `0.01` (1%)).* <br> **Datatype:** Float
-How often should Edge run in seconds?
+| `stoploss_range_min` | Minimum stoploss. <br>*Defaults to `-0.01`.* <br> **Datatype:** Float
-
+| `stoploss_range_max` | Maximum stoploss. <br>*Defaults to `-0.10`.* <br> **Datatype:** Float
-(defaults to 3600 so one hour)
+| `stoploss_range_step` | As an example if this is set to -0.01 then Edge will test the strategy for `[-0.01, -0,02, -0,03 ..., -0.09, -0.10]` ranges. <br> **Note** than having a smaller step means having a bigger range which could lead to slow calculation. <br> If you set this parameter to -0.001, you then slow down the Edge calculation by a factor of 10. <br>*Defaults to `-0.001`.* <br> **Datatype:** Float
-
+| `minimum_winrate` | It filters out pairs which don't have at least minimum_winrate. <br>This comes handy if you want to be conservative and don't comprise win rate in favour of risk reward ratio. <br>*Defaults to `0.60`.* <br> **Datatype:** Float
-#### calculate_since_number_of_days
+| `minimum_expectancy` | It filters out pairs which have the expectancy lower than this number. <br>Having an expectancy of 0.20 means if you put 10\$ on a trade you expect a 12\$ return. <br>*Defaults to `0.20`.* <br> **Datatype:** Float
-Number of days of data against which Edge calculates Win Rate, Risk Reward and Expectancy
+| `min_trade_number` | When calculating *W*, *R* and *E* (expectancy) against historical data, you always want to have a minimum number of trades. The more this number is the more Edge is reliable. <br>Having a win rate of 100% on a single trade doesn't mean anything at all. But having a win rate of 70% over past 100 trades means clearly something. <br>*Defaults to `10` (it is highly recommended not to decrease this number).* <br> **Datatype:** Integer
-Note that it downloads historical data so increasing this number would lead to slowing down the bot.
+| `max_trade_duration_minute` | Edge will filter out trades with long duration. If a trade is profitable after 1 month, it is hard to evaluate the strategy based on it. But if most of trades are profitable and they have maximum duration of 30 minutes, then it is clearly a good sign.<br>**NOTICE:** While configuring this value, you should take into consideration your timeframe. As an example filtering out trades having duration less than one day for a strategy which has 4h interval does not make sense. Default value is set assuming your strategy interval is relatively small (1m or 5m, etc.).<br>*Defaults to `1440` (one day).* <br> **Datatype:** Integer
-
+| `remove_pumps` | Edge will remove sudden pumps in a given market while going through historical data. However, given that pumps happen very often in crypto markets, we recommend you keep this off.<br>*Defaults to `false`.* <br> **Datatype:** Boolean
-(defaults to 7)
-
-#### capital_available_percentage
-This is the percentage of the total capital on exchange in stake currency.
-
-As an example if you have 10 ETH available in your wallet on the exchange and this value is 0.5 (which is 50%), then the bot will use a maximum amount of 5 ETH for trading and considers it as available capital.
-
-(defaults to 0.5)
-
-#### allowed_risk
-Percentage of allowed risk per trade.
-
-(defaults to 0.01 so 1%)
-
-#### stoploss_range_min
-
-Minimum stoploss.
-
-(defaults to -0.01)
-
-#### stoploss_range_max
-
-Maximum stoploss.
-
-(defaults to -0.10)
-
-#### stoploss_range_step
-
-As an example if this is set to -0.01 then Edge will test the strategy for \[-0.01, -0,02, -0,03 ..., -0.09, -0.10\] ranges.
-Note than having a smaller step means having a bigger range which could lead to slow calculation.
-
-If you set this parameter to -0.001, you then slow down the Edge calculation by a factor of 10.
-
-(defaults to -0.01)
-
-#### minimum_winrate
-
-It filters out pairs which don't have at least minimum_winrate.
-
-This comes handy if you want to be conservative and don't comprise win rate in favour of risk reward ratio.
-
-(defaults to 0.60)
-
-#### minimum_expectancy
-
-It filters out pairs which have the expectancy lower than this number.
-
-Having an expectancy of 0.20 means if you put 10$ on a trade you expect a 12$ return.
-
-(defaults to 0.20)
-
-#### min_trade_number
-
-When calculating *W*, *R* and *E* (expectancy) against historical data, you always want to have a minimum number of trades. The more this number is the more Edge is reliable.
-
-Having a win rate of 100% on a single trade doesn't mean anything at all. But having a win rate of 70% over past 100 trades means clearly something.
-
-(defaults to 10, it is highly recommended not to decrease this number)
-
-#### max_trade_duration_minute
-
-Edge will filter out trades with long duration. If a trade is profitable after 1 month, it is hard to evaluate the strategy based on it. But if most of trades are profitable and they have maximum duration of 30 minutes, then it is clearly a good sign.
-
-**NOTICE:** While configuring this value, you should take into consideration your ticker interval. As an example filtering out trades having duration less than one day for a strategy which has 4h interval does not make sense. Default value is set assuming your strategy interval is relatively small (1m or 5m, etc.).
-
-(defaults to 1 day, i.e. to 60 * 24 = 1440 minutes)
-
-#### remove_pumps
-
-Edge will remove sudden pumps in a given market while going through historical data. However, given that pumps happen very often in crypto markets, we recommend you keep this off.
-
-(defaults to false)
 
 ## Running Edge independently
 
 You can run Edge independently in order to see in details the result. Here is an example:
 
-```bash
+``` bash
 freqtrade edge
 ```
 
 An example of its output:
 
-| pair      |   stoploss |   win rate |   risk reward ratio |   required risk reward |   expectancy |   total number of trades |   average duration (min) |
+| **pair**     |   **stoploss** |   **win rate** |   **risk reward ratio** |   **required risk reward** |   **expectancy** |   **total number of trades** |   **average duration (min)** |
-|:----------|-----------:|-----------:|--------------------:|-----------------------:|-------------:|-------------------------:|-------------------------:|
+|:----------|-----------:|-----------:|--------------------:|-----------------------:|-------------:|-----------------:|---------------:|
-| AGI/BTC   |      -0.02 |       0.64 |                5.86 |                   0.56 |         3.41 |                       14 |                       54 |
+| **AGI/BTC**   |      -0.02 |       0.64 |                5.86 |                   0.56 |         3.41 |                       14 |                       54 |
-| NXS/BTC   |      -0.03 |       0.64 |                2.99 |                   0.57 |         1.54 |                       11 |                       26 |
+| **NXS/BTC**   |      -0.03 |       0.64 |                2.99 |                   0.57 |         1.54 |                       11 |                       26 |
-| LEND/BTC  |      -0.02 |       0.82 |                2.05 |                   0.22 |         1.50 |                       11 |                       36 |
+| **LEND/BTC**  |      -0.02 |       0.82 |                2.05 |                   0.22 |         1.50 |                       11 |                       36 |
-| VIA/BTC   |      -0.01 |       0.55 |                3.01 |                   0.83 |         1.19 |                       11 |                       48 |
+| **VIA/BTC**   |      -0.01 |       0.55 |                3.01 |                   0.83 |         1.19 |                       11 |                       48 |
-| MTH/BTC   |      -0.09 |       0.56 |                2.82 |                   0.80 |         1.12 |                       18 |                       52 |
+| **MTH/BTC**   |      -0.09 |       0.56 |                2.82 |                   0.80 |         1.12 |                       18 |                       52 |
-| ARDR/BTC  |      -0.04 |       0.42 |                3.14 |                   1.40 |         0.73 |                       12 |                       42 |
+| **ARDR/BTC**  |      -0.04 |       0.42 |                3.14 |                   1.40 |         0.73 |                       12 |                       42 |
-| BCPT/BTC  |      -0.01 |       0.71 |                1.34 |                   0.40 |         0.67 |                       14 |                       30 |
+| **BCPT/BTC**  |      -0.01 |       0.71 |                1.34 |                   0.40 |         0.67 |                       14 |                       30 |
-| WINGS/BTC |      -0.02 |       0.56 |                1.97 |                   0.80 |         0.65 |                       27 |                       42 |
+| **WINGS/BTC** |      -0.02 |       0.56 |                1.97 |                   0.80 |         0.65 |                       27 |                       42 |
-| VIBE/BTC  |      -0.02 |       0.83 |                0.91 |                   0.20 |         0.59 |                       12 |                       35 |
+| **VIBE/BTC**  |      -0.02 |       0.83 |                0.91 |                   0.20 |         0.59 |                       12 |                       35 |
-| MCO/BTC   |      -0.02 |       0.79 |                0.97 |                   0.27 |         0.55 |                       14 |                       31 |
+| **MCO/BTC**   |      -0.02 |       0.79 |                0.97 |                   0.27 |         0.55 |                       14 |                       31 |
-| GNT/BTC   |      -0.02 |       0.50 |                2.06 |                   1.00 |         0.53 |                       18 |                       24 |
+| **GNT/BTC**   |      -0.02 |       0.50 |                2.06 |                   1.00 |         0.53 |                       18 |                       24 |
-| HOT/BTC   |      -0.01 |       0.17 |                7.72 |                   4.81 |         0.50 |                      209 |                        7 |
+| **HOT/BTC**   |      -0.01 |       0.17 |                7.72 |                   4.81 |         0.50 |                      209 |                        7 |
-| SNM/BTC   |      -0.03 |       0.71 |                1.06 |                   0.42 |         0.45 |                       17 |                       38 |
+| **SNM/BTC**   |      -0.03 |       0.71 |                1.06 |                   0.42 |         0.45 |                       17 |                       38 |
-| APPC/BTC  |      -0.02 |       0.44 |                2.28 |                   1.27 |         0.44 |                       25 |                       43 |
+| **APPC/BTC**  |      -0.02 |       0.44 |                2.28 |                   1.27 |         0.44 |                       25 |                       43 |
-| NEBL/BTC  |      -0.03 |       0.63 |                1.29 |                   0.58 |         0.44 |                       19 |                       59 |
+| **NEBL/BTC**  |      -0.03 |       0.63 |                1.29 |                   0.58 |         0.44 |                       19 |                       59 |
+
+Edge produced the above table by comparing `calculate_since_number_of_days` to `minimum_expectancy` to find `min_trade_number` historical information based on the config file. The timerange Edge uses for its comparisons can be further limited by using the `--timerange` switch.
+
+In live and dry-run modes, after the `process_throttle_secs` has passed, Edge will again process `calculate_since_number_of_days` against `minimum_expectancy` to find `min_trade_number`. If no `min_trade_number` is found, the bot will return "whitelist empty". Depending on the trade strategy being deployed, "whitelist empty" may be return much of the time - or *all* of the time. The use of Edge may also cause trading to occur in bursts, though this is rare.
+
+If you encounter "whitelist empty" a lot, condsider tuning `calculate_since_number_of_days`, `minimum_expectancy`  and `min_trade_number` to align to the trading frequency of your strategy.
 
 ### Update cached pairs with the latest data
 
 Edge requires historic data the same way as backtesting does.
-Please refer to the [download section](backtesting.md#Getting-data-for-backtesting-and-hyperopt) of the documentation for details.
+Please refer to the [Data Downloading](data-download.md) section of the documentation for details.
 
 ### Precising stoploss range
 
@@ -249,14 +340,14 @@ freqtrade edge --stoplosses=-0.01,-0.1,-0.001 #min,max,step
 freqtrade edge --timerange=20181110-20181113
 ```
 
-Doing `--timerange=-200` will get the last 200 timeframes from your inputdata. You can also specify specific dates, or a range span indexed by start and stop.
+Doing `--timerange=-20190901` will get all available data until September 1st (excluding September 1st 2019).
 
 The full timerange specification:
 
-* Use last 123 tickframes of data: `--timerange=-123`
-* Use first 123 tickframes of data: `--timerange=123-`
-* Use tickframes from line 123 through 456: `--timerange=123-456`
 * Use tickframes till 2018/01/31: `--timerange=-20180131`
 * Use tickframes since 2018/01/31: `--timerange=20180131-`
 * Use tickframes since 2018/01/31 till 2018/03/01 : `--timerange=20180131-20180301`
 * Use tickframes between POSIX timestamps 1527595200 1527618600: `--timerange=1527595200-1527618600`
+
+
+[^1]: Question extracted from MIT Opencourseware S096 - Mathematics with applications in Finance: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-s096-topics-in-mathematics-with-applications-in-finance-fall-2013/

docs/exchanges.md

@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+# Exchange-specific Notes
+
+This page combines common gotchas and informations which are exchange-specific and most likely don't apply to other exchanges.
+
+## Binance
+
+!!! Tip "Stoploss on Exchange"
+    Binance supports `stoploss_on_exchange` and uses stop-loss-limit orders. It provides great advantages, so we recommend to benefit from it.
+
+### Binance Blacklist
+
+For Binance, please add `"BNB/<STAKE>"` to your blacklist to avoid issues.
+Accounts having BNB accounts use this to pay for fees - if your first trade happens to be on `BNB`, further trades will consume this position and make the initial BNB trade unsellable as the expected amount is not there anymore.
+
+### Binance sites
+
+Binance has been split into 2, and users must use the correct ccxt exchange ID for their exchange, otherwise API keys are not recognized.
+
+* [binance.com](https://www.binance.com/) - International users. Use exchange id: `binance`.
+* [binance.us](https://www.binance.us/) - US based users. Use exchange id: `binanceus`.
+
+## Kraken
+
+!!! Tip "Stoploss on Exchange"
+    Kraken supports `stoploss_on_exchange` and can use both stop-loss-market and stop-loss-limit orders. It provides great advantages, so we recommend to benefit from it.
+    You can use either `"limit"` or `"market"` in the `order_types.stoploss` configuration setting to decide which type to use.
+
+### Historic Kraken data
+
+The Kraken API does only provide 720 historic candles, which is sufficient for Freqtrade dry-run and live trade modes, but is a problem for backtesting.
+To download data for the Kraken exchange, using `--dl-trades` is mandatory, otherwise the bot will download the same 720 candles over and over, and you'll not have enough backtest data.
+
+Due to the heavy rate-limiting applied by Kraken, the following configuration section should be used to download data:
+
+``` json
+    "ccxt_async_config": {
+        "enableRateLimit": true,
+        "rateLimit": 3100
+    },
+```
+
+!!! Warning "Downloading data from kraken"
+    Downloading kraken data will require significantly more memory (RAM) than any other exchange, as the trades-data needs to be converted into candles on your machine.
+    It will also take a long time, as freqtrade will need to download every single trade that happened on the exchange for the pair / timerange combination, therefore please be patient.
+
+!!! Warning "rateLimit tuning"
+    Please pay attention that rateLimit configuration entry holds delay in milliseconds between requests, NOT requests\sec rate.
+    So, in order to mitigate Kraken API "Rate limit exceeded" exception, this configuration should be increased, NOT decreased.
+
+## Bittrex
+
+### Order types
+
+Bittrex does not support market orders. If you have a message at the bot startup about this, you should change order type values set in your configuration and/or in the strategy from `"market"` to `"limit"`. See some more details on this [here in the FAQ](faq.md#im-getting-the-exchange-bittrex-does-not-support-market-orders-message-and-cannot-run-my-strategy).
+
+Bittrex also does not support `VolumePairlist` due to limited / split API constellation at the moment.
+Please use `StaticPairlist`. Other pairlists (other than `VolumePairlist`) should not be affected.
+
+### Restricted markets
+
+Bittrex split its exchange into US and International versions.
+The International version has more pairs available, however the API always returns all pairs, so there is currently no automated way to detect if you're affected by the restriction.
+
+If you have restricted pairs in your whitelist, you'll get a warning message in the log on Freqtrade startup for each restricted pair.
+
+The warning message will look similar to the following:
+
+``` output
+[...] Message: bittrex {"success":false,"message":"RESTRICTED_MARKET","result":null,"explanation":null}"
+```
+
+If you're an "International" customer on the Bittrex exchange, then this warning will probably not impact you.
+If you're a US customer, the bot will fail to create orders for these pairs, and you should remove them from your whitelist.
+
+You can get a list of restricted markets by using the following snippet:
+
+``` python
+import ccxt
+ct = ccxt.bittrex()
+lm = ct.load_markets()
+
+res = [p for p, x in lm.items() if 'US' in x['info']['prohibitedIn']]
+print(res)
+```
+
+## FTX
+
+!!! Tip "Stoploss on Exchange"
+    FTX supports `stoploss_on_exchange` and can use both stop-loss-market and stop-loss-limit orders. It provides great advantages, so we recommend to benefit from it.
+    You can use either `"limit"` or `"market"` in the `order_types.stoploss` configuration setting to decide which type of stoploss shall be used.
+
+### Using subaccounts
+
+To use subaccounts with FTX, you need to edit the configuration and add the following:
+
+``` json
+"exchange": {
+    "ccxt_config": {
+        "headers": {
+            "FTX-SUBACCOUNT": "name"
+        }
+    },
+}
+```
+
+## Kucoin
+
+Kucoin requries a passphrase for each api key, you will therefore need to add this key into the configuration so your exchange section looks as follows:
+
+```json
+"exchange": {
+    "name": "kucoin",
+    "key": "your_exchange_key",
+    "secret": "your_exchange_secret",
+    "password": "your_exchange_api_key_password",
+```
+
+### Kucoin Blacklists
+
+For Kucoin, please add `"KCS/<STAKE>"` to your blacklist to avoid issues.
+Accounts having KCS accounts use this to pay for fees - if your first trade happens to be on `KCS`, further trades will consume this position and make the initial KCS trade unsellable as the expected amount is not there anymore.
+
+## All exchanges
+
+Should you experience constant errors with Nonce (like `InvalidNonce`), it is best to regenerate the API keys. Resetting Nonce is difficult and it's usually easier to regenerate the API keys.
+
+## Random notes for other exchanges
+
+* The Ocean (exchange id: `theocean`) exchange uses Web3 functionality and requires `web3` python package to be installed:
+
+```shell
+$ pip3 install web3
+```
+
+### Getting latest price / Incomplete candles
+
+Most exchanges return current incomplete candle via their OHLCV/klines API interface.
+By default, Freqtrade assumes that incomplete candle is fetched from the exchange and removes the last candle assuming it's the incomplete candle.
+
+Whether your exchange returns incomplete candles or not can be checked using [the helper script](developer.md#Incomplete-candles) from the Contributor documentation.
+
+Due to the danger of repainting, Freqtrade does not allow you to use this incomplete candle.
+
+However, if it is based on the need for the latest price for your strategy - then this requirement can be acquired using the [data provider](strategy-customization.md#possible-options-for-dataprovider) from within the strategy.
+
+### Advanced Freqtrade Exchange configuration
+
+Advanced options can be configured using the `_ft_has_params` setting, which will override Defaults and exchange-specific behavior.
+
+Available options are listed in the exchange-class as `_ft_has_default`.
+
+For example, to test the order type `FOK` with Kraken, and modify candle limit to 200 (so you only get 200 candles per API call):
+
+```json
+"exchange": {
+    "name": "kraken",
+    "_ft_has_params": {
+        "order_time_in_force": ["gtc", "fok"],
+        "ohlcv_candle_limit": 200
+        }
+```
+
+!!! Warning
+    Please make sure to fully understand the impacts of these settings before modifying them.

docs/faq.md

@@ -1,25 +1,45 @@
 # Freqtrade FAQ
 
+## Supported Markets
+
+Freqtrade supports spot trading only.
+
+### Can I open short positions?
+
+No, Freqtrade does not support trading with margin / leverage, and cannot open short positions.
+
+In some cases, your exchange may provide leveraged spot tokens which can be traded with Freqtrade eg. BTCUP/USD, BTCDOWN/USD, ETHBULL/USD, ETHBEAR/USD, etc...
+
+### Can I trade options or futures?
+
+No, options and futures trading are not supported.
+
+## Beginner Tips & Tricks
+
+* When you work with your strategy & hyperopt file you should use a proper code editor like VSCode or PyCharm. A good code editor will provide syntax highlighting as well as line numbers, making it easy to find syntax errors (most likely pointed out by Freqtrade during startup).
+
 ## Freqtrade common issues
 
 ### The bot does not start
 
-Running the bot with `freqtrade --config config.json` does show the output `freqtrade: command not found`.
+Running the bot with `freqtrade trade --config config.json` shows the output `freqtrade: command not found`.
 
-This could have the following reasons:
+This could be caused by the following reasons:
 
-* The virtual environment is not active
+* The virtual environment is not active.
-  * run `source .env/bin/activate` to activate the virtual environment
+  * Run `source .env/bin/activate` to activate the virtual environment.
 * The installation did not work correctly.
   * Please check the [Installation documentation](installation.md).
 
-### I have waited 5 minutes, why hasn't the bot made any trades yet?!
+### I have waited 5 minutes, why hasn't the bot made any trades yet?
 
-Depending on the buy strategy, the amount of whitelisted coins, the
+* Depending on the buy strategy, the amount of whitelisted coins, the
-situation of the market etc, it can take up to hours to find good entry
+situation of the market etc, it can take up to hours to find a good entry
 position for a trade. Be patient!
 
-### I have made 12 trades already, why is my total profit negative?!
+* It may be because of a configuration error. It's best to check the logs, they usually tell you if the bot is simply not getting buy signals (only heartbeat messages), or if there is something wrong (errors / exceptions in the log).
+
+### I have made 12 trades already, why is my total profit negative?
 
 I understand your disappointment but unfortunately 12 trades is just
 not enough to say anything. If you run backtesting, you can see that our
@@ -30,70 +50,150 @@ of course constantly aim to improve the bot but it will _always_ be a
 gamble, which should leave you with modest wins on monthly basis but
 you can't say much from few trades.
 
-### I’d like to change the stake amount. Can I just stop the bot with /stop and then change the config.json and run it again?
+### I’d like to make changes to the config. Can I do that without having to kill the bot?
 
-Not quite. Trades are persisted to a database but the configuration is
+Yes. You can edit your config and use the `/reload_config` command to reload the configuration. The bot will stop, reload the configuration and strategy and will restart with the new configuration and strategy.
-currently only read when the bot is killed and restarted. `/stop` more
-like pauses. You can stop your bot, adjust settings and start it again.
 
 ### I want to improve the bot with a new strategy
 
-That's great. We have a nice backtesting and hyperoptimizing setup. See
+That's great. We have a nice backtesting and hyperoptimization setup. See the tutorial [here|Testing-new-strategies-with-Hyperopt](bot-usage.md#hyperopt-commands).
-the tutorial [here|Testing-new-strategies-with-Hyperopt](bot-usage.md#hyperopt-commands).
 
 ### Is there a setting to only SELL the coins being held and not perform anymore BUYS?
 
-You can use the `/forcesell all` command from Telegram.
+You can use the `/stopbuy` command in Telegram to prevent future buys, followed by `/forcesell all` (sell all open trades).
 
-### I get the message "RESTRICTED_MARKET"
+### I want to run multiple bots on the same machine
+
+Please look at the [advanced setup documentation Page](advanced-setup.md#running-multiple-instances-of-freqtrade).
+
+### I'm getting "Missing data fillup" messages in the log
+
+This message is just a warning that the latest candles had missing candles in them.
+Depending on the exchange, this can indicate that the pair didn't have a trade for the timeframe you are using - and the exchange does only return candles with volume.
+On low volume pairs, this is a rather common occurrence.
+
+If this happens for all pairs in the pairlist, this might indicate a recent exchange downtime. Please check your exchange's public channels for details.
+
+Irrespectively of the reason, Freqtrade will fill up these candles with "empty" candles, where open, high, low and close are set to the previous candle close - and volume is empty. In a chart, this will look like a `_` - and is aligned with how exchanges usually represent 0 volume candles.
+
+### I'm getting the "RESTRICTED_MARKET" message in the log
 
 Currently known to happen for US Bittrex users.  
-Bittrex split its exchange into US and International versions.
-The International version has more pairs available, however the API always returns all pairs, so there is currently no automated way to detect if you're affected by the restriction.
 
-If you have restricted pairs in your whitelist, you'll get a warning message in the log on FreqTrade startup for each restricted pair.
+Read [the Bittrex section about restricted markets](exchanges.md#restricted-markets) for more information.
-If you're an "International" Customer on the Bittrex exchange, then this warning will probably not impact you.
+
-If you're a US customer, the bot will fail to create orders for these pairs, and you should remove them from your Whitelist.
+### I'm getting the "Exchange Bittrex does not support market orders." message and cannot run my strategy
+
+As the message says, Bittrex does not support market orders and you have one of the [order types](configuration.md/#understand-order_types) set to "market". Your strategy was probably written with other exchanges in mind and sets "market" orders for "stoploss" orders, which is correct and preferable for most of the exchanges supporting market orders (but not for Bittrex).
+
+To fix it for Bittrex, redefine order types in the strategy to use "limit" instead of "market":
+
+```
+    order_types = {
+        ...
+        'stoploss': 'limit',
+        ...
+    }
+```
+
+The same fix should be applied in the configuration file, if order types are defined in your custom config rather than in the strategy.
+
+### How do I search the bot logs for something?
+
+By default, the bot writes its log into stderr stream. This is implemented this way so that you can easily separate the bot's diagnostics messages from Backtesting, Edge and Hyperopt results, output from other various Freqtrade utility sub-commands, as well as from the output of your custom `print()`'s you may have inserted into your strategy. So if you need to search the log messages with the grep utility, you need to redirect stderr to stdout and disregard stdout.
+
+* In unix shells, this normally can be done as simple as:
+```shell
+$ freqtrade --some-options 2>&1 >/dev/null | grep 'something'
+```
+(note, `2>&1` and `>/dev/null` should be written in this order)
+
+* Bash interpreter also supports so called process substitution syntax, you can grep the log for a string with it as:
+```shell
+$ freqtrade --some-options 2> >(grep 'something') >/dev/null
+```
+or
+```shell
+$ freqtrade --some-options 2> >(grep -v 'something' 1>&2)
+```
+
+* You can also write the copy of Freqtrade log messages to a file with the `--logfile` option:
+```shell
+$ freqtrade --logfile /path/to/mylogfile.log --some-options
+```
+and then grep it as:
+```shell
+$ cat /path/to/mylogfile.log | grep 'something'
+```
+or even on the fly, as the bot works and the log file grows:
+```shell
+$ tail -f /path/to/mylogfile.log | grep 'something'
+```
+from a separate terminal window.
+
+On Windows, the `--logfile` option is also supported by Freqtrade and you can use the `findstr` command to search the log for the string of interest:
+```
+> type \path\to\mylogfile.log | findstr "something"
+```
+
+### Why does freqtrade not have GPU support?
+
+First of all, most indicator libraries don't have GPU support - as such, there would be little benefit for indicator calculations.
+The GPU improvements would only apply to pandas-native calculations - or ones written by yourself.
+
+For hyperopt, freqtrade is using scikit-optimize, which is built on top of scikit-learn.
+Their statement about GPU support is [pretty clear](https://scikit-learn.org/stable/faq.html#will-you-add-gpu-support).
+
+GPU's also are only good at crunching numbers (floating point operations). 
+For hyperopt, we need both number-crunching (find next parameters) and running python code (running backtesting). 
+As such, GPU's are not too well suited for most parts of hyperopt.
+
+The benefit of using GPU would therefore be pretty slim - and will not justify the complexity introduced by trying to add GPU support.
+
+There is however nothing preventing you from using GPU-enabled indicators within your strategy if you think you must have this - you will however probably be disappointed by the slim gain that will give you (compared to the complexity).
 
 ## Hyperopt module
 
-### How many epoch do I need to get a good Hyperopt result?
+### How many epochs do I need to get a good Hyperopt result?
 
-Per default Hyperopts without `-e` or `--epochs` parameter will only
+Per default Hyperopt called without the `-e`/`--epochs` command line option will only
-run 100 epochs, means 100 evals of your triggers, guards, ... Too few
+run 100 epochs, means 100 evaluations of your triggers, guards, ... Too few
 to find a great result (unless if you are very lucky), so you probably
 have to run it for 10.000 or more. But it will take an eternity to
 compute.
 
-We recommend you to run it at least 10.000 epochs:
+Since hyperopt uses Bayesian search, running for too many epochs may not produce greater results.
+
+It's therefore recommended to run between 500-1000 epochs over and over until you hit at least 10.000 epochs in total (or are satisfied with the result). You can best judge by looking at the results - if the bot keeps discovering better strategies, it's best to keep on going.
 
 ```bash
-freqtrade hyperopt -e 10000
+freqtrade hyperopt --hyperopt SampleHyperopt --hyperopt-loss SharpeHyperOptLossDaily --strategy SampleStrategy -e 1000
 ```
 
-or if you want intermediate result to see
+### Why does it take a long time to run hyperopt?
 
-```bash
+* Discovering a great strategy with Hyperopt takes time. Study www.freqtrade.io, the Freqtrade Documentation page, join the Freqtrade [discord community](https://discord.gg/p7nuUNVfP7). While you patiently wait for the most advanced, free crypto bot in the world, to hand you a possible golden strategy specially designed just for you.
-for i in {1..100}; do freqtrade hyperopt -e 100; done
-```
 
-### Why it is so long to run hyperopt?
+* If you wonder why it can take from 20 minutes to days to do 1000 epochs here are some answers:
 
-Finding a great Hyperopt results takes time.
+This answer was written during the release 0.15.1, when we had:
 
-If you wonder why it takes a while to find great hyperopt results
+* 8 triggers
-
+* 9 guards: let's say we evaluate even 10 values from each
-This answer was written during the under the release 0.15.1, when we had:
+* 1 stoploss calculation: let's say we want 10 values from that too to be evaluated
-
-- 8 triggers
-- 9 guards: let's say we evaluate even 10 values from each
-- 1 stoploss calculation: let's say we want 10 values from that too to be evaluated
 
 The following calculation is still very rough and not very precise
 but it will give the idea. With only these triggers and guards there is
-already 8\*10^9\*10 evaluations. A roughly total of 80 billion evals.
+already 8\*10^9\*10 evaluations. A roughly total of 80 billion evaluations.
-Did you run 100 000 evals? Congrats, you've done roughly 1 / 100 000 th
+Did you run 100 000 evaluations? Congrats, you've done roughly 1 / 100 000 th
-of the search space.
+of the search space, assuming that the bot never tests the same parameters more than once.
+
+* The time it takes to run 1000 hyperopt epochs depends on things like: The available cpu, hard-disk, ram, timeframe, timerange, indicator settings, indicator count, amount of coins that hyperopt test strategies on and the resulting trade count - which can be 650 trades in a year or 10.0000 trades depending if the strategy aims for big profits by trading rarely or for many low profit trades. 
+
+Example: 4% profit 650 times vs 0,3% profit a trade 10.000 times in a year. If we assume you set the --timerange to 365 days. 
+
+Example:
+`freqtrade --config config.json --strategy SampleStrategy --hyperopt SampleHyperopt -e 1000 --timerange 20190601-20200601`
 
 ## Edge module
 
@@ -101,7 +201,7 @@ of the search space.
 
 The Edge module is mostly a result of brainstorming of [@mishaker](https://github.com/mishaker) and [@creslinux](https://github.com/creslinux) freqtrade team members.
 
-You can find further info on expectancy, winrate, risk management and position size in the following sources:
+You can find further info on expectancy, win rate, risk management and position size in the following sources:
 
 - https://www.tradeciety.com/ultimate-math-guide-for-traders/
 - http://www.vantharp.com/tharp-concepts/expectancy.asp

docs/includes/pairlists.md

@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+## Pairlists and Pairlist Handlers
+
+Pairlist Handlers define the list of pairs (pairlist) that the bot should trade. They are configured in the `pairlists` section of the configuration settings.
+
+In your configuration, you can use Static Pairlist (defined by the [`StaticPairList`](#static-pair-list) Pairlist Handler) and Dynamic Pairlist (defined by the [`VolumePairList`](#volume-pair-list) Pairlist Handler).
+
+Additionally, [`AgeFilter`](#agefilter), [`PrecisionFilter`](#precisionfilter), [`PriceFilter`](#pricefilter), [`ShuffleFilter`](#shufflefilter), [`SpreadFilter`](#spreadfilter) and [`VolatilityFilter`](#volatilityfilter) act as Pairlist Filters, removing certain pairs and/or moving their positions in the pairlist.
+
+If multiple Pairlist Handlers are used, they are chained and a combination of all Pairlist Handlers forms the resulting pairlist the bot uses for trading and backtesting. Pairlist Handlers are executed in the sequence they are configured. You should always configure either `StaticPairList` or `VolumePairList` as the starting Pairlist Handler.
+
+Inactive markets are always removed from the resulting pairlist. Explicitly blacklisted pairs (those in the `pair_blacklist` configuration setting) are also always removed from the resulting pairlist.
+
+### Pair blacklist
+
+The pair blacklist (configured via `exchange.pair_blacklist` in the configuration) disallows certain pairs from trading.
+This can be as simple as excluding `DOGE/BTC` - which will remove exactly this pair.
+
+The pair-blacklist does also support wildcards (in regex-style) - so `BNB/.*` will exclude ALL pairs that start with BNB.
+You may also use something like `.*DOWN/BTC` or `.*UP/BTC` to exclude leveraged tokens (check Pair naming conventions for your exchange!)
+
+### Available Pairlist Handlers
+
+* [`StaticPairList`](#static-pair-list) (default, if not configured differently)
+* [`VolumePairList`](#volume-pair-list)
+* [`AgeFilter`](#agefilter)
+* [`OffsetFilter`](#offsetfilter)
+* [`PerformanceFilter`](#performancefilter)
+* [`PrecisionFilter`](#precisionfilter)
+* [`PriceFilter`](#pricefilter)
+* [`ShuffleFilter`](#shufflefilter)
+* [`SpreadFilter`](#spreadfilter)
+* [`RangeStabilityFilter`](#rangestabilityfilter)
+* [`VolatilityFilter`](#volatilityfilter)
+
+!!! Tip "Testing pairlists"
+    Pairlist configurations can be quite tricky to get right. Best use the [`test-pairlist`](utils.md#test-pairlist) utility sub-command to test your configuration quickly.
+
+#### Static Pair List
+
+By default, the `StaticPairList` method is used, which uses a statically defined pair whitelist from the configuration. The pairlist also supports wildcards (in regex-style) - so `.*/BTC` will include all pairs with BTC as a stake.
+
+It uses configuration from `exchange.pair_whitelist` and `exchange.pair_blacklist`.
+
+```json
+"pairlists": [
+    {"method": "StaticPairList"}
+    ],
+```
+
+By default, only currently enabled pairs are allowed.
+To skip pair validation against active markets, set `"allow_inactive": true` within the `StaticPairList` configuration.
+This can be useful for backtesting expired pairs (like quarterly spot-markets).
+This option must be configured along with `exchange.skip_pair_validation` in the exchange configuration.
+
+#### Volume Pair List
+
+`VolumePairList` employs sorting/filtering of pairs by their trading volume. It selects `number_assets` top pairs with sorting based on the `sort_key` (which can only be `quoteVolume`).
+
+When used in the chain of Pairlist Handlers in a non-leading position (after StaticPairList and other Pairlist Filters), `VolumePairList` considers outputs of previous Pairlist Handlers, adding its sorting/selection of the pairs by the trading volume.
+
+When used on the leading position of the chain of Pairlist Handlers, it does not consider `pair_whitelist` configuration setting, but selects the top assets from all available markets (with matching stake-currency) on the exchange.
+
+The `refresh_period` setting allows to define the period (in seconds), at which the pairlist will be refreshed. Defaults to 1800s (30 minutes).
+The pairlist cache (`refresh_period`) on `VolumePairList` is only applicable to generating pairlists.
+Filtering instances (not the first position in the list) will not apply any cache and will always use up-to-date data.
+
+`VolumePairList` is per default based on the ticker data from exchange, as reported by the ccxt library:
+
+* The `quoteVolume` is the amount of quote (stake) currency traded (bought or sold) in last 24 hours.
+
+```json
+"pairlists": [
+    {
+        "method": "VolumePairList",
+        "number_assets": 20,
+        "sort_key": "quoteVolume",
+        "refresh_period": 1800
+    }
+],
+```
+
+`VolumePairList` can also operate in an advanced mode to build volume over a given timerange of specified candle size. It utilizes exchange historical candle data, builds a typical price (calculated by (open+high+low)/3) and multiplies the typical price with every candle's volume. The sum is the `quoteVolume` over the given range. This allows different scenarios, for a  more smoothened volume, when using longer ranges with larger candle sizes, or the opposite when using a short range with small candles.
+
+For convenience `lookback_days` can be specified, which will imply that 1d candles will be used for the lookback. In the example below the pairlist would be created based on the last 7 days:
+
+```json
+"pairlists": [
+    {
+        "method": "VolumePairList",
+        "number_assets": 20,
+        "sort_key": "quoteVolume",
+        "refresh_period": 86400,
+        "lookback_days": 7
+    }
+],
+```
+
+!!! Warning "Range look back and refresh period"
+    When used in conjunction with `lookback_days` and `lookback_timeframe` the `refresh_period` can not be smaller than the candle size in seconds. As this will result in unnecessary requests to the exchanges API.
+
+!!! Warning "Performance implications when using lookback range"
+    If used in first position in combination with lookback, the computation of the range based volume can be time and resource consuming, as it downloads candles for all tradable pairs. Hence it's highly advised to use the standard approach with `VolumeFilter` to narrow the pairlist down for further range volume calculation.
+
+More sophisticated approach can be used, by using `lookback_timeframe` for candle size and `lookback_period` which specifies the amount of candles. This example will build the volume pairs based on a rolling period of 3 days of 1h candles:
+
+```json
+"pairlists": [
+    {
+        "method": "VolumePairList",
+        "number_assets": 20,
+        "sort_key": "quoteVolume",
+        "refresh_period": 3600,
+        "lookback_timeframe": "1h",
+        "lookback_period": 72
+    }
+],
+```
+
+!!! Note
+    `VolumePairList` does not support backtesting mode.
+
+#### AgeFilter
+
+Removes pairs that have been listed on the exchange for less than `min_days_listed` days (defaults to `10`) or more than `max_days_listed` days (defaults `None` mean infinity).
+
+When pairs are first listed on an exchange they can suffer huge price drops and volatility
+in the first few days while the pair goes through its price-discovery period. Bots can often
+be caught out buying before the pair has finished dropping in price.
+
+This filter allows freqtrade to ignore pairs until they have been listed for at least `min_days_listed` days and listed before `max_days_listed`.
+
+#### OffsetFilter
+
+Offsets an incoming pairlist by a given `offset` value.
+
+As an example it can be used in conjunction with `VolumeFilter` to remove the top X volume pairs. Or to split
+a larger pairlist on two bot instances.
+
+Example to remove the first 10 pairs from the pairlist:
+
+```json
+"pairlists": [
+    {
+        "method": "OffsetFilter",
+        "offset": 10
+    }
+],
+```
+
+!!! Warning
+    When `OffsetFilter` is used to split a larger pairlist among multiple bots in combination with `VolumeFilter` 
+    it can not be guaranteed that pairs won't overlap due to slightly different refresh intervals for the
+    `VolumeFilter`.
+
+!!! Note
+    An offset larger then the total length of the incoming pairlist will result in an empty pairlist.
+
+#### PerformanceFilter
+
+Sorts pairs by past trade performance, as follows:
+
+1. Positive performance.
+2. No closed trades yet.
+3. Negative performance.
+
+Trade count is used as a tie breaker.
+
+!!! Note
+    `PerformanceFilter` does not support backtesting mode.
+
+#### PrecisionFilter
+
+Filters low-value coins which would not allow setting stoplosses.
+
+#### PriceFilter
+
+The `PriceFilter` allows filtering of pairs by price. Currently the following price filters are supported:
+
+* `min_price`
+* `max_price`
+* `max_value`
+* `low_price_ratio`
+
+The `min_price` setting removes pairs where the price is below the specified price. This is useful if you wish to avoid trading very low-priced pairs.
+This option is disabled by default, and will only apply if set to > 0.
+
+The `max_price` setting removes pairs where the price is above the specified price. This is useful if you wish to trade only low-priced pairs.
+This option is disabled by default, and will only apply if set to > 0.
+
+The `max_value` setting removes pairs where the minimum value change is above a specified value.
+This is useful when an exchange has unbalanced limits. For example, if step-size = 1 (so you can only buy 1, or 2, or 3, but not 1.1 Coins) - and the price is pretty high (like 20\$) as the coin has risen sharply since the last limit adaption.
+As a result of the above, you can only buy for 20\$, or 40\$ - but not for 25\$.
+On exchanges that deduct fees from the receiving currency (e.g. FTX) - this can result in high value coins / amounts that are unsellable as the amount is slightly below the limit.
+
+The `low_price_ratio` setting removes pairs where a raise of 1 price unit (pip) is above the `low_price_ratio` ratio.
+This option is disabled by default, and will only apply if set to > 0.
+
+For `PriceFiler` at least one of its `min_price`, `max_price` or `low_price_ratio` settings must be applied.
+
+Calculation example:
+
+Min price precision for SHITCOIN/BTC is 8 decimals. If its price is 0.00000011 - one price step above would be 0.00000012, which is ~9% higher than the previous price value. You may filter out this pair by using PriceFilter with `low_price_ratio` set to 0.09 (9%) or with `min_price` set to 0.00000011, correspondingly.
+
+!!! Warning "Low priced pairs"
+    Low priced pairs with high "1 pip movements" are dangerous since they are often illiquid and it may also be impossible to place the desired stoploss, which can often result in high losses since price needs to be rounded to the next tradable price - so instead of having a stoploss of -5%, you could end up with a stoploss of -9% simply due to price rounding.
+
+#### ShuffleFilter
+
+Shuffles (randomizes) pairs in the pairlist. It can be used for preventing the bot from trading some of the pairs more frequently then others when you want all pairs be treated with the same priority.
+
+!!! Tip
+    You may set the `seed` value for this Pairlist to obtain reproducible results, which can be useful for repeated backtesting sessions. If `seed` is not set, the pairs are shuffled in the non-repeatable random order.
+
+#### SpreadFilter
+
+Removes pairs that have a difference between asks and bids above the specified ratio, `max_spread_ratio` (defaults to `0.005`).
+
+Example:
+
+If `DOGE/BTC` maximum bid is 0.00000026 and minimum ask is 0.00000027, the ratio is calculated as: `1 - bid/ask ~= 0.037` which is `> 0.005` and this pair will be filtered out.
+
+#### RangeStabilityFilter
+
+Removes pairs where the difference between lowest low and highest high over `lookback_days` days is below `min_rate_of_change`. Since this is a filter that requires additional data, the results are cached for `refresh_period`.
+
+In the below example:
+If the trading range over the last 10 days is <1%, remove the pair from the whitelist.
+
+```json
+"pairlists": [
+    {
+        "method": "RangeStabilityFilter",
+        "lookback_days": 10,
+        "min_rate_of_change": 0.01,
+        "refresh_period": 1440
+    }
+]
+```
+
+!!! Tip
+    This Filter can be used to automatically remove stable coin pairs, which have a very low trading range, and are therefore extremely difficult to trade with profit.
+
+#### VolatilityFilter
+
+Volatility is the degree of historical variation of a pairs over time, is is measured by the standard deviation of logarithmic daily returns. Returns are assumed to be normally distributed, although actual distribution might be different. In a normal distribution, 68% of observations fall within one standard deviation and 95% of observations fall within two standard deviations. Assuming a volatility of 0.05 means that the expected returns for 20 out of 30 days is expected to be less than 5% (one standard deviation). Volatility is a positive ratio of the expected deviation of return and can be greater than 1.00. Please refer to the wikipedia definition of [`volatility`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volatility_(finance)).
+
+This filter removes pairs if the average volatility over a `lookback_days` days is below `min_volatility` or above `max_volatility`. Since this is a filter that requires additional data, the results are cached for `refresh_period`.
+
+This filter can be used to narrow down your pairs to a certain volatility or avoid very volatile pairs. 
+
+In the below example:
+If the volatility over the last 10 days is not in the range of 0.05-0.50, remove the pair from the whitelist. The filter is applied every 24h.
+
+```json
+"pairlists": [
+    {
+        "method": "VolatilityFilter",
+        "lookback_days": 10,
+        "min_volatility": 0.05,
+        "max_volatility": 0.50,
+        "refresh_period": 86400
+    }
+]
+```
+
+### Full example of Pairlist Handlers
+
+The below example blacklists `BNB/BTC`, uses `VolumePairList` with `20` assets, sorting pairs by `quoteVolume` and applies [`PrecisionFilter`](#precisionfilter) and [`PriceFilter`](#pricefilter), filtering all assets where 1 price unit is > 1%. Then the [`SpreadFilter`](#spreadfilter) and [`VolatilityFilter`](#volatilityfilter) is applied and pairs are finally shuffled with the random seed set to some predefined value.
+
+```json
+"exchange": {
+    "pair_whitelist": [],
+    "pair_blacklist": ["BNB/BTC"]
+},
+"pairlists": [
+    {
+        "method": "VolumePairList",
+        "number_assets": 20,
+        "sort_key": "quoteVolume"
+    },
+    {"method": "AgeFilter", "min_days_listed": 10},
+    {"method": "PrecisionFilter"},
+    {"method": "PriceFilter", "low_price_ratio": 0.01},
+    {"method": "SpreadFilter", "max_spread_ratio": 0.005},
+    {
+        "method": "RangeStabilityFilter",
+        "lookback_days": 10,
+        "min_rate_of_change": 0.01,
+        "refresh_period": 1440
+    },
+    {
+        "method": "VolatilityFilter",
+        "lookback_days": 10,
+        "min_volatility": 0.05,
+        "max_volatility": 0.50,
+        "refresh_period": 86400
+    },
+    {"method": "ShuffleFilter", "seed": 42}
+    ],
+```

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@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+## Prices used for orders
+
+Prices for regular orders can be controlled via the parameter structures `bid_strategy` for buying and `ask_strategy` for selling.
+Prices are always retrieved right before an order is placed, either by querying the exchange tickers or by using the orderbook data.
+
+!!! Note
+    Orderbook data used by Freqtrade are the data retrieved from exchange by the ccxt's function `fetch_order_book()`, i.e. are usually data from the L2-aggregated orderbook, while the ticker data are the structures returned by the ccxt's `fetch_ticker()`/`fetch_tickers()` functions. Refer to the ccxt library [documentation](https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt/wiki/Manual#market-data) for more details.
+
+!!! Warning "Using market orders"
+    Please read the section [Market order pricing](#market-order-pricing) section when using market orders.
+
+### Buy price
+
+#### Check depth of market
+
+When check depth of market is enabled (`bid_strategy.check_depth_of_market.enabled=True`), the buy signals are filtered based on the orderbook depth (sum of all amounts) for each orderbook side.
+
+Orderbook `bid` (buy) side depth is then divided by the orderbook `ask` (sell) side depth and the resulting delta is compared to the value of the `bid_strategy.check_depth_of_market.bids_to_ask_delta` parameter. The buy order is only executed if the orderbook delta is greater than or equal to the configured delta value.
+
+!!! Note
+    A delta value below 1 means that `ask` (sell) orderbook side depth is greater than the depth of the `bid` (buy) orderbook side, while a value greater than 1 means opposite (depth of the buy side is higher than the depth of the sell side).
+
+#### Buy price side
+
+The configuration setting `bid_strategy.price_side` defines the side of the spread the bot looks for when buying.
+
+The following displays an orderbook.
+
+``` explanation
+...
+103
+102
+101  # ask
+-------------Current spread
+99   # bid
+98
+97
+...
+```
+
+If `bid_strategy.price_side` is set to `"bid"`, then the bot will use 99 as buying price.  
+In line with that, if `bid_strategy.price_side` is set to `"ask"`, then the bot will use 101 as buying price.
+
+Using `ask` price often guarantees quicker filled orders, but the bot can also end up paying more than what would have been necessary.
+Taker fees instead of maker fees will most likely apply even when using limit buy orders.
+Also, prices at the "ask" side of the spread are higher than prices at the "bid" side in the orderbook, so the order behaves similar to a market order (however with a maximum price).
+
+#### Buy price with Orderbook enabled
+
+When buying with the orderbook enabled (`bid_strategy.use_order_book=True`), Freqtrade fetches the `bid_strategy.order_book_top` entries from the orderbook and uses the entry specified as `bid_strategy.order_book_top` on the configured side (`bid_strategy.price_side`) of the orderbook. 1 specifies the topmost entry in the orderbook, while 2 would use the 2nd entry in the orderbook, and so on.
+
+#### Buy price without Orderbook enabled
+
+The following section uses `side` as the configured `bid_strategy.price_side`.
+
+When not using orderbook (`bid_strategy.use_order_book=False`), Freqtrade uses the best `side` price from the ticker if it's below the `last` traded price from the ticker. Otherwise (when the `side` price is above the `last` price), it calculates a rate between `side` and `last` price.
+
+The `bid_strategy.ask_last_balance` configuration parameter controls this. A value of `0.0` will use `side` price, while `1.0` will use the `last` price and values between those interpolate between ask and last price.
+
+### Sell price
+
+#### Sell price side
+
+The configuration setting `ask_strategy.price_side` defines the side of the spread the bot looks for when selling.
+
+The following displays an orderbook:
+
+``` explanation
+...
+103
+102
+101  # ask
+-------------Current spread
+99   # bid
+98
+97
+...
+```
+
+If `ask_strategy.price_side` is set to `"ask"`, then the bot will use 101 as selling price.  
+In line with that, if `ask_strategy.price_side` is set to `"bid"`, then the bot will use 99 as selling price.
+
+#### Sell price with Orderbook enabled
+
+When selling with the orderbook enabled (`ask_strategy.use_order_book=True`), Freqtrade fetches the `ask_strategy.order_book_top` entries in the orderbook and uses the entry specified as `ask_strategy.order_book_top` from the configured side (`ask_strategy.price_side`) as selling price.
+
+1 specifies the topmost entry in the orderbook, while 2 would use the 2nd entry in the orderbook, and so on.
+
+#### Sell price without Orderbook enabled
+
+When not using orderbook (`ask_strategy.use_order_book=False`), the price at the `ask_strategy.price_side` side (defaults to `"ask"`) from the ticker will be used as the sell price.
+
+When not using orderbook (`ask_strategy.use_order_book=False`), Freqtrade uses the best `side` price from the ticker if it's below the `last` traded price from the ticker. Otherwise (when the `side` price is above the `last` price), it calculates a rate between `side` and `last` price.
+
+The `ask_strategy.bid_last_balance` configuration parameter controls this. A value of `0.0` will use `side` price, while `1.0` will use the last price and values between those interpolate between `side` and last price.
+
+### Market order pricing
+
+When using market orders, prices should be configured to use the "correct" side of the orderbook to allow realistic pricing detection.
+Assuming both buy and sell are using market orders, a configuration similar to the following might be used
+
+``` jsonc
+  "order_types": {
+    "buy": "market",
+    "sell": "market"
+    // ...
+  },
+  "bid_strategy": {
+    "price_side": "ask",
+    // ...
+  },
+  "ask_strategy":{
+    "price_side": "bid",
+    // ...
+  },
+```
+
+Obviously, if only one side is using limit orders, different pricing combinations can be used.

docs/includes/protections.md

@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+## Protections
+
+!!! Warning "Beta feature"
+    This feature is still in it's testing phase. Should you notice something you think is wrong please let us know via Discord or via Github Issue.
+
+Protections will protect your strategy from unexpected events and market conditions by temporarily stop trading for either one pair, or for all pairs.
+All protection end times are rounded up to the next candle to avoid sudden, unexpected intra-candle buys.
+
+!!! Note
+    Not all Protections will work for all strategies, and parameters will need to be tuned for your strategy to improve performance.  
+
+!!! Tip
+    Each Protection can be configured multiple times with different parameters, to allow different levels of protection (short-term / long-term).
+
+!!! Note "Backtesting"
+    Protections are supported by backtesting and hyperopt, but must be explicitly enabled by using the `--enable-protections` flag.
+
+### Available Protections
+
+* [`StoplossGuard`](#stoploss-guard) Stop trading if a certain amount of stoploss occurred within a certain time window.
+* [`MaxDrawdown`](#maxdrawdown) Stop trading if max-drawdown is reached.
+* [`LowProfitPairs`](#low-profit-pairs) Lock pairs with low profits
+* [`CooldownPeriod`](#cooldown-period) Don't enter a trade right after selling a trade.
+
+### Common settings to all Protections
+
+|  Parameter| Description |
+|------------|-------------|
+| `method` | Protection name to use. <br> **Datatype:** String, selected from [available Protections](#available-protections)
+| `stop_duration_candles` | For how many candles should the lock be set? <br> **Datatype:** Positive integer (in candles)
+| `stop_duration` | how many minutes should protections be locked. <br>Cannot be used together with `stop_duration_candles`. <br> **Datatype:** Float (in minutes)
+| `lookback_period_candles` | Only trades that completed within the last `lookback_period_candles` candles will be considered. This setting may be ignored by some Protections. <br> **Datatype:** Positive integer (in candles).
+| `lookback_period` | Only trades that completed after `current_time - lookback_period` will be considered. <br>Cannot be used together with `lookback_period_candles`. <br>This setting may be ignored by some Protections. <br> **Datatype:**  Float (in minutes)
+| `trade_limit` | Number of trades required at minimum (not used by all Protections). <br> **Datatype:** Positive integer
+
+!!! Note "Durations"
+    Durations (`stop_duration*` and `lookback_period*` can be defined in either minutes or candles).
+    For more flexibility when testing different timeframes, all below examples will use the "candle" definition.
+
+#### Stoploss Guard
+
+`StoplossGuard` selects all trades within `lookback_period` in minutes (or in candles when using `lookback_period_candles`).
+If `trade_limit` or more trades resulted in stoploss, trading will stop for `stop_duration` in minutes (or in candles when using `stop_duration_candles`).
+
+This applies across all pairs, unless `only_per_pair` is set to true, which will then only look at one pair at a time.
+
+The below example stops trading for all pairs for 4 candles after the last trade if the bot hit stoploss 4 times within the last 24 candles.
+
+``` python
+protections = [
+    {
+        "method": "StoplossGuard",
+        "lookback_period_candles": 24,
+        "trade_limit": 4,
+        "stop_duration_candles": 4,
+        "only_per_pair": False
+    }
+]
+```
+
+!!! Note
+    `StoplossGuard` considers all trades with the results `"stop_loss"`, `"stoploss_on_exchange"` and `"trailing_stop_loss"` if the resulting profit was negative.
+    `trade_limit` and `lookback_period` will need to be tuned for your strategy.
+
+#### MaxDrawdown
+
+`MaxDrawdown` uses all trades within `lookback_period` in minutes (or in candles when using `lookback_period_candles`) to determine the maximum drawdown. If the drawdown is below `max_allowed_drawdown`, trading will stop for `stop_duration` in minutes (or in candles when using `stop_duration_candles`) after the last trade - assuming that the bot needs some time to let markets recover.
+
+The below sample stops trading for 12 candles if max-drawdown is > 20% considering all pairs - with a minimum of `trade_limit` trades - within the last 48 candles. If desired, `lookback_period` and/or `stop_duration` can be used.
+
+``` python
+protections = [
+      {
+        "method": "MaxDrawdown",
+        "lookback_period_candles": 48,
+        "trade_limit": 20,
+        "stop_duration_candles": 12,
+        "max_allowed_drawdown": 0.2
+      },
+]
+```
+
+#### Low Profit Pairs
+
+`LowProfitPairs` uses all trades for a pair within `lookback_period` in minutes (or in candles when using `lookback_period_candles`) to determine the overall profit ratio.
+If that ratio is below `required_profit`, that pair will be locked for `stop_duration` in minutes (or in candles when using `stop_duration_candles`).
+
+The below example will stop trading a pair for 60 minutes if the pair does not have a required profit of 2% (and a minimum of 2 trades) within the last 6 candles.
+
+``` python
+protections = [
+    {
+        "method": "LowProfitPairs",
+        "lookback_period_candles": 6,
+        "trade_limit": 2,
+        "stop_duration": 60,
+        "required_profit": 0.02
+    }
+]
+```
+
+#### Cooldown Period
+
+`CooldownPeriod` locks a pair for `stop_duration` in minutes (or in candles when using `stop_duration_candles`) after selling, avoiding a re-entry for this pair for `stop_duration` minutes.
+
+The below example will stop trading a pair for 2 candles after closing a trade, allowing this pair to "cool down".
+
+``` python
+protections = [
+    {
+        "method": "CooldownPeriod",
+        "stop_duration_candles": 2
+    }
+]
+```
+
+!!! Note
+    This Protection applies only at pair-level, and will never lock all pairs globally.
+    This Protection does not consider `lookback_period` as it only looks at the latest trade.
+
+### Full example of Protections
+
+All protections can be combined at will, also with different parameters, creating a increasing wall for under-performing pairs.
+All protections are evaluated in the sequence they are defined.
+
+The below example assumes a timeframe of 1 hour:
+
+* Locks each pair after selling for an additional 5 candles (`CooldownPeriod`), giving other pairs a chance to get filled.
+* Stops trading for 4 hours (`4 * 1h candles`) if the last 2 days (`48 * 1h candles`) had 20 trades, which caused a max-drawdown of more than 20%. (`MaxDrawdown`).
+* Stops trading if more than 4 stoploss occur for all pairs within a 1 day (`24 * 1h candles`) limit (`StoplossGuard`).
+* Locks all pairs that had 4 Trades within the last 6 hours (`6 * 1h candles`) with a combined profit ratio of below 0.02 (<2%) (`LowProfitPairs`).
+* Locks all pairs for 2 candles that had a profit of below 0.01 (<1%) within the last 24h (`24 * 1h candles`), a minimum of 4 trades.
+
+``` python
+from freqtrade.strategy import IStrategy
+
+class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy)
+    timeframe = '1h'
+    protections = [
+        {
+            "method": "CooldownPeriod",
+            "stop_duration_candles": 5
+        },
+        {
+            "method": "MaxDrawdown",
+            "lookback_period_candles": 48,
+            "trade_limit": 20,
+            "stop_duration_candles": 4,
+            "max_allowed_drawdown": 0.2
+        },
+        {
+            "method": "StoplossGuard",
+            "lookback_period_candles": 24,
+            "trade_limit": 4,
+            "stop_duration_candles": 2,
+            "only_per_pair": False
+        },
+        {
+            "method": "LowProfitPairs",
+            "lookback_period_candles": 6,
+            "trade_limit": 2,
+            "stop_duration_candles": 60,
+            "required_profit": 0.02
+        },
+        {
+            "method": "LowProfitPairs",
+            "lookback_period_candles": 24,
+            "trade_limit": 4,
+            "stop_duration_candles": 2,
+            "required_profit": 0.01
+        }
+    ]
+    # ...
+```

docs/index.md

@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
-# Freqtrade
+![freqtrade](assets/freqtrade_poweredby.svg)
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/freqtrade/freqtrade.svg?branch=develop)](https://travis-ci.org/freqtrade/freqtrade)
+
+[![Freqtrade CI](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/workflows/Freqtrade%20CI/badge.svg)](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/actions/)
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 ## Introduction
-Freqtrade is a cryptocurrency trading bot written in Python.
+
+Freqtrade is a crypto-currency algorithmic trading software developed in python (3.7+) and supported on Windows, macOS and Linux.
 
 !!! Danger "DISCLAIMER"
     This software is for educational purposes only. Do not risk money which you are afraid to lose. USE THE SOFTWARE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE AUTHORS AND ALL AFFILIATES ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR TRADING RESULTS.
@@ -23,28 +22,38 @@ Freqtrade is a cryptocurrency trading bot written in Python.
 
 ## Features
 
- - Based on Python 3.6+: For botting on any operating system — Windows, macOS and Linux.
+- Develop your Strategy: Write your strategy in python, using [pandas](https://pandas.pydata.org/). Example strategies to inspire you are available in the [strategy repository](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade-strategies).
- - Persistence: Persistence is achieved through sqlite database.
+- Download market data: Download historical data of the exchange and the markets your may want to trade with.
- - Dry-run mode: Run the bot without playing money.
+- Backtest: Test your strategy on downloaded historical data.
- - Backtesting: Run a simulation of your buy/sell strategy with historical data.
+- Optimize: Find the best parameters for your strategy using hyperoptimization which employs machining learning methods. You can optimize buy, sell, take profit (ROI), stop-loss and trailing stop-loss parameters for your strategy.
- - Strategy Optimization by machine learning: Use machine learning to optimize your buy/sell strategy parameters with real exchange data.
+- Select markets: Create your static list or use an automatic one based on top traded volumes and/or prices (not available during backtesting). You can also explicitly blacklist markets you don't want to trade.
- - Edge position sizing: Calculate your win rate, risk reward ratio, the best stoploss and adjust your position size before taking a position for each specific market.
+- Run: Test your strategy with simulated money (Dry-Run mode) or deploy it with real money (Live-Trade mode).
- - Whitelist crypto-currencies: Select which crypto-currency you want to trade or use dynamic whitelists based on market (pair) trade volume.
+- Run using Edge (optional module): The concept is to find the best historical [trade expectancy](edge.md#expectancy) by markets based on variation of the stop-loss and then allow/reject markets to trade. The sizing of the trade is based on a risk of a percentage of your capital.
- - Blacklist crypto-currencies: Select which crypto-currency you want to avoid.
+- Control/Monitor: Use Telegram or a REST API (start/stop the bot, show profit/loss, daily summary, current open trades results, etc.).
- - Manageable via Telegram or REST APi: Manage the bot with Telegram or via the builtin REST API.
+- Analyse: Further analysis can be performed on either Backtesting data or Freqtrade trading history (SQL database), including automated standard plots, and methods to load the data into [interactive environments](data-analysis.md).
- - Display profit/loss in fiat: Display your profit/loss in any of 33 fiat currencies supported.
+
- - Daily summary of profit/loss: Receive the daily summary of your profit/loss.
+## Supported exchange marketplaces
- - Performance status report: Receive the performance status of your current trades.
+
+Please read the [exchange specific notes](exchanges.md) to learn about eventual, special configurations needed for each exchange.
+
+- [X] [Binance](https://www.binance.com/) ([*Note for binance users](exchanges.md#blacklists))
+- [X] [Bittrex](https://bittrex.com/)
+- [X] [FTX](https://ftx.com)
+- [X] [Kraken](https://kraken.com/)
+- [ ] [potentially many others through <img alt="ccxt" width="30px" src="assets/ccxt-logo.svg" />](https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt/). _(We cannot guarantee they will work)_
+
+### Community tested
+
+Exchanges confirmed working by the community:
+
+- [X] [Bitvavo](https://bitvavo.com/)
+- [X] [Kukoin](https://www.kucoin.com/)
 
 ## Requirements
 
-### Up to date clock
-
-The clock on the system running the bot must be accurate, synchronized to a NTP server frequently enough to avoid problems with communication to the exchanges.
-
 ### Hardware requirements
 
-To run this bot we recommend you a cloud instance with a minimum of:
+To run this bot we recommend you a linux cloud instance with a minimum of:
 
 - 2GB RAM
 - 1GB disk space
@@ -52,20 +61,22 @@ To run this bot we recommend you a cloud instance with a minimum of:
 
 ### Software requirements
 
-- Python 3.6.x
+- Docker (Recommended)
+
+Alternatively
+
+- Python 3.7+
 - pip (pip3)
 - git
 - TA-Lib
 - virtualenv (Recommended)
-- Docker (Recommended)
 
 ## Support
 
-Help / Slack
+### Help / Discord
-For any questions not covered by the documentation or for further information about the bot, we encourage you to join our Slack channel.
 
-Click [here](https://join.slack.com/t/highfrequencybot/shared_invite/enQtNjU5ODcwNjI1MDU3LTU1MTgxMjkzNmYxNWE1MDEzYzQ3YmU4N2MwZjUyNjJjODRkMDVkNjg4YTAyZGYzYzlhOTZiMTE4ZjQ4YzM0OGE) to join Slack channel.
+For any questions not covered by the documentation or for further information about the bot, or to simply engage with like-minded individuals, we encourage you to join the Freqtrade [discord server](https://discord.gg/p7nuUNVfP7).
 
 ## Ready to try?
 
-Begin by reading our installation guide [here](installation).
+Begin by reading our installation guide [for docker](docker_quickstart.md) (recommended), or for [installation without docker](installation.md).

docs/installation.md

@@ -2,127 +2,196 @@
 
 This page explains how to prepare your environment for running the bot.
 
-## Prerequisite
+The freqtrade documentation describes various ways to install freqtrade
 
-### Requirements
+* [Docker images](docker_quickstart.md) (separate page)
+* [Script Installation](#script-installation)
+* [Manual Installation](#manual-installation)
+* [Installation with Conda](#installation-with-conda)
 
-Click each one for install guide:
+Please consider using the prebuilt [docker images](docker_quickstart.md) to get started quickly while evaluating how freqtrade works.
-
-* [Python >= 3.6.x](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/starting/installation/)
-* [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/)
-* [git](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git)
-* [virtualenv](https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/stable/installation/) (Recommended)
-* [TA-Lib](https://mrjbq7.github.io/ta-lib/install.html) (install instructions below)
-
-### API keys
-
-Before running your bot in production you will need to setup few
-external API. In production mode, the bot will require valid Exchange API
-credentials. We also recommend a [Telegram bot](telegram-usage.md#setup-your-telegram-bot) (optional but recommended).
-
-### Setup your exchange account
-
-You will need to create API Keys (Usually you get `key` and `secret`) from the Exchange website and insert this into the appropriate fields in the configuration or when asked by the installation script.
-
-## Quick start
-
-Freqtrade provides a Linux/MacOS script to install all dependencies and help you to configure the bot.
-
-!!! Note
-    Python3.6 or higher and the corresponding pip are assumed to be available. The install-script will warn and stop if that's not the case.
-
-```bash
-git clone git@github.com:freqtrade/freqtrade.git
-cd freqtrade
-git checkout develop
-./setup.sh --install
-```
-
-!!! Note
-    Windows installation is explained [here](#windows).
-
-## Easy Installation - Linux Script
-
-If you are on Debian, Ubuntu or MacOS freqtrade provides a script to Install, Update, Configure, and Reset your bot.
-
-```bash
-$ ./setup.sh
-usage:
-	-i,--install    Install freqtrade from scratch
-	-u,--update     Command git pull to update.
-	-r,--reset      Hard reset your develop/master branch.
-	-c,--config     Easy config generator (Will override your existing file).
-```
-
-** --install **
-
-This script will install everything you need to run the bot:
-
-* Mandatory software as: `ta-lib`
-* Setup your virtualenv
-* Configure your `config.json` file
-
-This script is a combination of `install script` `--reset`, `--config`
-
-** --update **
-
-Update parameter will pull the last version of your current branch and update your virtualenv.
-
-** --reset **
-
-Reset parameter will hard reset your branch (only if you are on `master` or `develop`) and recreate your virtualenv.
-
-** --config **
-
-Config parameter is a `config.json` configurator. This script will ask you questions to setup your bot and create your `config.json`.
 
 ------
 
-## Custom Installation
+## Information
 
-We've included/collected install instructions for Ubuntu 16.04, MacOS, and Windows. These are guidelines and your success may vary with other distros.
+For Windows installation, please use the [windows installation guide](windows_installation.md).
+
+The easiest way to install and run Freqtrade is to clone the bot Github repository and then run the `./setup.sh` script, if it's available for your platform.
+
+!!! Note "Version considerations"
+    When cloning the repository the default working branch has the name `develop`. This branch contains all last features (can be considered as relatively stable, thanks to automated tests).
+    The `stable` branch contains the code of the last release (done usually once per month on an approximately one week old snapshot of the `develop` branch to prevent packaging bugs, so potentially it's more stable).
+
+!!! Note
+    Python3.7 or higher and the corresponding `pip` are assumed to be available. The install-script will warn you and stop if that's not the case. `git` is also needed to clone the Freqtrade repository.  
+    Also, python headers (`python<yourversion>-dev` / `python<yourversion>-devel`) must be available for the installation to complete successfully.
+
+!!! Warning "Up-to-date clock"
+    The clock on the system running the bot must be accurate, synchronized to a NTP server frequently enough to avoid problems with communication to the exchanges.
+
+------
+
+## Requirements
+
+These requirements apply to both [Script Installation](#script-installation) and [Manual Installation](#manual-installation).
+
+### Install guide
+
+* [Python >= 3.7.x](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/starting/installation/)
+* [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/)
+* [git](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git)
+* [virtualenv](https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/stable/installation.html) (Recommended)
+* [TA-Lib](https://mrjbq7.github.io/ta-lib/install.html) (install instructions [below](#install-ta-lib))
+
+### Install code
+
+We've included/collected install instructions for Ubuntu, MacOS, and Windows. These are guidelines and your success may vary with other distros.
 OS Specific steps are listed first, the [Common](#common) section below is necessary for all systems.
 
 !!! Note
-    Python3.6 or higher and the corresponding pip are assumed to be available.
+    Python3.7 or higher and the corresponding pip are assumed to be available.
 
-### Linux - Ubuntu 16.04
+=== "Debian/Ubuntu"
+    #### Install necessary dependencies
 
-#### Install necessary dependencies
+    ```bash
+    # update repository
+    sudo apt-get update
+
+    # install packages
+    sudo apt install -y python3-pip python3-venv python3-dev python3-pandas git
+    ```
+
+=== "RaspberryPi/Raspbian"
+    The following assumes the latest [Raspbian Buster lite image](https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/).
+    This image comes with python3.7 preinstalled, making it easy to get freqtrade up and running.
+
+    Tested using a Raspberry Pi 3 with the Raspbian Buster lite image, all updates applied.
+
+
+    ```bash
+    sudo apt-get install python3-venv libatlas-base-dev cmake
+    # Use pywheels.org to speed up installation
+    sudo echo "[global]\nextra-index-url=https://www.piwheels.org/simple" > tee /etc/pip.conf
+
+    git clone https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade.git
+    cd freqtrade
+
+    bash setup.sh -i
+    ```
+
+    !!! Note "Installation duration"
+        Depending on your internet speed and the Raspberry Pi version, installation can take multiple hours to complete.
+        Due to this, we recommend to use the pre-build docker-image for Raspberry, by following the [Docker quickstart documentation](docker_quickstart.md)
+
+    !!! Note
+        The above does not install hyperopt dependencies. To install these, please use `python3 -m pip install -e .[hyperopt]`.
+        We do not advise to run hyperopt on a Raspberry Pi, since this is a very resource-heavy operation, which should be done on powerful machine.
+
+------
+
+## Freqtrade repository
+
+Freqtrade is an open source crypto-currency trading bot, whose code is hosted on `github.com`
 
 ```bash
-sudo apt-get update
+# Download `develop` branch of freqtrade repository
-sudo apt-get install build-essential git
+git clone https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade.git
+
+# Enter downloaded directory
+cd freqtrade
+
+# your choice (1): novice user
+git checkout stable
+
+# your choice (2): advanced user
+git checkout develop
 ```
 
-#### Raspberry Pi / Raspbian
+(1) This command switches the cloned repository to the use of the `stable` branch. It's not needed, if you wish to stay on the (2) `develop` branch.
 
-Before installing FreqTrade on a Raspberry Pi running the official Raspbian Image, make sure you have at least Python 3.6 installed. The default image only provides Python 3.5. Probably the easiest way to get a recent version of python is [miniconda](https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/).
+You may later switch between branches at any time with the `git checkout stable`/`git checkout develop` commands.
 
-The following assumes that miniconda3 is installed and available in your environment. Since the last miniconda3 installation file uses python 3.4, we will update to python 3.6 on this installation.
+------
-It's recommended to use (mini)conda for this as installation/compilation of `numpy` and `pandas` takes a long time.
 
-Additional package to install on your Raspbian, `libffi-dev` required by cryptography (from python-telegram-bot).
+## Script Installation
 
-``` bash
+First of the ways to install Freqtrade, is to use provided the Linux/MacOS `./setup.sh` script, which install all dependencies and help you configure the bot.
-conda config --add channels rpi
-conda install python=3.6
-conda create -n freqtrade python=3.6
-conda activate freqtrade
-conda install pandas numpy
 
-sudo apt install libffi-dev
+Make sure you fulfill the [Requirements](#requirements) and have downloaded the [Freqtrade repository](#freqtrade-repository).
-python3 -m pip install -r requirements-common.txt
+
-python3 -m pip install -e .
+### Use /setup.sh -install (Linux/MacOS)
+
+If you are on Debian, Ubuntu or MacOS, freqtrade provides the script to install freqtrade.
+
+```bash
+# --install, Install freqtrade from scratch
+./setup.sh -i
+```
+
+### Activate your virtual environment
+
+Each time you open a new terminal, you must run `source .env/bin/activate` to activate your virtual environment.
+
+```bash
+# then activate your .env
+source ./.env/bin/activate
+```
+
+### Congratulations
+
+[You are ready](#you-are-ready), and run the bot
+
+### Other options of /setup.sh script
+
+You can as well update, configure and reset the codebase of your bot with `./script.sh`
+
+```bash
+# --update, Command git pull to update.
+./setup.sh -u
+# --reset, Hard reset your develop/stable branch.
+./setup.sh -r
+```
+
+```
+** --install **
+
+With this option, the script will install the bot and most dependencies:
+You will need to have git and python3.7+ installed beforehand for this to work.
+
+* Mandatory software as: `ta-lib`
+* Setup your virtualenv under `.env/`
+
+This option is a combination of installation tasks and `--reset`
+
+** --update **
+
+This option will pull the last version of your current branch and update your virtualenv. Run the script with this option periodically to update your bot.
+
+** --reset **
+
+This option will hard reset your branch (only if you are on either `stable` or `develop`) and recreate your virtualenv.
+```
+
+-----
+
+## Manual Installation
+
+Make sure you fulfill the [Requirements](#requirements) and have downloaded the [Freqtrade repository](#freqtrade-repository).
+
+### Install TA-Lib
+
+#### TA-Lib script installation
+
+```bash
+sudo ./build_helpers/install_ta-lib.sh
 ```
 
 !!! Note
-    This does not install hyperopt dependencies. To install these, please use `python3 -m pip install -e .[hyperopt]`.
+    This will use the ta-lib tar.gz included in this repository.
-    We do not advise to run hyperopt on a Raspberry Pi, since this is a very resource-heavy operation, which should be done on powerful machine.
 
-### Common
+##### TA-Lib manual installation
-
-#### 1. Install TA-Lib
 
 Official webpage: https://mrjbq7.github.io/ta-lib/install.html
 
@@ -134,152 +203,222 @@ sed -i.bak "s|0.00000001|0.000000000000000001 |g" src/ta_func/ta_utility.h
 ./configure --prefix=/usr/local
 make
 sudo make install
+# On debian based systems (debian, ubuntu, ...) - updating ldconfig might be necessary.
+sudo ldconfig  
 cd ..
 rm -rf ./ta-lib*
 ```
 
-!!! Note
+#### Setup Python virtual environment (virtualenv)
-    An already downloaded version of ta-lib is included in the repository, as the sourceforge.net source seems to have problems frequently.
 
-#### 2. Setup your Python virtual environment (virtualenv)
+You will run freqtrade in separated `virtual environment`
-
-!!! Note
-    This step is optional but strongly recommended to keep your system organized
 
 ```bash
+# create virtualenv in directory /freqtrade/.env
 python3 -m venv .env
+
+# run virtualenv
 source .env/bin/activate
 ```
 
-#### 3. Install FreqTrade
+#### Install python dependencies
-
-Clone the git repository:
 
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade.git
-
-```
-
-Optionally checkout the master branch to get the latest stable release:
-
-```bash
-git checkout master
-```
-
-#### 4. Initialize the configuration
-
-```bash
-cd freqtrade
-cp config.json.example config.json
-```
-
-> *To edit the config please refer to [Bot Configuration](configuration.md).*
-
-#### 5. Install python dependencies
-
-``` bash
 python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
 python3 -m pip install -e .
 ```
 
-#### 6. Run the Bot
+### Congratulations
 
-If this is the first time you run the bot, ensure you are running it in Dry-run `"dry_run": true,` otherwise it will start to buy and sell coins.
+[You are ready](#you-are-ready), and run the bot
 
-```bash
+#### (Optional) Post-installation Tasks
-freqtrade -c config.json
-```
-
-*Note*: If you run the bot on a server, you should consider using [Docker](docker.md) or a terminal multiplexer like `screen` or [`tmux`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmux) to avoid that the bot is stopped on logout.
-
-#### 7. [Optional] Configure `freqtrade` as a `systemd` service
-
-From the freqtrade repo... copy `freqtrade.service` to your systemd user directory (usually `~/.config/systemd/user`) and update `WorkingDirectory` and `ExecStart` to match your setup.
-
-After that you can start the daemon with:
-
-```bash
-systemctl --user start freqtrade
-```
-
-For this to be persistent (run when user is logged out) you'll need to enable `linger` for your freqtrade user.
-
-```bash
-sudo loginctl enable-linger "$USER"
-```
-
-If you run the bot as a service, you can use systemd service manager as a software watchdog monitoring freqtrade bot 
-state and restarting it in the case of failures. If the `internals.sd_notify` parameter is set to true in the 
-configuration or the `--sd-notify` command line option is used, the bot will send keep-alive ping messages to systemd 
-using the sd_notify (systemd notifications) protocol and will also tell systemd its current state (Running or Stopped) 
-when it changes. 
-
-The `freqtrade.service.watchdog` file contains an example of the service unit configuration file which uses systemd 
-as the watchdog.
 
 !!! Note 
-    The sd_notify communication between the bot and the systemd service manager will not work if the bot runs in a Docker container.
+    If you run the bot on a server, you should consider using [Docker](docker_quickstart.md) or a terminal multiplexer like `screen` or [`tmux`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmux) to avoid that the bot is stopped on logout.
+
+On Linux with software suite `systemd`, as an optional post-installation task, you may wish to setup the bot to run as a `systemd service` or configure it to send the log messages to the `syslog`/`rsyslog` or `journald` daemons. See [Advanced Logging](advanced-setup.md#advanced-logging) for details.
 
 ------
 
-## Using Conda
+## Installation with Conda
 
-Freqtrade can also be installed using Anaconda (or Miniconda).
+Freqtrade can also be installed with Miniconda or Anaconda. We recommend using Miniconda as it's installation footprint is smaller. Conda will automatically prepare and manage the extensive library-dependencies of the Freqtrade program.
 
-``` bash
+### What is Conda?
-conda env create -f environment.yml
-```
 
-!!! Note
+Conda is a package, dependency and environment manager for multiple programming languages: [conda docs](https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/index.html)
-    This requires the [ta-lib](#1-install-ta-lib) C-library to be installed first.
 
-## Windows
+### Installation with conda
 
-We recommend that Windows users use [Docker](docker.md) as this will work much easier and smoother (also more secure).
+#### Install Conda
 
-If that is not possible, try using the Windows Linux subsystem (WSL) - for which the Ubuntu instructions should work.
+[Installing on linux](https://conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/install/linux.html#install-linux-silent)
-If that is not available on your system, feel free to try the instructions below, which led to success for some.
 
-### Install freqtrade manually
+[Installing on windows](https://conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/install/windows.html)
 
-#### Clone the git repository
+Answer all questions. After installation, it is mandatory to turn your terminal OFF and ON again.
+
+#### Freqtrade download
+
+Download and install freqtrade.
 
 ```bash
+# download freqtrade
 git clone https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade.git
+
+# enter downloaded directory 'freqtrade'
+cd freqtrade      
 ```
 
-#### Install ta-lib
+#### Freqtrade install: Conda Environment
 
-Install ta-lib according to the [ta-lib documentation](https://github.com/mrjbq7/ta-lib#windows).
+Prepare conda-freqtrade environment, using file `environment.yml`, which exist in main freqtrade directory
 
-As compiling from source on windows has heavy dependencies (requires a partial visual studio installation), there is also a repository of unofficial precompiled windows Wheels [here](https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#ta-lib), which needs to be downloaded and installed using `pip install TA_Lib‑0.4.17‑cp36‑cp36m‑win32.whl` (make sure to use the version matching your python version)
+```bash
-
+conda env create -n freqtrade-conda -f environment.yml
-```cmd
->cd \path\freqtrade-develop
->python -m venv .env
->cd .env\Scripts
->activate.bat
->cd \path\freqtrade-develop
-REM optionally install ta-lib from wheel
-REM >pip install TA_Lib‑0.4.17‑cp36‑cp36m‑win32.whl
->pip install -r requirements.txt
->pip install -e .
->python freqtrade\main.py
 ```
 
-> Thanks [Owdr](https://github.com/Owdr) for the commands. Source: [Issue #222](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues/222)
+!!! Note "Creating Conda Environment"
+    The conda command `create -n` automatically installs all nested dependencies for the selected libraries, general structure of installation command is:
 
-#### Error during installation under Windows
+    ```bash
+    # choose your own packages
+    conda env create -n [name of the environment] [python version] [packages]
 
-``` bash
+    # point to file with packages
-error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required. Get it with "Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools": http://landinghub.visualstudio.com/visual-cpp-build-tools
+    conda env create -n [name of the environment] -f [file]
+    ```
+
+#### Enter/exit freqtrade-conda environment
+
+To check available environments, type
+
+```bash
+conda env list
 ```
 
-Unfortunately, many packages requiring compilation don't provide a pre-build wheel. It is therefore mandatory to have a C/C++ compiler installed and available for your python environment to use.
+Enter installed environment
 
-The easiest way is to download install Microsoft Visual Studio Community [here](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) and make sure to install "Common Tools for Visual C++" to enable building c code on Windows. Unfortunately, this is a heavy download / dependency (~4Gb) so you might want to consider WSL or [docker](docker.md) first.
+```bash
+# enter conda environment
+conda activate freqtrade-conda
 
----
+# exit conda environment - don't do it now
+conda deactivate
+```
 
-Now you have an environment ready, the next step is
+Install last python dependencies with pip
-[Bot Configuration](configuration.md).
+
+```bash
+python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+python3 -m pip install -e .
+```
+
+### Congratulations
+
+[You are ready](#you-are-ready), and run the bot
+
+### Important shortcuts
+
+```bash
+# list installed conda environments
+conda env list
+
+# activate base environment
+conda activate
+
+# activate freqtrade-conda environment
+conda activate freqtrade-conda
+
+#deactivate any conda environments
+conda deactivate                              
+```
+
+### Further info on anaconda
+
+!!! Info "New heavy packages"
+    It may happen that creating a new Conda environment, populated with selected packages at the moment of creation takes less time than installing a large, heavy library or application, into previously set environment.
+
+!!! Warning "pip install within conda"
+    The documentation of conda says that pip should NOT be used within conda, because internal problems can occur.
+    However, they are rare. [Anaconda Blogpost](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/using-pip-in-a-conda-environment)
+
+    Nevertheless, that is why, the `conda-forge` channel is preferred:
+
+    * more libraries are available (less need for `pip`)
+    * `conda-forge` works better with `pip`
+    * the libraries are newer
+
+Happy trading!
+
+-----
+
+## You are ready
+
+You've made it this far, so you have successfully installed freqtrade.
+
+### Initialize the configuration
+
+```bash
+# Step 1 - Initialize user folder
+freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data
+
+# Step 2 - Create a new configuration file
+freqtrade new-config --config config.json
+```
+
+You are ready to run, read [Bot Configuration](configuration.md), remember to start with `dry_run: True` and verify that everything is working.
+
+To learn how to setup your configuration, please refer to the [Bot Configuration](configuration.md) documentation page.
+
+### Start the Bot
+
+```bash
+freqtrade trade --config config.json --strategy SampleStrategy
+```
+
+!!! Warning
+    You should read through the rest of the documentation, backtest the strategy you're going to use, and use dry-run before enabling trading with real money.
+
+-----
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Common problem: "command not found"
+
+If you used (1)`Script` or (2)`Manual` installation, you need to run the bot in virtual environment. If you get error as below, make sure venv is active.
+
+```bash
+# if:
+bash: freqtrade: command not found
+
+# then activate your .env
+source ./.env/bin/activate
+```
+
+### MacOS installation error
+
+Newer versions of MacOS may have installation failed with errors like `error: command 'g++' failed with exit status 1`.
+
+This error will require explicit installation of the SDK Headers, which are not installed by default in this version of MacOS.
+For MacOS 10.14, this can be accomplished with the below command.
+
+```bash
+open /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/Packages/macOS_SDK_headers_for_macOS_10.14.pkg
+```
+
+If this file is inexistent, then you're probably on a different version of MacOS, so you may need to consult the internet for specific resolution details.
+
+### MacOS installation error with python 3.9
+
+When using python 3.9 on macOS, it's currently necessary to install some os-level modules to allow dependencies to compile.
+The errors you'll see happen during installation and are related to the installation of `tables` or `blosc`.
+
+You can install the necessary libraries with the following command:
+
+```bash
+brew install hdf5 c-blosc
+```
+
+After this, please run the installation (script) again.

docs/javascripts/config.js

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+window.MathJax = {
+  tex: {
+    inlineMath: [["\\(", "\\)"]],
+    displayMath: [["\\[", "\\]"]],
+    processEscapes: true,
+    processEnvironments: true
+  },
+  options: {
+    ignoreHtmlClass: ".*|",
+    processHtmlClass: "arithmatex"
+  }
+};

docs/overrides/main.html

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+
+<!-- Navigation -->
+{% block site_nav %}
+
+  <!-- Main navigation -->
+  {% if nav %}
+  {% if page and page.meta and page.meta.hide %}
+  {% set hidden = "hidden" if "navigation" in page.meta.hide %}
+  {% endif %}
+  <div class="md-sidebar md-sidebar--primary" data-md-component="sidebar" data-md-type="navigation" {{ hidden }}>
+    <div class="md-sidebar__scrollwrap">
+      <div id="widget-wrapper">
+
+      </div>
+      <div class="md-sidebar__inner">
+        {% include "partials/nav.html" %}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  {% endif %}
+
+  <!-- Table of contents -->
+  {% if page.toc and not "toc.integrate" in features %}
+  {% if page and page.meta and page.meta.hide %}
+  {% set hidden = "hidden" if "toc" in page.meta.hide %}
+  {% endif %}
+  <div class="md-sidebar md-sidebar--secondary" data-md-component="sidebar" data-md-type="toc" {{ hidden }}>
+    <div class="md-sidebar__scrollwrap">
+      <div class="md-sidebar__inner">
+        {% include "partials/toc.html" %}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  {% endif %}
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block footer %}
+    {{ super() }}
+
+    <!-- Place this tag in your head or just before your close body tag. -->
+    <script async defer src="https://buttons.github.io/buttons.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.4.1.min.js"
+      integrity="sha256-CSXorXvZcTkaix6Yvo6HppcZGetbYMGWSFlBw8HfCJo=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
+
+    <!-- Load binance SDK -->
+    <script async defer src="https://public.bnbstatic.com/static/js/broker-sdk/broker-sdk@1.0.0.min.js"></script>
+
+    <script>
+      window.onload = function () {
+        var sidebar = document.getElementById('widget-wrapper')
+        var newDiv = document.createElement("div");
+        newDiv.id = "widget";
+        try {
+          sidebar.prepend(newDiv);
+
+          window.binanceBrokerPortalSdk.initBrokerSDK('#widget', {
+            apiHost: 'https://www.binance.com',
+            brokerId: 'R4BD3S82',
+            slideTime: 4e4,
+          });
+        } catch(err) {
+          console.log(err)
+        }
+      }
+    </script>
+{% endblock %}

docs/partials/header.html

@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-<header class="md-header" data-md-component="header">
-    <nav class="md-header-nav md-grid">
-        <div class="md-flex">
-            <div class="md-flex__cell md-flex__cell--shrink">
-                <a href="{{ config.site_url | default(nav.homepage.url, true) | url }}" title="{{ config.site_name }}"
-                    class="md-header-nav__button md-logo">
-                    {% if config.theme.logo.icon %}
-                    <i class="md-icon">{{ config.theme.logo.icon }}</i>
-                    {% else %}
-                    <img src="{{ config.theme.logo | url }}" width="24" height="24">
-                    {% endif %}
-                </a>
-            </div>
-            <div class="md-flex__cell md-flex__cell--shrink">
-                <label class="md-icon md-icon--menu md-header-nav__button" for="__drawer"></label>
-            </div>
-            <div class="md-flex__cell md-flex__cell--stretch">
-                <div class="md-flex__ellipsis md-header-nav__title" data-md-component="title">
-                    {% block site_name %}
-                    {% if config.site_name == page.title %}
-                    {{ config.site_name }}
-                    {% else %}
-                    <span class="md-header-nav__topic">
-                        {{ config.site_name }}
-                    </span>
-                    <span class="md-header-nav__topic">
-                        {{ page.title }}
-                    </span>
-                    {% endif %}
-                    {% endblock %}
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="md-flex__cell md-flex__cell--shrink">
-                {% block search_box %}
-                {% if "search" in config["plugins"] %}
-                <label class="md-icon md-icon--search md-header-nav__button" for="__search"></label>
-                {% include "partials/search.html" %}
-                {% endif %}
-                {% endblock %}
-            </div>
-            {% if config.repo_url %}
-            <div class="md-flex__cell md-flex__cell--shrink">
-                <div class="md-header-nav__source">
-                    {% include "partials/source.html" %}
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            {% endif %}
-        </div>
-    </nav>
-    <!-- Place this tag in your head or just before your close body tag. -->
-    <script async defer src="https://buttons.github.io/buttons.js"></script>
-</header>

docs/plotting.md

@@ -23,18 +23,21 @@ The `freqtrade plot-dataframe` subcommand shows an interactive graph with three
 Possible arguments:
 
 ```
-usage: freqtrade plot-dataframe [-h] [-p PAIRS [PAIRS ...]]
+usage: freqtrade plot-dataframe [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [-V] [-c PATH]
+                                [-d PATH] [--userdir PATH] [-s NAME]
+                                [--strategy-path PATH] [-p PAIRS [PAIRS ...]]
                                 [--indicators1 INDICATORS1 [INDICATORS1 ...]]
                                 [--indicators2 INDICATORS2 [INDICATORS2 ...]]
                                 [--plot-limit INT] [--db-url PATH]
                                 [--trade-source {DB,file}] [--export EXPORT]
                                 [--export-filename PATH]
-                                [--timerange TIMERANGE]
+                                [--timerange TIMERANGE] [-i TIMEFRAME]
+                                [--no-trades]
 
 optional arguments:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
   -p PAIRS [PAIRS ...], --pairs PAIRS [PAIRS ...]
-                        Show profits for only these pairs. Pairs are space-
+                        Limit command to these pairs. Pairs are space-
                         separated.
   --indicators1 INDICATORS1 [INDICATORS1 ...]
                         Set indicators from your strategy you want in the
@@ -48,20 +51,45 @@ optional arguments:
                         values cause huge files. Default: 750.
   --db-url PATH         Override trades database URL, this is useful in custom
                         deployments (default: `sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite` for
-                        Live Run mode, `sqlite://` for Dry Run).
+                        Live Run mode, `sqlite:///tradesv3.dryrun.sqlite` for
+                        Dry Run).
   --trade-source {DB,file}
                         Specify the source for trades (Can be DB or file
                         (backtest file)) Default: file
   --export EXPORT       Export backtest results, argument are: trades.
                         Example: `--export=trades`
   --export-filename PATH
-                        Save backtest results to the file with this filename
+                        Save backtest results to the file with this filename.
-                        (default: `user_data/backtest_results/backtest-
+                        Requires `--export` to be set as well. Example:
-                        result.json`). Requires `--export` to be set as well.
+                        `--export-filename=user_data/backtest_results/backtest
-                        Example: `--export-filename=user_data/backtest_results
+                        _today.json`
-                        /backtest_today.json`
   --timerange TIMERANGE
                         Specify what timerange of data to use.
+  -i TIMEFRAME, --timeframe TIMEFRAME, --ticker-interval TIMEFRAME
+                        Specify timeframe (`1m`, `5m`, `30m`, `1h`, `1d`).
+  --no-trades           Skip using trades from backtesting file and DB.
+
+Common arguments:
+  -v, --verbose         Verbose mode (-vv for more, -vvv to get all messages).
+  --logfile FILE        Log to the file specified. Special values are:
+                        'syslog', 'journald'. See the documentation for more
+                        details.
+  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
+  -c PATH, --config PATH
+                        Specify configuration file (default:
+                        `userdir/config.json` or `config.json` whichever
+                        exists). Multiple --config options may be used. Can be
+                        set to `-` to read config from stdin.
+  -d PATH, --datadir PATH
+                        Path to directory with historical backtesting data.
+  --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
+                        Path to userdata directory.
+
+Strategy arguments:
+  -s NAME, --strategy NAME
+                        Specify strategy class name which will be used by the
+                        bot.
+  --strategy-path PATH  Specify additional strategy lookup path.
 
 ```
 
@@ -79,11 +107,11 @@ The `-p/--pairs` argument can be used to specify pairs you would like to plot.
 Specify custom indicators.
 Use `--indicators1` for the main plot and `--indicators2` for the subplot below (if values are in a different range than prices).
 
-!!! tip
+!!! Tip
     You will almost certainly want to specify a custom strategy! This can be done by adding `-s Classname` / `--strategy ClassName` to the command.
 
 ``` bash
-freqtrade --strategy AwesomeStrategy plot-dataframe -p BTC/ETH --indicators1 sma ema --indicators2 macd
+freqtrade plot-dataframe --strategy AwesomeStrategy -p BTC/ETH --indicators1 sma ema --indicators2 macd
 ```
 
 ### Further usage examples
@@ -91,74 +119,185 @@ freqtrade --strategy AwesomeStrategy plot-dataframe -p BTC/ETH --indicators1 sma
 To plot multiple pairs, separate them with a space:
 
 ``` bash
-freqtrade --strategy AwesomeStrategy plot-dataframe -p BTC/ETH XRP/ETH
+freqtrade plot-dataframe --strategy AwesomeStrategy -p BTC/ETH XRP/ETH
 ```
 
 To plot a timerange (to zoom in)
 
 ``` bash
-freqtrade --strategy AwesomeStrategy plot-dataframe -p BTC/ETH --timerange=20180801-20180805
+freqtrade plot-dataframe --strategy AwesomeStrategy -p BTC/ETH --timerange=20180801-20180805
 ```
 
 To plot trades stored in a database use `--db-url` in combination with `--trade-source DB`:
 
 ``` bash
-freqtrade --strategy AwesomeStrategy plot-dataframe --db-url sqlite:///tradesv3.dry_run.sqlite -p BTC/ETH --trade-source DB
+freqtrade plot-dataframe --strategy AwesomeStrategy --db-url sqlite:///tradesv3.dry_run.sqlite -p BTC/ETH --trade-source DB
 ```
 
 To plot trades from a backtesting result, use `--export-filename <filename>`
 
 ``` bash
-freqtrade --strategy AwesomeStrategy plot-dataframe --export-filename user_data/backtest_results/backtest-result.json -p BTC/ETH
+freqtrade plot-dataframe --strategy AwesomeStrategy --export-filename user_data/backtest_results/backtest-result.json -p BTC/ETH
 ```
 
+### Plot dataframe basics
+
+![plot-dataframe2](assets/plot-dataframe2.png)
+
+The `plot-dataframe` subcommand requires backtesting data, a strategy and either a backtesting-results file or a database, containing trades corresponding to the strategy.
+
+The resulting plot will have the following elements:
+
+* Green triangles: Buy signals from the strategy. (Note: not every buy signal generates a trade, compare to cyan circles.)
+* Red triangles: Sell signals from the strategy. (Also, not every sell signal terminates a trade, compare to red and green squares.)
+* Cyan circles: Trade entry points.
+* Red squares: Trade exit points for trades with loss or 0% profit.
+* Green squares: Trade exit points for profitable trades.
+* Indicators with values corresponding to the candle scale (e.g. SMA/EMA), as specified with `--indicators1`.
+* Volume (bar chart at the bottom of the main chart).
+* Indicators with values in different scales (e.g. MACD, RSI) below the volume bars, as specified with `--indicators2`.
+
+!!! Note "Bollinger Bands"
+    Bollinger bands are automatically added to the plot if the columns `bb_lowerband` and `bb_upperband` exist, and are painted as a light blue area spanning from the lower band to the upper band.
+
+#### Advanced plot configuration
+
+An advanced plot configuration can be specified in the strategy in the `plot_config` parameter.
+
+Additional features when using plot_config include:
+
+* Specify colors per indicator
+* Specify additional subplots
+* Specify indicator pairs to fill area in between 
+
+The sample plot configuration below specifies fixed colors for the indicators. Otherwise, consecutive plots may produce different color schemes each time, making comparisons difficult.
+It also allows multiple subplots to display both MACD and RSI at the same time.
+
+Plot type can be configured using `type` key. Possible types are:
+* `scatter` corresponding to `plotly.graph_objects.Scatter` class (default).
+* `bar` corresponding to `plotly.graph_objects.Bar` class.
+
+Extra parameters to `plotly.graph_objects.*` constructor can be specified in `plotly` dict.
+
+Sample configuration with inline comments explaining the process:
+
+``` python
+    plot_config = {
+        'main_plot': {
+            # Configuration for main plot indicators.
+            # Specifies `ema10` to be red, and `ema50` to be a shade of gray
+            'ema10': {'color': 'red'},
+            'ema50': {'color': '#CCCCCC'},
+            # By omitting color, a random color is selected.
+            'sar': {},
+	    # fill area between senkou_a and senkou_b
+	    'senkou_a': {
+	        'color': 'green', #optional
+	        'fill_to': 'senkou_b',
+	        'fill_label': 'Ichimoku Cloud', #optional
+	        'fill_color': 'rgba(255,76,46,0.2)', #optional
+	    },
+	    # plot senkou_b, too. Not only the area to it.
+	    'senkou_b': {}
+        },
+        'subplots': {
+            # Create subplot MACD
+            "MACD": {
+                'macd': {'color': 'blue', 'fill_to': 'macdhist'},
+                'macdsignal': {'color': 'orange'},
+                'macdhist': {'type': 'bar', 'plotly': {'opacity': 0.9}}
+            },
+            # Additional subplot RSI
+            "RSI": {
+                'rsi': {'color': 'red'}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+```
+
+!!! Note
+    The above configuration assumes that `ema10`, `ema50`, `senkou_a`, `senkou_b`,
+    `macd`, `macdsignal`, `macdhist` and `rsi` are columns in the DataFrame created by the strategy.
+
+!!! Warning
+    `plotly` arguments are only supported with plotly library and will not work with freq-ui.
+
 ## Plot profit
 
 ![plot-profit](assets/plot-profit.png)
 
-The `freqtrade plot-profit` subcommand shows an interactive graph with three plots:
+The `plot-profit` subcommand shows an interactive graph with three plots:
 
-1) Average closing price for all pairs
+* Average closing price for all pairs.
-2) The summarized profit made by backtesting.
+* The summarized profit made by backtesting.
-   Note that this is not the real-world profit, but more of an estimate.
+Note that this is not the real-world profit, but more of an estimate.
-3) Profit for each individual pair
+* Profit for each individual pair.
 
 The first graph is good to get a grip of how the overall market progresses.
 
 The second graph will show if your algorithm works or doesn't.
 Perhaps you want an algorithm that steadily makes small profits, or one that acts less often, but makes big swings.
+This graph will also highlight the start (and end) of the Max drawdown period.
 
 The third graph can be useful to spot outliers, events in pairs that cause profit spikes.
 
 Possible options for the `freqtrade plot-profit` subcommand:
 
 ```
-usage: freqtrade plot-profit [-h] [-p PAIRS [PAIRS ...]]
+usage: freqtrade plot-profit [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [-V] [-c PATH]
+                             [-d PATH] [--userdir PATH] [-s NAME]
+                             [--strategy-path PATH] [-p PAIRS [PAIRS ...]]
                              [--timerange TIMERANGE] [--export EXPORT]
                              [--export-filename PATH] [--db-url PATH]
-                             [--trade-source {DB,file}]
+                             [--trade-source {DB,file}] [-i TIMEFRAME]
 
 optional arguments:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
   -p PAIRS [PAIRS ...], --pairs PAIRS [PAIRS ...]
-                        Show profits for only these pairs. Pairs are space-
+                        Limit command to these pairs. Pairs are space-
                         separated.
   --timerange TIMERANGE
                         Specify what timerange of data to use.
   --export EXPORT       Export backtest results, argument are: trades.
                         Example: `--export=trades`
   --export-filename PATH
-                        Save backtest results to the file with this filename
+                        Save backtest results to the file with this filename.
-                        (default: `user_data/backtest_results/backtest-
+                        Requires `--export` to be set as well. Example:
-                        result.json`). Requires `--export` to be set as well.
+                        `--export-filename=user_data/backtest_results/backtest
-                        Example: `--export-filename=user_data/backtest_results
+                        _today.json`
-                        /backtest_today.json`
   --db-url PATH         Override trades database URL, this is useful in custom
                         deployments (default: `sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite` for
-                        Live Run mode, `sqlite://` for Dry Run).
+                        Live Run mode, `sqlite:///tradesv3.dryrun.sqlite` for
+                        Dry Run).
   --trade-source {DB,file}
                         Specify the source for trades (Can be DB or file
                         (backtest file)) Default: file
+  -i TIMEFRAME, --timeframe TIMEFRAME, --ticker-interval TIMEFRAME
+                        Specify timeframe (`1m`, `5m`, `30m`, `1h`, `1d`).
+  --auto-open           Automatically open generated plot.
+
+Common arguments:
+  -v, --verbose         Verbose mode (-vv for more, -vvv to get all messages).
+  --logfile FILE        Log to the file specified. Special values are:
+                        'syslog', 'journald'. See the documentation for more
+                        details.
+  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
+  -c PATH, --config PATH
+                        Specify configuration file (default:
+                        `userdir/config.json` or `config.json` whichever
+                        exists). Multiple --config options may be used. Can be
+                        set to `-` to read config from stdin.
+  -d PATH, --datadir PATH
+                        Path to directory with historical backtesting data.
+  --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
+                        Path to userdata directory.
+
+Strategy arguments:
+  -s NAME, --strategy NAME
+                        Specify strategy class name which will be used by the
+                        bot.
+  --strategy-path PATH  Specify additional strategy lookup path.
 
 ```
 
@@ -169,7 +308,7 @@ Examples:
 Use custom backtest-export file
 
 ``` bash
-freqtrade plot-profit  -p LTC/BTC --export-filename user_data/backtest_results/backtest-result-Strategy005.json
+freqtrade plot-profit  -p LTC/BTC --export-filename user_data/backtest_results/backtest-result.json
 ```
 
 Use custom database
@@ -179,5 +318,5 @@ freqtrade plot-profit  -p LTC/BTC --db-url sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite --trade-sou
 ```
 
 ``` bash
-freqtrade plot-profit --datadir user_data/data/binance_save/ -p LTC/BTC
+freqtrade --datadir user_data/data/binance_save/ plot-profit -p LTC/BTC
 ```

docs/plugins.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Plugins
+--8<-- "includes/pairlists.md"
+--8<-- "includes/protections.md"

docs/requirements-docs.txt

@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-mkdocs-material==4.4.2
+mkdocs==1.2.2
+mkdocs-material==7.2.1
+mdx_truly_sane_lists==1.2
+pymdown-extensions==8.2

docs/rest-api.md

@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
-# REST API Usage
+# REST API & FreqUI
+
+## FreqUI
+
+Freqtrade provides a builtin webserver, which can serve [FreqUI](https://github.com/freqtrade/frequi), the freqtrade UI.
+
+By default, the UI is not included in the installation (except for docker images), and must be installed explicitly with `freqtrade install-ui`.
+This same command can also be used to update freqUI, should there be a new release.
+
+Once the bot is started in trade / dry-run mode (with `freqtrade trade`) - the UI will be available under the configured port below (usually `http://127.0.0.1:8080`).
+
+!!! info "Alpha release"
+    FreqUI is still considered an alpha release - if you encounter bugs or inconsistencies please open a [FreqUI issue](https://github.com/freqtrade/frequi/issues/new/choose).
+
+!!! Note "developers"
+    Developers should not use this method, but instead use the method described in the [freqUI repository](https://github.com/freqtrade/frequi) to get the source-code of freqUI.
 
 ## Configuration
 
@@ -11,63 +26,75 @@ Sample configuration:
         "enabled": true,
         "listen_ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
         "listen_port": 8080,
+        "verbosity": "error",
+        "enable_openapi": false,
+        "jwt_secret_key": "somethingrandom",
+        "CORS_origins": [],
         "username": "Freqtrader",
         "password": "SuperSecret1!"
     },
 ```
 
-!!! Danger Security warning
+!!! Danger "Security warning"
-  By default, the configuration listens on localhost only (so it's not reachable from other systems). We strongly recommend to not expose this API to the internet and choose a strong, unique password, since others will potentially be able to control your bot.
+    By default, the configuration listens on localhost only (so it's not reachable from other systems). We strongly recommend to not expose this API to the internet and choose a strong, unique password, since others will potentially be able to control your bot.
 
-!!! Danger Password selection
+You can then access the API by going to `http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/v1/ping` in a browser to check if the API is running correctly.
-  Please make sure to select a very strong, unique password to protect your bot from unauthorized access.
+This should return the response:
 
-You can then access the API by going to `http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/v1/version` to check if the API is running correctly.
+``` output
+{"status":"pong"}
+```
 
-To generate a secure password, either use a password manager, or use the below code snipped.
+All other endpoints return sensitive info and require authentication and are therefore not available through a web browser.
+
+### Security
+
+To generate a secure password, best use a password manager, or use the below code.
 
 ``` python
 import secrets
 secrets.token_hex()
 ```
 
+!!! Hint "JWT token"
+    Use the same method to also generate a JWT secret key (`jwt_secret_key`).
+
+!!! Danger "Password selection"
+    Please make sure to select a very strong, unique password to protect your bot from unauthorized access.
+    Also change `jwt_secret_key` to something random (no need to remember this, but it'll be used to encrypt your session, so it better be something unique!). 
+
 ### Configuration with docker
 
-If you run your bot using docker, you'll need to have the bot listen to incomming connections. The security is then handled by docker.
+If you run your bot using docker, you'll need to have the bot listen to incoming connections. The security is then handled by docker.
 
 ``` json
     "api_server": {
         "enabled": true,
         "listen_ip_address": "0.0.0.0",
-        "listen_port": 8080
+        "listen_port": 8080,
+        "username": "Freqtrader",
+        "password": "SuperSecret1!",
+        //...
     },
 ```
 
-Add the following to your docker command:
+Uncomment the following from your docker-compose file:
 
-``` bash
+```yml
-  -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080
+    ports:
-```
+      - "127.0.0.1:8080:8080"
-
-A complete sample-command may then look as follows:
-
-```bash
-docker run -d \
-  --name freqtrade \
-  -v ~/.freqtrade/config.json:/freqtrade/config.json \
-  -v ~/.freqtrade/user_data/:/freqtrade/user_data \
-  -v ~/.freqtrade/tradesv3.sqlite:/freqtrade/tradesv3.sqlite \
-  -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 \
-  freqtrade --db-url sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite --strategy MyAwesomeStrategy
 ```
 
 !!! Danger "Security warning"
-    By using `-p 8080:8080` the API is available to everyone connecting to the server under the correct port, so others may be able to control your bot.
+    By using `8080:8080` in the docker port mapping, the API will be available to everyone connecting to the server under the correct port, so others may be able to control your bot.
 
-## Consuming the API
+
+## Rest API
+
+### Consuming the API
 
 You can consume the API by using the script `scripts/rest_client.py`.
-The client script only requires the `requests` module, so FreqTrade does not need to be installed on the system.
+The client script only requires the `requests` module, so Freqtrade does not need to be installed on the system.
 
 ``` bash
 python3 scripts/rest_client.py <command> [optional parameters]
@@ -75,14 +102,17 @@ python3 scripts/rest_client.py <command> [optional parameters]
 
 By default, the script assumes `127.0.0.1` (localhost) and port `8080` to be used, however you can specify a configuration file to override this behaviour.
 
-### Minimalistic client config
+#### Minimalistic client config
 
 ``` json
 {
     "api_server": {
         "enabled": true,
         "listen_ip_address": "0.0.0.0",
-        "listen_port": 8080
+        "listen_port": 8080,
+        "username": "Freqtrader",
+        "password": "SuperSecret1!",
+        //...
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -91,28 +121,45 @@ By default, the script assumes `127.0.0.1` (localhost) and port `8080` to be use
 python3 scripts/rest_client.py --config rest_config.json <command> [optional parameters]
 ```
 
-## Available commands
+### Available endpoints
 
-|  Command | Default | Description |
+|  Command | Description |
-|----------|---------|-------------|
+|----------|-------------|
-| `start` | | Starts the trader
+| `ping` | Simple command testing the API Readiness - requires no authentication.
-| `stop` | | Stops the trader
+| `start` | Starts the trader.
-| `stopbuy` | | Stops the trader from opening new trades. Gracefully closes open trades according to their rules.
+| `stop` | Stops the trader.
-| `reload_conf` | | Reloads the configuration file
+| `stopbuy` | Stops the trader from opening new trades. Gracefully closes open trades according to their rules.
-| `status` | | Lists all open trades
+| `reload_config` | Reloads the configuration file.
-| `status table` | | List all open trades in a table format
+| `trades` | List last trades. Limited to 500 trades per call.
-| `count` | | Displays number of trades used and available
+| `trade/<tradeid>` | Get specific trade.
-| `profit` | | Display a summary of your profit/loss from close trades and some stats about your performance
+| `delete_trade <trade_id>` | Remove trade from the database. Tries to close open orders. Requires manual handling of this trade on the exchange.
-| `forcesell <trade_id>` | | Instantly sells the given trade  (Ignoring `minimum_roi`).
+| `show_config` | Shows part of the current configuration with relevant settings to operation.
-| `forcesell all` | | Instantly sells all open trades (Ignoring `minimum_roi`).
+| `logs` | Shows last log messages.
-| `forcebuy <pair> [rate]` | | Instantly buys the given pair. Rate is optional. (`forcebuy_enable` must be set to True)
+| `status` | Lists all open trades.
-| `performance` | | Show performance of each finished trade grouped by pair
+| `count` | Displays number of trades used and available.
-| `balance` | | Show account balance per currency
+| `locks` | Displays currently locked pairs.
-| `daily <n>` | 7 | Shows profit or loss per day, over the last n days
+| `delete_lock <lock_id>` | Deletes (disables) the lock by id.
-| `whitelist` | | Show the current whitelist
+| `profit` | Display a summary of your profit/loss from close trades and some stats about your performance.
-| `blacklist [pair]` | | Show the current blacklist, or adds a pair to the blacklist.
+| `forcesell <trade_id>` | Instantly sells the given trade  (Ignoring `minimum_roi`).
-| `edge` | | Show validated pairs by Edge if it is enabled.
+| `forcesell all` | Instantly sells all open trades (Ignoring `minimum_roi`).
-| `version` | | Show version
+| `forcebuy <pair> [rate]` | Instantly buys the given pair. Rate is optional. (`forcebuy_enable` must be set to True)
+| `performance` | Show performance of each finished trade grouped by pair.
+| `balance` | Show account balance per currency.
+| `daily <n>` | Shows profit or loss per day, over the last n days (n defaults to 7).
+| `stats` | Display a summary of profit / loss reasons as well as average holding times.
+| `whitelist` | Show the current whitelist.
+| `blacklist [pair]` | Show the current blacklist, or adds a pair to the blacklist.
+| `edge` | Show validated pairs by Edge if it is enabled.
+| `pair_candles` | Returns dataframe for a pair / timeframe combination while the bot is running. **Alpha**
+| `pair_history` | Returns an analyzed dataframe for a given timerange, analyzed by a given strategy. **Alpha**
+| `plot_config` | Get plot config from the strategy (or nothing if not configured). **Alpha**
+| `strategies` | List strategies in strategy directory. **Alpha**
+| `strategy <strategy>` | Get specific Strategy content. **Alpha**
+| `available_pairs` | List available backtest data. **Alpha**
+| `version` | Show version.
+
+!!! Warning "Alpha status"
+    Endpoints labeled with *Alpha status* above may change at any time without notice.
 
 Possible commands can be listed from the rest-client script using the `help` command.
 
@@ -122,72 +169,184 @@ python3 scripts/rest_client.py help
 
 ``` output
 Possible commands:
+
+available_pairs
+	Return available pair (backtest data) based on timeframe / stake_currency selection
+
+        :param timeframe: Only pairs with this timeframe available.
+        :param stake_currency: Only pairs that include this timeframe
+
 balance
-        Get the account balance
+	Get the account balance.
-        :returns: json object
 
 blacklist
-        Show the current blacklist
+	Show the current blacklist.
+
         :param add: List of coins to add (example: "BNB/BTC")
-        :returns: json object
 
 count
-        Returns the amount of open trades
+	Return the amount of open trades.
-        :returns: json object
 
 daily
-        Returns the amount of open trades
+	Return the profits for each day, and amount of trades.
-        :returns: json object
+
+delete_lock
+	Delete (disable) lock from the database.
+
+        :param lock_id: ID for the lock to delete
+
+delete_trade
+	Delete trade from the database.
+        Tries to close open orders. Requires manual handling of this asset on the exchange.
+
+        :param trade_id: Deletes the trade with this ID from the database.
 
 edge
-        Returns information about edge
+	Return information about edge.
-        :returns: json object
 
 forcebuy
-        Buy an asset
+	Buy an asset.
+
         :param pair: Pair to buy (ETH/BTC)
         :param price: Optional - price to buy
-        :returns: json object of the trade
 
 forcesell
-        Force-sell a trade
+	Force-sell a trade.
+
         :param tradeid: Id of the trade (can be received via status command)
-        :returns: json object
+
+locks
+	Return current locks
+
+logs
+	Show latest logs.
+
+        :param limit: Limits log messages to the last <limit> logs. No limit to get the entire log.
+
+pair_candles
+	Return live dataframe for <pair><timeframe>.
+
+        :param pair: Pair to get data for
+        :param timeframe: Only pairs with this timeframe available.
+        :param limit: Limit result to the last n candles.
+
+pair_history
+	Return historic, analyzed dataframe
+
+        :param pair: Pair to get data for
+        :param timeframe: Only pairs with this timeframe available.
+        :param strategy: Strategy to analyze and get values for
+        :param timerange: Timerange to get data for (same format than --timerange endpoints)
 
 performance
-        Returns the performance of the different coins
+	Return the performance of the different coins.
-        :returns: json object
+
+ping
+	simple ping
+
+plot_config
+	Return plot configuration if the strategy defines one.
 
 profit
-        Returns the profit summary
+	Return the profit summary.
-        :returns: json object
 
-reload_conf
+reload_config
-        Reload configuration
+	Reload configuration.
-        :returns: json object
+
+show_config
+	
+        Returns part of the configuration, relevant for trading operations.
 
 start
-        Start the bot if it's in stopped state.
+	Start the bot if it's in the stopped state.
-        :returns: json object
+
+stats
+	Return the stats report (durations, sell-reasons).
 
 status
-        Get the status of open trades
+	Get the status of open trades.
-        :returns: json object
 
 stop
-        Stop the bot. Use start to restart
+	Stop the bot. Use `start` to restart.
-        :returns: json object
 
 stopbuy
-        Stop buying (but handle sells gracefully).
+	Stop buying (but handle sells gracefully). Use `reload_config` to reset.
-        use reload_conf to reset
+
-        :returns: json object
+strategies
+	Lists available strategies
+
+strategy
+	Get strategy details
+
+        :param strategy: Strategy class name
+
+trade
+	Return specific trade
+
+        :param trade_id: Specify which trade to get.
+
+trades
+	Return trades history, sorted by id
+
+        :param limit: Limits trades to the X last trades. Max 500 trades.
+        :param offset: Offset by this amount of trades.
 
 version
-        Returns the version of the bot
+	Return the version of the bot.
-        :returns: json object containing the version
 
 whitelist
-        Show the current whitelist
+	Show the current whitelist.
-        :returns: json object
 ```
+
+### OpenAPI interface
+
+To enable the builtin openAPI interface (Swagger UI), specify `"enable_openapi": true` in the api_server configuration.
+This will enable the Swagger UI at the `/docs` endpoint. By default, that's running at http://localhost:8080/docs/ - but it'll depend on your settings.
+
+### Advanced API usage using JWT tokens
+
+!!! Note
+    The below should be done in an application (a Freqtrade REST API client, which fetches info via API), and is not intended to be used on a regular basis.
+
+Freqtrade's REST API also offers JWT (JSON Web Tokens).
+You can login using the following command, and subsequently use the resulting access_token.
+
+``` bash
+> curl -X POST --user Freqtrader http://localhost:8080/api/v1/token/login
+{"access_token":"eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1ODkxMTk2ODEsIm5iZiI6MTU4OTExOTY4MSwianRpIjoiMmEwYmY0NWUtMjhmOS00YTUzLTlmNzItMmM5ZWVlYThkNzc2IiwiZXhwIjoxNTg5MTIwNTgxLCJpZGVudGl0eSI6eyJ1IjoiRnJlcXRyYWRlciJ9LCJmcmVzaCI6ZmFsc2UsInR5cGUiOiJhY2Nlc3MifQ.qt6MAXYIa-l556OM7arBvYJ0SDI9J8bIk3_glDujF5g","refresh_token":"eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1ODkxMTk2ODEsIm5iZiI6MTU4OTExOTY4MSwianRpIjoiZWQ1ZWI3YjAtYjMwMy00YzAyLTg2N2MtNWViMjIxNWQ2YTMxIiwiZXhwIjoxNTkxNzExNjgxLCJpZGVudGl0eSI6eyJ1IjoiRnJlcXRyYWRlciJ9LCJ0eXBlIjoicmVmcmVzaCJ9.d1AT_jYICyTAjD0fiQAr52rkRqtxCjUGEMwlNuuzgNQ"}
+
+> access_token="eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1ODkxMTk2ODEsIm5iZiI6MTU4OTExOTY4MSwianRpIjoiMmEwYmY0NWUtMjhmOS00YTUzLTlmNzItMmM5ZWVlYThkNzc2IiwiZXhwIjoxNTg5MTIwNTgxLCJpZGVudGl0eSI6eyJ1IjoiRnJlcXRyYWRlciJ9LCJmcmVzaCI6ZmFsc2UsInR5cGUiOiJhY2Nlc3MifQ.qt6MAXYIa-l556OM7arBvYJ0SDI9J8bIk3_glDujF5g"
+# Use access_token for authentication
+> curl -X GET --header "Authorization: Bearer ${access_token}" http://localhost:8080/api/v1/count
+
+```
+
+Since the access token has a short timeout (15 min) - the `token/refresh` request should be used periodically to get a fresh access token:
+
+``` bash
+> curl -X POST --header "Authorization: Bearer ${refresh_token}"http://localhost:8080/api/v1/token/refresh
+{"access_token":"eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1ODkxMTk5NzQsIm5iZiI6MTU4OTExOTk3NCwianRpIjoiMDBjNTlhMWUtMjBmYS00ZTk0LTliZjAtNWQwNTg2MTdiZDIyIiwiZXhwIjoxNTg5MTIwODc0LCJpZGVudGl0eSI6eyJ1IjoiRnJlcXRyYWRlciJ9LCJmcmVzaCI6ZmFsc2UsInR5cGUiOiJhY2Nlc3MifQ.1seHlII3WprjjclY6DpRhen0rqdF4j6jbvxIhUFaSbs"}
+```
+
+### CORS
+
+All web-based front-ends are subject to [CORS](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CORS) - Cross-Origin Resource Sharing.
+Since most of the requests to the Freqtrade API must be authenticated, a proper CORS policy is key to avoid security problems.
+Also, the standard disallows `*` CORS policies for requests with credentials, so this setting must be set appropriately.
+
+Users can configure this themselves via the `CORS_origins` configuration setting.
+It consists of a list of allowed sites that are allowed to consume resources from the bot's API.
+
+Assuming your application is deployed as `https://frequi.freqtrade.io/home/` - this would mean that the following configuration becomes necessary:
+
+```jsonc
+{
+    //...
+    "jwt_secret_key": "somethingrandom",
+    "CORS_origins": ["https://frequi.freqtrade.io"],
+    //...
+}
+```
+
+!!! Note
+    We strongly recommend to also set `jwt_secret_key` to something random and known only to yourself to avoid unauthorized access to your bot.

docs/sandbox-testing.md

@@ -1,104 +1,63 @@
 # Sandbox API testing
 
-Where an exchange provides a sandbox for risk-free integration, or end-to-end, testing CCXT provides access to these.
+Some exchanges provide sandboxes or testbeds for risk-free testing, while running the bot against a real exchange.
+With some configuration, freqtrade (in combination with ccxt) provides access to these.
 
-This document is a *light overview of configuring Freqtrade and GDAX sandbox.
+This document is an overview to configure Freqtrade to be used with sandboxes.
-This can be useful to developers and trader alike as Freqtrade is quite customisable.
+This can be useful to developers and trader alike.
 
-When testing your API connectivity, make sure to use the following URLs.
+!!! Warning
-***Website**
+    Sandboxes usually have very low volume, and either a very wide spread, or no orders available at all.
-https://public.sandbox.gdax.com
+    Therefore, sandboxes will usually not do a good job of showing you how a strategy would work in real trading.
-***REST API**
+
-https://api-public.sandbox.gdax.com
+## Exchanges known to have a sandbox / testnet
+
+* [binance](https://testnet.binance.vision/)
+* [coinbasepro](https://public.sandbox.pro.coinbase.com)
+* [gemini](https://exchange.sandbox.gemini.com/)
+* [huobipro](https://www.testnet.huobi.pro/)
+* [kucoin](https://sandbox.kucoin.com/)
+* [phemex](https://testnet.phemex.com/) 
+
+!!! Note
+    We did not test correct functioning of all of the above testnets. Please report your experiences with each sandbox.
 
 ---
 
-# Configure a Sandbox account on Gdax
+## Configure a Sandbox account
 
-Aim of this document section
+When testing your API connectivity, make sure to use the appropriate sandbox / testnet URL.
 
-- An sanbox account
+In general, you should follow these steps to enable an exchange's sandbox:
-- create 2FA (needed to create an API)
-- Add test 50BTC to account 
-- Create :
-- - API-KEY
-- - API-Secret
-- - API Password
 
-## Acccount
+* Figure out if an exchange has a sandbox (most likely by using google or the exchange's support documents)
+* Create a sandbox account (often the sandbox-account requires separate registration)
+* [Add some test assets to account](#add-test-funds)
+* Create API keys
 
-This link will redirect to the sandbox main page to login / create account dialogues:
+### Add test funds
-https://public.sandbox.pro.coinbase.com/orders/
 
-After registration and Email confimation you wil be redirected into your sanbox account.  It is easy to verify you're in sandbox by checking the URL bar.
+Usually, sandbox exchanges allow depositing funds directly via web-interface.
-> https://public.sandbox.pro.coinbase.com/
+You should make sure to have a realistic amount of funds available to your test-account, so results are representable of your real account funds.
 
-## Enable 2Fa (a prerequisite to creating sandbox API Keys)
+!!! Warning
+    Test exchanges will **NEVER** require your real credit card or banking details!
 
-From within sand box site select your profile, top right.
+## Configure freqtrade to use a exchange's sandbox
->Or as a direct link: https://public.sandbox.pro.coinbase.com/profile
 
-From the menu panel to the left of the screen select
+### Sandbox URLs
-
-> Security: "*View or Update*"
-
-In the new site select "enable authenticator" as typical google Authenticator.
-
-- open Google Authenticator on your phone
-- scan barcode
-- enter your generated 2fa
-
-## Enable API Access
-
-From within sandbox select profile>api>create api-keys
->or as a direct link: https://public.sandbox.pro.coinbase.com/profile/api
-
-Click on "create one" and ensure  **view** and **trade**  are "checked" and sumbit your 2FA
-
-- **Copy and paste the Passphase** into a notepade this will be needed later
-- **Copy and paste the API Secret** popup into a notepad this will needed later
-- **Copy and paste the API Key** into a notepad this will needed later
-
-## Add 50 BTC test funds
-
-To add funds, use the web interface deposit and withdraw buttons.
-
-To begin select 'Wallets' from the top menu.
-> Or as a direct link: https://public.sandbox.pro.coinbase.com/wallets
-
-- Deposits (bottom left of screen)
-- - Deposit Funds Bitcoin
-- - - Coinbase BTC Wallet
-- - - - Max (50 BTC)
-- - - - - Deposit
-
-*This process may be repeated for other currencies, ETH as example*
-
----
-
-# Configure Freqtrade to use Gax Sandbox 
-
-The aim of this document section
-
-- Enable sandbox URLs in Freqtrade
-- Configure API
-- - secret
-- - key
-- - passphrase
- 
-## Sandbox URLs
 
 Freqtrade makes use of CCXT which in turn provides a list of URLs to Freqtrade.
 These include `['test']` and `['api']`.
 
-- `[Test]` if available will point to an Exchanges sandbox. 
+* `[Test]` if available will point to an Exchanges sandbox.
-- `[Api]` normally used, and resolves to live API target on the exchange 
+* `[Api]` normally used, and resolves to live API target on the exchange.
 
 To make use of sandbox / test add "sandbox": true, to your config.json
 
 ```json
   "exchange": {
-        "name": "gdax",
+        "name": "coinbasepro",
         "sandbox": true,
         "key": "5wowfxemogxeowo;heiohgmd",
         "secret": "/ZMH1P62rCVmwefewrgcewX8nh4gob+lywxfwfxwwfxwfNsH1ySgvWCUR/w==",
@@ -106,36 +65,57 @@ To make use of sandbox / test add "sandbox": true, to your config.json
         "outdated_offset": 5
         "pair_whitelist": [
             "BTC/USD"
+        ]
+  },
+  "datadir": "user_data/data/coinbasepro_sandbox"
 ```
 
-Also insert your 
+Also the following information:
 
-- api-key  (noted earlier)
+* api-key (created for the sandbox webpage)
-- api-secret (noted earlier)
+* api-secret (noted earlier)
-- password (the passphrase - noted earlier)
+* password (the passphrase - noted earlier)
+
+!!! Tip "Different data directory"
+    We also recommend to set `datadir` to something identifying downloaded data as sandbox data, to avoid having sandbox data mixed with data from the real exchange.
+    This can be done by adding the `"datadir"` key to the configuration.
+    Now, whenever you use this configuration, your data directory will be set to this directory.
 
 ---
 
 ## You should now be ready to test your sandbox
 
-Ensure Freqtrade logs show the sandbox URL, and trades made are shown in sandbox.
+Ensure Freqtrade logs show the sandbox URL, and trades made are shown in sandbox. Also make sure to select a pair which shows at least some decent value (which very often is BTC/<somestablecoin>).
-** Typically the  BTC/USD has the most activity in sandbox to test against.
 
-## GDAX - Old Candles problem
+## Common problems with sandbox exchanges
 
-It is my experience that GDAX sandbox candles may be 20+- minutes out of date. This can cause trades to fail as one of Freqtrades safety checks.
+Sandbox exchange instances often have very low volume, which can cause some problems which usually are not seen on a real exchange instance.
 
-To disable this check, add / change the `"outdated_offset"` parameter in the exchange section of your configuration to adjust for this delay.
+### Old Candles problem
-Example based on the above configuration:
 
-```json
+Since Sandboxes often have low volume, candles can be quite old and show no volume.
-  "exchange": {
+To disable the error "Outdated history for pair ...", best increase the parameter `"outdated_offset"` to a number that seems realistic for the sandbox you're using.
-        "name": "gdax",
+
-        "sandbox": true,
+### Unfilled orders
-        "key": "5wowfxemogxeowo;heiohgmd",
+
-        "secret": "/ZMH1P62rCVmwefewrgcewX8nh4gob+lywxfwfxwwfxwfNsH1ySgvWCUR/w==",
+Sandboxes often have very low volumes - which means that many trades can go unfilled, or can go unfilled for a very long time.
-        "password": "1bkjfkhfhfu6sr",
+
-        "outdated_offset": 30
+To mitigate this, you can try to match the first order on the opposite orderbook side using the following configuration:
-        "pair_whitelist": [
+
-            "BTC/USD"
+``` jsonc
-```
+  "order_types": {
+    "buy": "limit",
+    "sell": "limit"
+    // ...
+  },
+  "bid_strategy": {
+    "price_side": "ask",
+    // ...
+  },
+  "ask_strategy":{
+    "price_side": "bid",
+    // ...
+  },
+  ```
+
+  The configuration is similar to the suggested configuration for market orders - however by using limit-orders you can avoid moving the price too much, and you can set the worst price you might get.

docs/sql_cheatsheet.md

@@ -1,13 +1,29 @@
 # SQL Helper
+
 This page contains some help if you want to edit your sqlite db.
 
 ## Install sqlite3
-**Ubuntu/Debian installation**
+
+Sqlite3 is a terminal based sqlite application.
+Feel free to use a visual Database editor like SqliteBrowser if you feel more comfortable with that.
+
+### Ubuntu/Debian installation
+
 ```bash
 sudo apt-get install sqlite3
 ```
 
+### Using sqlite3 via docker-compose
+
+The freqtrade docker image does contain sqlite3, so you can edit the database without having to install anything on the host system.
+
+``` bash
+docker-compose exec freqtrade /bin/bash
+sqlite3 <database-file>.sqlite
+```
+
 ## Open the DB
+
 ```bash
 sqlite3
 .open <filepath>
@@ -16,47 +32,17 @@ sqlite3
 ## Table structure
 
 ### List tables
+
 ```bash
 .tables
 ```
 
 ### Display table structure
+
 ```bash
 .schema <table_name>
 ```
 
-### Trade table structure
-```sql
-CREATE TABLE trades (
-	id INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	exchange VARCHAR NOT NULL,
-	pair VARCHAR NOT NULL,
-	is_open BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
-	fee_open FLOAT NOT NULL,
-	fee_close FLOAT NOT NULL,
-	open_rate FLOAT,
-	open_rate_requested FLOAT,
-	close_rate FLOAT,
-	close_rate_requested FLOAT,
-	close_profit FLOAT,
-	stake_amount FLOAT NOT NULL,
-	amount FLOAT,
-	open_date DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	close_date DATETIME,
-	open_order_id VARCHAR,
-	stop_loss FLOAT,
-	initial_stop_loss FLOAT,
-	stoploss_order_id VARCHAR,
-	stoploss_last_update DATETIME,
-	max_rate FLOAT,
-	sell_reason VARCHAR,
-	strategy VARCHAR,
-	ticker_interval INTEGER,
-	PRIMARY KEY (id),
-	CHECK (is_open IN (0, 1))
-);
-```
-
 ## Get all trades in the table
 
 ```sql
@@ -66,43 +52,79 @@ SELECT * FROM trades;
 ## Fix trade still open after a manual sell on the exchange
 
 !!! Warning
-  	Manually selling a pair on the exchange will not be detected by the bot and it will try to sell anyway. Whenever possible, forcesell <tradeid> should be used to accomplish the same thing.  
+    Manually selling a pair on the exchange will not be detected by the bot and it will try to sell anyway. Whenever possible, forcesell <tradeid> should be used to accomplish the same thing.  
-		It is strongly advised to backup your database file before making any manual changes.
+    It is strongly advised to backup your database file before making any manual changes.
 
 !!! Note
-  	This should not be necessary after /forcesell, as forcesell orders are closed automatically by the bot on the next iteration.
+    This should not be necessary after /forcesell, as forcesell orders are closed automatically by the bot on the next iteration.
 
 ```sql
 UPDATE trades
-SET is_open=0, close_date=<close_date>, close_rate=<close_rate>, close_profit=close_rate/open_rate-1, sell_reason=<sell_reason>  
+SET is_open=0,
+  close_date=<close_date>,
+  close_rate=<close_rate>,
+  close_profit = close_rate / open_rate - 1,
+  close_profit_abs = (amount * <close_rate> * (1 - fee_close) - (amount * (open_rate * (1 - fee_open)))),
+  sell_reason=<sell_reason>
 WHERE id=<trade_ID_to_update>;
 ```
 
-##### Example
+### Example
 
 ```sql
 UPDATE trades
-SET is_open=0, close_date='2017-12-20 03:08:45.103418', close_rate=0.19638016, close_profit=0.0496, sell_reason='force_sell'  
+SET is_open=0,
+  close_date='2020-06-20 03:08:45.103418',
+  close_rate=0.19638016,
+  close_profit=0.0496,
+  close_profit_abs = (amount * 0.19638016 * (1 - fee_close) - (amount * (open_rate * (1 - fee_open)))),
+  sell_reason='force_sell'  
 WHERE id=31;
 ```
 
-## Insert manually a new trade
+## Remove trade from the database
+
+!!! Tip "Use RPC Methods to delete trades"
+    Consider using `/delete <tradeid>` via telegram or rest API. That's the recommended way to deleting trades.
+
+If you'd still like to remove a trade from the database directly, you can use the below query.
 
 ```sql
-INSERT INTO trades (exchange, pair, is_open, fee_open, fee_close, open_rate, stake_amount, amount, open_date)
+DELETE FROM trades WHERE id = <tradeid>;
-VALUES ('bittrex', 'ETH/BTC', 1, 0.0025, 0.0025, <open_rate>, <stake_amount>, <amount>, '<datetime>')
 ```
 
-##### Example:
-
 ```sql
-INSERT INTO trades (exchange, pair, is_open, fee_open, fee_close, open_rate, stake_amount, amount, open_date)
+DELETE FROM trades WHERE id = 31;
-VALUES ('bittrex', 'ETH/BTC', 1, 0.0025, 0.0025, 0.00258580, 0.002, 0.7715262081, '2017-11-28 12:44:24.000000')
 ```
 
-## Fix wrong fees in the table
+!!! Warning
-If your DB was created before [PR#200](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/pull/200) was merged (before 12/23/17).
+    This will remove this trade from the database. Please make sure you got the correct id and **NEVER** run this query without the `where` clause.
 
-```sql
+## Use a different database system
-UPDATE trades SET fee=0.0025 WHERE fee=0.005;
+
-```
+!!! Warning
+    By using one of the below database systems, you acknowledge that you know how to manage such a system. Freqtrade will not provide any support with setup or maintenance (or backups) of the below database systems.
+
+### PostgreSQL
+
+Freqtrade supports PostgreSQL by using SQLAlchemy, which supports multiple different database systems.
+
+Installation:
+`pip install psycopg2`
+
+Usage:
+`... --db-url postgresql+psycopg2://<username>:<password>@localhost:5432/<database>`
+
+Freqtrade will automatically create the tables necessary upon startup.
+
+If you're running different instances of Freqtrade, you must either setup one database per Instance or use different users / schemas for your connections.
+
+### MariaDB / MySQL
+
+Freqtrade supports MariaDB by using SQLAlchemy, which supports multiple different database systems.
+
+Installation:
+`pip install pymysql`
+
+Usage:
+`... --db-url mysql+pymysql://<username>:<password>@localhost:3306/<database>`

docs/stoploss.md

@@ -1,80 +1,198 @@
 # Stop Loss
 
-The `stoploss` configuration parameter is loss in percentage that should trigger a sale.
+The `stoploss` configuration parameter is loss as ratio that should trigger a sale.
 For example, value `-0.10` will cause immediate sell if the profit dips below -10% for a given trade. This parameter is optional.
 
-Most of the strategy files already include the optimal `stoploss`
+Most of the strategy files already include the optimal `stoploss` value.
-value. This parameter is optional. If you use it in the configuration file, it will take over the
-`stoploss` value from the strategy file.
 
-## Stop Loss support
+!!! Info
+    All stoploss properties mentioned in this file can be set in the Strategy, or in the configuration.  
+    <ins>Configuration values will override the strategy values.</ins>
+
+## Stop Loss On-Exchange/Freqtrade
+
+Those stoploss modes can be *on exchange* or *off exchange*.
+
+These modes can be configured with these values:
+
+``` python
+    'emergencysell': 'market',
+    'stoploss_on_exchange': False
+    'stoploss_on_exchange_interval': 60,
+    'stoploss_on_exchange_limit_ratio': 0.99
+```
+
+!!! Note
+    Stoploss on exchange is only supported for Binance (stop-loss-limit), Kraken (stop-loss-market, stop-loss-limit) and FTX (stop limit and stop-market) as of now.  
+    <ins>Do not set too low/tight stoploss value if using stop loss on exchange!</ins>  
+    If set to low/tight then you have greater risk of missing fill on the order and stoploss will not work.
+
+### stoploss_on_exchange and stoploss_on_exchange_limit_ratio
+
+Enable or Disable stop loss on exchange.
+If the stoploss is *on exchange* it means a stoploss limit order is placed on the exchange immediately after buy order happens successfully. This will protect you against sudden crashes in market as the order will be in the queue immediately and if market goes down then the order has more chance of being fulfilled.
+
+If `stoploss_on_exchange` uses limit orders, the exchange needs 2 prices, the stoploss_price and the Limit price.  
+`stoploss` defines the stop-price where the limit order is placed - and limit should be slightly below this.  
+If an exchange supports both limit and market stoploss orders, then the value of `stoploss` will be used to determine the stoploss type.  
+
+Calculation example: we bought the asset at 100\$.  
+Stop-price is 95\$, then limit would be `95 * 0.99 = 94.05$` - so the limit order fill can happen between 95$ and 94.05$.  
+
+For example, assuming the stoploss is on exchange, and trailing stoploss is enabled, and the market is going up, then the bot automatically cancels the previous stoploss order and puts a new one with a stop value higher than the previous stoploss order.
+
+!!! Note
+    If `stoploss_on_exchange` is enabled and the stoploss is cancelled manually on the exchange, then the bot will create a new stoploss order.
+
+### stoploss_on_exchange_interval
+
+In case of stoploss on exchange there is another parameter called `stoploss_on_exchange_interval`. This configures the interval in seconds at which the bot will check the stoploss and update it if necessary.  
+The bot cannot do these every 5 seconds (at each iteration), otherwise it would get banned by the exchange.
+So this parameter will tell the bot how often it should update the stoploss order. The default value is 60 (1 minute).
+This same logic will reapply a stoploss order on the exchange should you cancel it accidentally.
+
+### forcesell
+
+`forcesell` is an optional value, which defaults to the same value as `sell` and is used when sending a `/forcesell` command from Telegram or from the Rest API.
+
+### forcebuy
+
+`forcebuy` is an optional value, which defaults to the same value as `buy` and is used when sending a `/forcebuy` command from Telegram or from the Rest API.
+
+### emergencysell
+
+`emergencysell` is an optional value, which defaults to `market` and is used when creating stop loss on exchange orders fails.
+The below is the default which is used if not changed in strategy or configuration file.
+
+Example from strategy file:
+
+``` python
+order_types = {
+    'buy': 'limit',
+    'sell': 'limit',
+    'emergencysell': 'market',
+    'stoploss': 'market',
+    'stoploss_on_exchange': True,
+    'stoploss_on_exchange_interval': 60,
+    'stoploss_on_exchange_limit_ratio': 0.99
+}
+```
+
+## Stop Loss Types
 
 At this stage the bot contains the following stoploss support modes:
 
-1. static stop loss, defined in either the strategy or configuration.
+1. Static stop loss.
-2. trailing stop loss, defined in the configuration.
+2. Trailing stop loss.
-3. trailing stop loss, custom positive loss, defined in configuration.
+3. Trailing stop loss, custom positive loss.
+4. Trailing stop loss only once the trade has reached a certain offset.
+5. [Custom stoploss function](strategy-advanced.md#custom-stoploss)
 
-!!! Note
+### Static Stop Loss
-    All stoploss properties can be configured in either Strategy or configuration. Configuration values override strategy values.
 
-Those stoploss modes can be *on exchange* or *off exchange*. If the stoploss is *on exchange* it means a stoploss limit order is placed on the exchange immediately after buy order happens successfuly. This will protect you against sudden crashes in market as the order will be in the queue immediately and if market goes down then the order has more chance of being fulfilled.
+This is very simple, you define a stop loss of x (as a ratio of price, i.e. x * 100% of price). This will try to sell the asset once the loss exceeds the defined loss.
 
-In case of stoploss on exchange there is another parameter called `stoploss_on_exchange_interval`. This configures the interval in seconds at which the bot will check the stoploss and update it if necessary. As an example in case of trailing stoploss if the order is on the exchange and the market is going up then the bot automatically cancels the previous stoploss order and put a new one with a stop value higher than previous one. It is clear that the bot cannot do it every 5 seconds otherwise it gets banned. So this parameter will tell the bot how often it should update the stoploss order. The default value is 60 (1 minute).
+Example of stop loss:
 
-!!! Note
+``` python
-    Stoploss on exchange is only supported for Binance as of now.
+    stoploss = -0.10
-
-## Static Stop Loss
-
-This is very simple, basically you define a stop loss of x in your strategy file or alternative in the configuration, which
-will overwrite the strategy definition. This will basically try to sell your asset, the second the loss exceeds the defined loss.
-
-## Trailing Stop Loss
-
-The initial value for this stop loss, is defined in your strategy or configuration. Just as you would define your Stop Loss normally.
-To enable this Feauture all you have to do is to define the configuration element:
-
-``` json
-"trailing_stop" : True
 ```
 
-This will now activate an algorithm, which automatically moves your stop loss up every time the price of your asset increases.
+For example, simplified math:
 
-For example, simplified math,
+* the bot buys an asset at a price of 100$
+* the stop loss is defined at -10%
+* the stop loss would get triggered once the asset drops below 90$
 
-* you buy an asset at a price of 100$
+### Trailing Stop Loss
-* your stop loss is defined at 2%
-* which means your stop loss, gets triggered once your asset dropped below 98$
-* assuming your asset now increases to 102$
-* your stop loss, will now be 2% of 102$ or 99.96$
-* now your asset drops in value to 101$, your stop loss, will still be 99.96$
 
-basically what this means is that your stop loss will be adjusted to be always be 2% of the highest observed price
+The initial value for this is `stoploss`, just as you would define your static Stop loss.
+To enable trailing stoploss:
 
-### Custom positive loss
+``` python
-
+    stoploss = -0.10
-Due to demand, it is possible to have a default stop loss, when you are in the red with your buy, but once your profit surpasses a certain percentage,
+    trailing_stop = True
-the system will utilize a new stop loss, which can be a different value. For example your default stop loss is 5%, but once you have 1.1% profit,
-it will be changed to be only a 1% stop loss, which trails the green candles until it goes below them.
-
-Both values can be configured in the main configuration file and requires `"trailing_stop": true` to be set to true.
-
-``` json
-    "trailing_stop_positive":  0.01,
-    "trailing_stop_positive_offset":  0.011,
-    "trailing_only_offset_is_reached": false
 ```
 
-The 0.01 would translate to a 1% stop loss, once you hit 1.1% profit.
+This will now activate an algorithm, which automatically moves the stop loss up every time the price of your asset increases.
 
-You should also make sure to have this value (`trailing_stop_positive_offset`) lower than your minimal ROI, otherwise minimal ROI will apply first and sell your trade.
+For example, simplified math:
 
-If `"trailing_only_offset_is_reached": true` then the trailing stoploss is only activated once the offset is reached. Until then, the stoploss remains at the configured`stoploss`.
+* the bot buys an asset at a price of 100$
+* the stop loss is defined at -10%
+* the stop loss would get triggered once the asset drops below 90$
+* assuming the asset now increases to 102$
+* the stop loss will now be -10% of 102$ = 91.8$
+* now the asset drops in value to 101\$, the stop loss will still be 91.8$ and would trigger at 91.8$.
+
+In summary: The stoploss will be adjusted to be always be -10% of the highest observed price.
+
+### Trailing stop loss, custom positive loss
+
+It is also possible to have a default stop loss, when you are in the red with your buy (buy - fee), but once you hit positive result the system will utilize a new stop loss, which can have a different value.
+For example, your default stop loss is -10%, but once you have more than 0% profit (example 0.1%) a different trailing stoploss will be used.
+
+!!! Note
+    If you want the stoploss to only be changed when you break even of making a profit (what most users want) please refer to next section with [offset enabled](#Trailing-stop-loss-only-once-the-trade-has-reached-a-certain-offset).
+
+Both values require `trailing_stop` to be set to true and `trailing_stop_positive` with a value.
+
+``` python
+    stoploss = -0.10
+    trailing_stop = True
+    trailing_stop_positive = 0.02
+```
+
+For example, simplified math:
+
+* the bot buys an asset at a price of 100$
+* the stop loss is defined at -10%
+* the stop loss would get triggered once the asset drops below 90$
+* assuming the asset now increases to 102$
+* the stop loss will now be -2% of 102$ = 99.96$ (99.96$ stop loss will be locked in and will follow asset price increments with -2%)
+* now the asset drops in value to 101\$, the stop loss will still be 99.96$ and would trigger at 99.96$
+
+The 0.02 would translate to a -2% stop loss.
+Before this, `stoploss` is used for the trailing stoploss.
+
+### Trailing stop loss only once the trade has reached a certain offset
+
+It is also possible to use a static stoploss until the offset is reached, and then trail the trade to take profits once the market turns.
+
+If `"trailing_only_offset_is_reached": true` then the trailing stoploss is only activated once the offset is reached. Until then, the stoploss remains at the configured `stoploss`.
+This option can be used with or without `trailing_stop_positive`, but uses `trailing_stop_positive_offset` as offset.
+
+``` python
+    trailing_stop_positive_offset = 0.011
+    trailing_only_offset_is_reached = True
+```
+
+Configuration (offset is buy-price + 3%):
+
+``` python
+    stoploss = -0.10
+    trailing_stop = True
+    trailing_stop_positive = 0.02
+    trailing_stop_positive_offset = 0.03
+    trailing_only_offset_is_reached = True
+```
+
+For example, simplified math:
+
+* the bot buys an asset at a price of 100$
+* the stop loss is defined at -10%
+* the stop loss would get triggered once the asset drops below 90$
+* stoploss will remain at 90$ unless asset increases to or above our configured offset
+* assuming the asset now increases to 103$ (where we have the offset configured)
+* the stop loss will now be -2% of 103$ = 100.94$
+* now the asset drops in value to 101\$, the stop loss will still be 100.94$ and would trigger at 100.94$
+
+!!! Tip
+    Make sure to have this value (`trailing_stop_positive_offset`) lower than minimal ROI, otherwise minimal ROI will apply first and sell the trade.
 
 ## Changing stoploss on open trades
 
-A stoploss on an open trade can be changed by changing the value in the configuration or strategy and use the `/reload_conf` command (alternatively, completely stopping and restarting the bot also works).
+A stoploss on an open trade can be changed by changing the value in the configuration or strategy and use the `/reload_config` command (alternatively, completely stopping and restarting the bot also works).
 
 The new stoploss value will be applied to open trades (and corresponding log-messages will be generated).
 

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+# Advanced Strategies
+
+This page explains some advanced concepts available for strategies.
+If you're just getting started, please be familiar with the methods described in the [Strategy Customization](strategy-customization.md) documentation and with the [Freqtrade basics](bot-basics.md) first.
+
+[Freqtrade basics](bot-basics.md) describes in which sequence each method described below is called, which can be helpful to understand which method to use for your custom needs.
+
+!!! Note
+    All callback methods described below should only be implemented in a strategy if they are actually used.
+
+!!! Tip
+    You can get a strategy template containing all below methods by running `freqtrade new-strategy --strategy MyAwesomeStrategy --template advanced`
+
+## Storing information
+
+Storing information can be accomplished by creating a new dictionary within the strategy class.
+
+The name of the variable can be chosen at will, but should be prefixed with `cust_` to avoid naming collisions with predefined strategy variables.
+
+```python
+class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+    # Create custom dictionary
+    custom_info = {}
+
+    def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
+        # Check if the entry already exists
+        if not metadata["pair"] in self.custom_info:
+            # Create empty entry for this pair
+            self.custom_info[metadata["pair"]] = {}
+
+        if "crosstime" in self.custom_info[metadata["pair"]]:
+            self.custom_info[metadata["pair"]]["crosstime"] += 1
+        else:
+            self.custom_info[metadata["pair"]]["crosstime"] = 1
+```
+
+!!! Warning
+    The data is not persisted after a bot-restart (or config-reload). Also, the amount of data should be kept smallish (no DataFrames and such), otherwise the bot will start to consume a lot of memory and eventually run out of memory and crash.
+
+!!! Note
+    If the data is pair-specific, make sure to use pair as one of the keys in the dictionary.
+
+## Dataframe access
+
+You may access dataframe in various strategy functions by querying it from dataprovider.
+
+``` python
+from freqtrade.exchange import timeframe_to_prev_date
+
+class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+    def confirm_trade_exit(self, pair: str, trade: 'Trade', order_type: str, amount: float,
+                           rate: float, time_in_force: str, sell_reason: str,
+                           current_time: 'datetime', **kwargs) -> bool:
+        # Obtain pair dataframe.
+        dataframe, _ = self.dp.get_analyzed_dataframe(pair, self.timeframe)
+
+        # Obtain last available candle. Do not use current_time to look up latest candle, because 
+        # current_time points to current incomplete candle whose data is not available.
+        last_candle = dataframe.iloc[-1].squeeze()
+        # <...>
+
+        # In dry/live runs trade open date will not match candle open date therefore it must be 
+        # rounded.
+        trade_date = timeframe_to_prev_date(self.timeframe, trade.open_date_utc)
+        # Look up trade candle.
+        trade_candle = dataframe.loc[dataframe['date'] == trade_date]
+        # trade_candle may be empty for trades that just opened as it is still incomplete.
+        if not trade_candle.empty:
+            trade_candle = trade_candle.squeeze()
+            # <...>
+```
+
+!!! Warning "Using .iloc[-1]"
+    You can use `.iloc[-1]` here because `get_analyzed_dataframe()` only returns candles that backtesting is allowed to see.
+    This will not work in `populate_*` methods, so make sure to not use `.iloc[]` in that area.
+    Also, this will only work starting with version 2021.5.
+
+***
+
+## Custom sell signal
+
+It is possible to define custom sell signals, indicating that specified position should be sold. This is very useful when we need to customize sell conditions for each individual trade, or if you need the trade profit to take the sell decision. 
+
+For example you could implement a 1:2 risk-reward ROI with `custom_sell()`.
+
+Using custom_sell() signals in place of stoploss though *is not recommended*. It is a inferior method to using `custom_stoploss()` in this regard - which also allows you to keep the stoploss on exchange.
+
+!!! Note
+    Returning a `string` or `True` from this method is equal to setting sell signal on a candle at specified time. This method is not called when sell signal is set already, or if sell signals are disabled (`use_sell_signal=False` or `sell_profit_only=True` while profit is below `sell_profit_offset`). `string` max length is 64 characters. Exceeding this limit will cause the message to be truncated to 64 characters.
+
+An example of how we can use different indicators depending on the current profit and also sell trades that were open longer than one day:
+
+``` python
+class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+    def custom_sell(self, pair: str, trade: 'Trade', current_time: 'datetime', current_rate: float,
+                    current_profit: float, **kwargs):
+        dataframe, _ = self.dp.get_analyzed_dataframe(pair, self.timeframe)
+        last_candle = dataframe.iloc[-1].squeeze()
+
+        # Above 20% profit, sell when rsi < 80
+        if current_profit > 0.2:
+            if last_candle['rsi'] < 80:
+                return 'rsi_below_80'
+
+        # Between 2% and 10%, sell if EMA-long above EMA-short
+        if 0.02 < current_profit < 0.1:
+            if last_candle['emalong'] > last_candle['emashort']:
+                return 'ema_long_below_80'
+
+        # Sell any positions at a loss if they are held for more than one day.
+        if current_profit < 0.0 and (current_time - trade.open_date_utc).days >= 1:
+            return 'unclog'
+```
+
+See [Dataframe access](#dataframe-access) for more information about dataframe use in strategy callbacks.
+
+## Custom stoploss
+
+The stoploss price can only ever move upwards - if the stoploss value returned from `custom_stoploss` would result in a lower stoploss price than was previously set, it will be ignored. The traditional `stoploss` value serves as an absolute lower level and will be instated as the initial stoploss.
+
+The usage of the custom stoploss method must be enabled by setting `use_custom_stoploss=True` on the strategy object.
+The method must return a stoploss value (float / number) as a percentage of the current price.
+E.g. If the `current_rate` is 200 USD, then returning `0.02` will set the stoploss price 2% lower, at 196 USD.
+
+The absolute value of the return value is used (the sign is ignored), so returning `0.05` or `-0.05` have the same result, a stoploss 5% below the current price.
+
+To simulate a regular trailing stoploss of 4% (trailing 4% behind the maximum reached price) you would use the following very simple method:
+
+``` python
+# additional imports required
+from datetime import datetime
+from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
+
+class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+
+    # ... populate_* methods
+
+    use_custom_stoploss = True
+
+    def custom_stoploss(self, pair: str, trade: 'Trade', current_time: datetime,
+                        current_rate: float, current_profit: float, **kwargs) -> float:
+        """
+        Custom stoploss logic, returning the new distance relative to current_rate (as ratio).
+        e.g. returning -0.05 would create a stoploss 5% below current_rate.
+        The custom stoploss can never be below self.stoploss, which serves as a hard maximum loss.
+
+        For full documentation please go to https://www.freqtrade.io/en/latest/strategy-advanced/
+
+        When not implemented by a strategy, returns the initial stoploss value
+        Only called when use_custom_stoploss is set to True.
+
+        :param pair: Pair that's currently analyzed
+        :param trade: trade object.
+        :param current_time: datetime object, containing the current datetime
+        :param current_rate: Rate, calculated based on pricing settings in ask_strategy.
+        :param current_profit: Current profit (as ratio), calculated based on current_rate.
+        :param **kwargs: Ensure to keep this here so updates to this won't break your strategy.
+        :return float: New stoploss value, relative to the current rate
+        """
+        return -0.04
+```
+
+Stoploss on exchange works similar to `trailing_stop`, and the stoploss on exchange is updated as configured in `stoploss_on_exchange_interval` ([More details about stoploss on exchange](stoploss.md#stop-loss-on-exchange-freqtrade)).
+
+!!! Note "Use of dates"
+    All time-based calculations should be done based on `current_time` - using `datetime.now()` or `datetime.utcnow()` is discouraged, as this will break backtesting support.
+
+!!! Tip "Trailing stoploss"
+    It's recommended to disable `trailing_stop` when using custom stoploss values. Both can work in tandem, but you might encounter the trailing stop to move the price higher while your custom function would not want this, causing conflicting behavior.
+
+### Custom stoploss examples
+
+The next section will show some examples on what's possible with the custom stoploss function.
+Of course, many more things are possible, and all examples can be combined at will.
+
+#### Time based trailing stop
+
+Use the initial stoploss for the first 60 minutes, after this change to 10% trailing stoploss, and after 2 hours (120 minutes) we use a 5% trailing stoploss.
+
+``` python
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
+
+class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+
+    # ... populate_* methods
+
+    use_custom_stoploss = True
+
+    def custom_stoploss(self, pair: str, trade: 'Trade', current_time: datetime,
+                        current_rate: float, current_profit: float, **kwargs) -> float:
+
+        # Make sure you have the longest interval first - these conditions are evaluated from top to bottom.
+        if current_time - timedelta(minutes=120) > trade.open_date_utc:
+            return -0.05
+        elif current_time - timedelta(minutes=60) > trade.open_date_utc:
+            return -0.10
+        return 1
+```
+
+#### Different stoploss per pair
+
+Use a different stoploss depending on the pair.
+In this example, we'll trail the highest price with 10% trailing stoploss for `ETH/BTC` and `XRP/BTC`, with 5% trailing stoploss for `LTC/BTC` and with 15% for all other pairs.
+
+``` python
+from datetime import datetime
+from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
+
+class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+
+    # ... populate_* methods
+
+    use_custom_stoploss = True
+
+    def custom_stoploss(self, pair: str, trade: 'Trade', current_time: datetime,
+                        current_rate: float, current_profit: float, **kwargs) -> float:
+
+        if pair in ('ETH/BTC', 'XRP/BTC'):
+            return -0.10
+        elif pair in ('LTC/BTC'):
+            return -0.05
+        return -0.15
+```
+
+#### Trailing stoploss with positive offset
+
+Use the initial stoploss until the profit is above 4%, then use a trailing stoploss of 50% of the current profit with a minimum of 2.5% and a maximum of 5%.
+
+Please note that the stoploss can only increase, values lower than the current stoploss are ignored.
+
+``` python
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
+
+class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+
+    # ... populate_* methods
+
+    use_custom_stoploss = True
+
+    def custom_stoploss(self, pair: str, trade: 'Trade', current_time: datetime,
+                        current_rate: float, current_profit: float, **kwargs) -> float:
+
+        if current_profit < 0.04:
+            return -1 # return a value bigger than the initial stoploss to keep using the initial stoploss
+
+        # After reaching the desired offset, allow the stoploss to trail by half the profit
+        desired_stoploss = current_profit / 2
+
+        # Use a minimum of 2.5% and a maximum of 5%
+        return max(min(desired_stoploss, 0.05), 0.025)
+```
+
+#### Calculating stoploss relative to open price
+
+Stoploss values returned from `custom_stoploss()` always specify a percentage relative to `current_rate`. In order to set a stoploss relative to the *open* price, we need to use `current_profit` to calculate what percentage relative to the `current_rate` will give you the same result as if the percentage was specified from the open price.
+
+The helper function [`stoploss_from_open()`](strategy-customization.md#stoploss_from_open) can be used to convert from an open price relative stop, to a current price relative stop which can be returned from `custom_stoploss()`.
+
+#### Stepped stoploss
+
+Instead of continuously trailing behind the current price, this example sets fixed stoploss price levels based on the current profit.
+
+* Use the regular stoploss until 20% profit is reached
+* Once profit is > 20% - set stoploss to 7% above open price.
+* Once profit is > 25% - set stoploss to 15% above open price.
+* Once profit is > 40% - set stoploss to 25% above open price.
+
+``` python
+from datetime import datetime
+from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
+from freqtrade.strategy import stoploss_from_open
+
+class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+
+    # ... populate_* methods
+
+    use_custom_stoploss = True
+
+    def custom_stoploss(self, pair: str, trade: 'Trade', current_time: datetime,
+                        current_rate: float, current_profit: float, **kwargs) -> float:
+
+        # evaluate highest to lowest, so that highest possible stop is used
+        if current_profit > 0.40:
+            return stoploss_from_open(0.25, current_profit)
+        elif current_profit > 0.25:
+            return stoploss_from_open(0.15, current_profit)
+        elif current_profit > 0.20:
+            return stoploss_from_open(0.07, current_profit)
+
+        # return maximum stoploss value, keeping current stoploss price unchanged
+        return 1
+```
+
+#### Custom stoploss using an indicator from dataframe example
+
+Absolute stoploss value may be derived from indicators stored in dataframe. Example uses parabolic SAR below the price as stoploss.
+
+``` python
+class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+
+    def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
+        # <...>
+        dataframe['sar'] = ta.SAR(dataframe)
+
+    use_custom_stoploss = True
+
+    def custom_stoploss(self, pair: str, trade: 'Trade', current_time: datetime,
+                        current_rate: float, current_profit: float, **kwargs) -> float:
+
+        dataframe, _ = self.dp.get_analyzed_dataframe(pair, self.timeframe)
+        last_candle = dataframe.iloc[-1].squeeze()
+
+        # Use parabolic sar as absolute stoploss price
+        stoploss_price = last_candle['sar']
+
+        # Convert absolute price to percentage relative to current_rate
+        if stoploss_price < current_rate:
+            return (stoploss_price / current_rate) - 1
+
+        # return maximum stoploss value, keeping current stoploss price unchanged
+        return 1
+```
+
+See [Dataframe access](#dataframe-access) for more information about dataframe use in strategy callbacks.
+
+---
+
+## Custom order timeout rules
+
+Simple, time-based order-timeouts can be configured either via strategy or in the configuration in the `unfilledtimeout` section.
+
+However, freqtrade also offers a custom callback for both order types, which allows you to decide based on custom criteria if an order did time out or not.
+
+!!! Note
+    Unfilled order timeouts are not relevant during backtesting or hyperopt, and are only relevant during real (live) trading. Therefore these methods are only called in these circumstances.
+
+### Custom order timeout example
+
+A simple example, which applies different unfilled-timeouts depending on the price of the asset can be seen below.
+It applies a tight timeout for higher priced assets, while allowing more time to fill on cheap coins.
+
+The function must return either `True` (cancel order) or `False` (keep order alive).
+
+``` python
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
+
+class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+
+    # ... populate_* methods
+
+    # Set unfilledtimeout to 25 hours, since our maximum timeout from below is 24 hours.
+    unfilledtimeout = {
+        'buy': 60 * 25,
+        'sell': 60 * 25
+    }
+
+    def check_buy_timeout(self, pair: str, trade: 'Trade', order: dict, **kwargs) -> bool:
+        if trade.open_rate > 100 and trade.open_date_utc < datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(minutes=5):
+            return True
+        elif trade.open_rate > 10 and trade.open_date_utc < datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(minutes=3):
+            return True
+        elif trade.open_rate < 1 and trade.open_date_utc < datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(hours=24):
+           return True
+        return False
+
+
+    def check_sell_timeout(self, pair: str, trade: 'Trade', order: dict, **kwargs) -> bool:
+        if trade.open_rate > 100 and trade.open_date_utc < datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(minutes=5):
+            return True
+        elif trade.open_rate > 10 and trade.open_date_utc < datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(minutes=3):
+            return True
+        elif trade.open_rate < 1 and trade.open_date_utc < datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(hours=24):
+           return True
+        return False
+```
+
+!!! Note
+    For the above example, `unfilledtimeout` must be set to something bigger than 24h, otherwise that type of timeout will apply first.
+
+### Custom order timeout example (using additional data)
+
+``` python
+from datetime import datetime
+from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
+
+class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+
+    # ... populate_* methods
+
+    # Set unfilledtimeout to 25 hours, since our maximum timeout from below is 24 hours.
+    unfilledtimeout = {
+        'buy': 60 * 25,
+        'sell': 60 * 25
+    }
+
+    def check_buy_timeout(self, pair: str, trade: Trade, order: dict, **kwargs) -> bool:
+        ob = self.dp.orderbook(pair, 1)
+        current_price = ob['bids'][0][0]
+        # Cancel buy order if price is more than 2% above the order.
+        if current_price > order['price'] * 1.02:
+            return True
+        return False
+
+
+    def check_sell_timeout(self, pair: str, trade: Trade, order: dict, **kwargs) -> bool:
+        ob = self.dp.orderbook(pair, 1)
+        current_price = ob['asks'][0][0]
+        # Cancel sell order if price is more than 2% below the order.
+        if current_price < order['price'] * 0.98:
+            return True
+        return False
+```
+
+---
+
+## Bot loop start callback
+
+A simple callback which is called once at the start of every bot throttling iteration.
+This can be used to perform calculations which are pair independent (apply to all pairs), loading of external data, etc.
+
+``` python
+import requests
+
+class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+
+    # ... populate_* methods
+
+    def bot_loop_start(self, **kwargs) -> None:
+        """
+        Called at the start of the bot iteration (one loop).
+        Might be used to perform pair-independent tasks
+        (e.g. gather some remote resource for comparison)
+        :param **kwargs: Ensure to keep this here so updates to this won't break your strategy.
+        """
+        if self.config['runmode'].value in ('live', 'dry_run'):
+            # Assign this to the class by using self.*
+            # can then be used by populate_* methods
+            self.remote_data = requests.get('https://some_remote_source.example.com')
+
+```
+
+## Bot order confirmation
+
+### Trade entry (buy order) confirmation
+
+`confirm_trade_entry()` can be used to abort a trade entry at the latest second (maybe because the price is not what we expect).
+
+``` python
+class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+
+    # ... populate_* methods
+
+    def confirm_trade_entry(self, pair: str, order_type: str, amount: float, rate: float,
+                            time_in_force: str, current_time: datetime, **kwargs) -> bool:
+        """
+        Called right before placing a buy order.
+        Timing for this function is critical, so avoid doing heavy computations or
+        network requests in this method.
+
+        For full documentation please go to https://www.freqtrade.io/en/latest/strategy-advanced/
+
+        When not implemented by a strategy, returns True (always confirming).
+
+        :param pair: Pair that's about to be bought.
+        :param order_type: Order type (as configured in order_types). usually limit or market.
+        :param amount: Amount in target (quote) currency that's going to be traded.
+        :param rate: Rate that's going to be used when using limit orders
+        :param time_in_force: Time in force. Defaults to GTC (Good-til-cancelled).
+        :param current_time: datetime object, containing the current datetime
+        :param **kwargs: Ensure to keep this here so updates to this won't break your strategy.
+        :return bool: When True is returned, then the buy-order is placed on the exchange.
+            False aborts the process
+        """
+        return True
+
+```
+
+### Trade exit (sell order) confirmation
+
+`confirm_trade_exit()` can be used to abort a trade exit (sell) at the latest second (maybe because the price is not what we expect).
+
+``` python
+from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
+
+
+class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+
+    # ... populate_* methods
+
+    def confirm_trade_exit(self, pair: str, trade: Trade, order_type: str, amount: float,
+                           rate: float, time_in_force: str, sell_reason: str,
+                           current_time: datetime, **kwargs) -> bool:
+        """
+        Called right before placing a regular sell order.
+        Timing for this function is critical, so avoid doing heavy computations or
+        network requests in this method.
+
+        For full documentation please go to https://www.freqtrade.io/en/latest/strategy-advanced/
+
+        When not implemented by a strategy, returns True (always confirming).
+
+        :param pair: Pair that's about to be sold.
+        :param order_type: Order type (as configured in order_types). usually limit or market.
+        :param amount: Amount in quote currency.
+        :param rate: Rate that's going to be used when using limit orders
+        :param time_in_force: Time in force. Defaults to GTC (Good-til-cancelled).
+        :param sell_reason: Sell reason.
+            Can be any of ['roi', 'stop_loss', 'stoploss_on_exchange', 'trailing_stop_loss',
+                           'sell_signal', 'force_sell', 'emergency_sell']
+        :param current_time: datetime object, containing the current datetime
+        :param **kwargs: Ensure to keep this here so updates to this won't break your strategy.
+        :return bool: When True is returned, then the sell-order is placed on the exchange.
+            False aborts the process
+        """
+        if sell_reason == 'force_sell' and trade.calc_profit_ratio(rate) < 0:
+            # Reject force-sells with negative profit
+            # This is just a sample, please adjust to your needs
+            # (this does not necessarily make sense, assuming you know when you're force-selling)
+            return False
+        return True
+
+```
+
+### Stake size management
+
+It is possible to manage your risk by reducing or increasing stake amount when placing a new trade.
+
+```python
+class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+    def custom_stake_amount(self, pair: str, current_time: datetime, current_rate: float,
+                            proposed_stake: float, min_stake: float, max_stake: float,
+                            **kwargs) -> float:
+
+        dataframe, _ = self.dp.get_analyzed_dataframe(pair=pair, timeframe=self.timeframe)
+        current_candle = dataframe.iloc[-1].squeeze()
+
+        if current_candle['fastk_rsi_1h'] > current_candle['fastd_rsi_1h']:
+            if self.config['stake_amount'] == 'unlimited':
+                # Use entire available wallet during favorable conditions when in compounding mode.
+                return max_stake
+            else:
+                # Compound profits during favorable conditions instead of using a static stake.
+                return self.wallets.get_total_stake_amount() / self.config['max_open_trades']
+
+        # Use default stake amount.
+        return proposed_stake
+```
+
+Freqtrade will fall back to the `proposed_stake` value should your code raise an exception. The exception itself will be logged.
+
+!!! Tip
+    You do not _have_ to ensure that `min_stake <= returned_value <= max_stake`. Trades will succeed as the returned value will be clamped to supported range and this acton will be logged.
+
+!!! Tip
+    Returning `0` or `None` will prevent trades from being placed.
+
+---
+
+## Derived strategies
+
+The strategies can be derived from other strategies. This avoids duplication of your custom strategy code. You can use this technique to override small parts of your main strategy, leaving the rest untouched:
+
+``` python
+class MyAwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+    ...
+    stoploss = 0.13
+    trailing_stop = False
+    # All other attributes and methods are here as they
+    # should be in any custom strategy...
+    ...
+
+class MyAwesomeStrategy2(MyAwesomeStrategy):
+    # Override something
+    stoploss = 0.08
+    trailing_stop = True
+```
+
+Both attributes and methods may be overridden, altering behavior of the original strategy in a way you need.
+
+!!! Note "Parent-strategy in different files"
+    If you have the parent-strategy in a different file, you'll need to add the following to the top of your "child"-file to ensure proper loading, otherwise freqtrade may not be able to load the parent strategy correctly.
+
+    ``` python
+    import sys
+    from pathlib import Path
+    sys.path.append(str(Path(__file__).parent))
+
+    from myawesomestrategy import MyAwesomeStrategy
+    ```
+
+## Embedding Strategies
+
+Freqtrade provides you with an easy way to embed the strategy into your configuration file.
+This is done by utilizing BASE64 encoding and providing this string at the strategy configuration field,
+in your chosen config file.
+
+### Encoding a string as BASE64
+
+This is a quick example, how to generate the BASE64 string in python
+
+```python
+from base64 import urlsafe_b64encode
+
+with open(file, 'r') as f:
+    content = f.read()
+content = urlsafe_b64encode(content.encode('utf-8'))
+```
+
+The variable 'content', will contain the strategy file in a BASE64 encoded form. Which can now be set in your configurations file as following
+
+```json
+"strategy": "NameOfStrategy:BASE64String"
+```
+
+Please ensure that 'NameOfStrategy' is identical to the strategy name!

docs/strategy-customization.md

@@ -1,30 +1,35 @@
-# Optimization
+# Strategy Customization
 
-This page explains where to customize your strategies, and add new
+This page explains how to customize your strategies, add new indicators and set up trading rules.
-indicators.
+
+Please familiarize yourself with [Freqtrade basics](bot-basics.md) first, which provides overall info on how the bot operates.
 
 ## Install a custom strategy file
 
 This is very simple. Copy paste your strategy file into the directory `user_data/strategies`.
 
-Let assume you have a class called `AwesomeStrategy` in the file `awesome-strategy.py`:
+Let assume you have a class called `AwesomeStrategy` in the file `AwesomeStrategy.py`:
 
-1. Move your file into `user_data/strategies` (you should have `user_data/strategies/awesome-strategy.py`
+1. Move your file into `user_data/strategies` (you should have `user_data/strategies/AwesomeStrategy.py`
 2. Start the bot with the param `--strategy AwesomeStrategy` (the parameter is the class name)
 
 ```bash
-freqtrade --strategy AwesomeStrategy
+freqtrade trade --strategy AwesomeStrategy
 ```
 
-## Change your strategy
+## Develop your own strategy
 
-The bot includes a default strategy file. However, we recommend you to
+The bot includes a default strategy file.
-use your own file to not have to lose your parameters every time the default
+Also, several other strategies are available in the [strategy repository](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade-strategies).
-strategy file will be updated on Github. Put your custom strategy file
-into the directory `user_data/strategies`.
 
-Best copy the test-strategy and modify this copy to avoid having bot-updates override your changes.
+You will however most likely have your own idea for a strategy.
-`cp  user_data/strategies/sample_strategy.py user_data/strategies/awesome-strategy.py`
+This document intends to help you develop one for yourself.
+
+To get started, use `freqtrade new-strategy --strategy AwesomeStrategy`.
+This will create a new strategy file from a template, which will be located under `user_data/strategies/AwesomeStrategy.py`.
+
+!!! Note
+    This is just a template file, which will most likely not be profitable out of the box.
 
 ### Anatomy of a strategy
 
@@ -45,23 +50,22 @@ The current version is 2 - which is also the default when it's not set explicitl
 Future versions will require this to be set.
 
 ```bash
-freqtrade --strategy AwesomeStrategy
+freqtrade trade --strategy AwesomeStrategy
 ```
 
-**For the following section we will use the [user_data/strategies/sample_strategy.py](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/blob/develop/user_data/strategies/sample_strategy.py)
+**For the following section we will use the [user_data/strategies/sample_strategy.py](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/blob/develop/freqtrade/templates/sample_strategy.py)
 file as reference.**
 
-!!! Note Strategies and Backtesting
+!!! Note "Strategies and Backtesting"
     To avoid problems and unexpected differences between Backtesting and dry/live modes, please be aware
-    that during backtesting the full time-interval is passed to the `populate_*()` methods at once.
+    that during backtesting the full time range is passed to the `populate_*()` methods at once.
     It is therefore best to use vectorized operations (across the whole dataframe, not loops) and
     avoid index referencing (`df.iloc[-1]`), but instead use `df.shift()` to get to the previous candle.
 
-!!! Warning Using future data
+!!! Warning "Warning: Using future data"
-    Since backtesting passes the full time interval to the `populate_*()` methods, the strategy author
+    Since backtesting passes the full time range to the `populate_*()` methods, the strategy author
     needs to take care to avoid having the strategy utilize data from the future.
-    Samples for usage of future data are `dataframe.shift(-1)`, `dataframe.resample("1h")` (this uses the left border of the interval, so moves data from an hour to the start of the hour).
+    Some common patterns for this are listed in the [Common Mistakes](#common-mistakes-when-developing-strategies) section of this document.
-    They all use data which is not available during regular operations, so these strategies will perform well during backtesting, but will fail / perform badly in dry-runs.
 
 ### Customize Indicators
 
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame
     Performance Note: For the best performance be frugal on the number of indicators
     you are using. Let uncomment only the indicator you are using in your strategies
     or your hyperopt configuration, otherwise you will waste your memory and CPU usage.
-    :param dataframe: Raw data from the exchange and parsed by parse_ticker_dataframe()
+    :param dataframe: Dataframe with data from the exchange
     :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
     :return: a Dataframe with all mandatory indicators for the strategies
     """
@@ -115,16 +119,47 @@ def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame
 ```
 
 !!! Note "Want more indicator examples?"
-    Look into the [user_data/strategies/sample_strategy.py](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/blob/develop/user_data/strategies/sample_strategy.py).
+    Look into the [user_data/strategies/sample_strategy.py](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/blob/develop/freqtrade/templates/sample_strategy.py).
     Then uncomment indicators you need.
 
+### Strategy startup period
+
+Most indicators have an instable startup period, in which they are either not available, or the calculation is incorrect. This can lead to inconsistencies, since Freqtrade does not know how long this instable period should be.
+To account for this, the strategy can be assigned the `startup_candle_count` attribute.
+This should be set to the maximum number of candles that the strategy requires to calculate stable indicators.
+
+In this example strategy, this should be set to 100 (`startup_candle_count = 100`), since the longest needed history is 100 candles.
+
+``` python
+    dataframe['ema100'] = ta.EMA(dataframe, timeperiod=100)
+```
+
+By letting the bot know how much history is needed, backtest trades can start at the specified timerange during backtesting and hyperopt.
+
+!!! Warning
+    `startup_candle_count` should be below `ohlcv_candle_limit` (which is 500 for most exchanges) - since only this amount of candles will be available during Dry-Run/Live Trade operations.
+
+#### Example
+
+Let's try to backtest 1 month (January 2019) of 5m candles using an example strategy with EMA100, as above.
+
+``` bash
+freqtrade backtesting --timerange 20190101-20190201 --timeframe 5m
+```
+
+Assuming `startup_candle_count` is set to 100, backtesting knows it needs 100 candles to generate valid buy signals. It will load data from `20190101 - (100 * 5m)` - which is ~2018-12-31 15:30:00.
+If this data is available, indicators will be calculated with this extended timerange. The instable startup period (up to 2019-01-01 00:00:00) will then be removed before starting backtesting.
+
+!!! Note
+    If data for the startup period is not available, then the timerange will be adjusted to account for this startup period - so Backtesting would start at 2019-01-01 08:30:00.
+
 ### Buy signal rules
 
 Edit the method `populate_buy_trend()` in your strategy file to update your buy strategy.
 
 It's important to always return the dataframe without removing/modifying the columns `"open", "high", "low", "close", "volume"`, otherwise these fields would contain something unexpected.
 
-This will method will also define a new column, `"buy"`, which needs to contain 1 for buys, and 0 for "no action".
+This method will also define a new column, `"buy"`, which needs to contain 1 for buys, and 0 for "no action".
 
 Sample from `user_data/strategies/sample_strategy.py`:
 
@@ -138,15 +173,19 @@ def populate_buy_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
     """
     dataframe.loc[
         (
-            (dataframe['adx'] > 30) &
+            (qtpylib.crossed_above(dataframe['rsi'], 30)) &  # Signal: RSI crosses above 30
-            (dataframe['tema'] <= dataframe['bb_middleband']) &
+            (dataframe['tema'] <= dataframe['bb_middleband']) &  # Guard
-            (dataframe['tema'] > dataframe['tema'].shift(1))
+            (dataframe['tema'] > dataframe['tema'].shift(1)) &  # Guard
+            (dataframe['volume'] > 0)  # Make sure Volume is not 0
         ),
         'buy'] = 1
 
     return dataframe
 ```
 
+!!! Note
+    Buying requires sellers to buy from - therefore volume needs to be > 0 (`dataframe['volume'] > 0`) to make sure that the bot does not buy/sell in no-activity periods.
+
 ### Sell signal rules
 
 Edit the method `populate_sell_trend()` into your strategy file to update your sell strategy.
@@ -154,7 +193,7 @@ Please note that the sell-signal is only used if `use_sell_signal` is set to tru
 
 It's important to always return the dataframe without removing/modifying the columns `"open", "high", "low", "close", "volume"`, otherwise these fields would contain something unexpected.
 
-This will method will also define a new column, `"sell"`, which needs to contain 1 for sells, and 0 for "no action".
+This method will also define a new column, `"sell"`, which needs to contain 1 for sells, and 0 for "no action".
 
 Sample from `user_data/strategies/sample_strategy.py`:
 
@@ -168,9 +207,10 @@ def populate_sell_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame
     """
     dataframe.loc[
         (
-            (dataframe['adx'] > 70) &
+            (qtpylib.crossed_above(dataframe['rsi'], 70)) &  # Signal: RSI crosses above 70
-            (dataframe['tema'] > dataframe['bb_middleband']) &
+            (dataframe['tema'] > dataframe['bb_middleband']) &  # Guard
-            (dataframe['tema'] < dataframe['tema'].shift(1))
+            (dataframe['tema'] < dataframe['tema'].shift(1)) &  # Guard
+            (dataframe['volume'] > 0)  # Make sure Volume is not 0
         ),
         'sell'] = 1
     return dataframe
@@ -210,6 +250,23 @@ minimal_roi = {
 
 While technically not completely disabled, this would sell once the trade reaches 10000% Profit.
 
+To use times based on candle duration (timeframe), the following snippet can be handy.
+This will allow you to change the timeframe for the strategy, and ROI times will still be set as candles (e.g. after 3 candles ...)
+
+``` python
+from freqtrade.exchange import timeframe_to_minutes
+
+class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+
+    timeframe = "1d"
+    timeframe_mins = timeframe_to_minutes(timeframe)
+    minimal_roi = {
+        "0": 0.05,                             # 5% for the first 3 candles
+        str(timeframe_mins * 3)): 0.02,  # 2% after 3 candles
+        str(timeframe_mins * 6)): 0.01,  # 1% After 6 candles
+    }
+```
+
 ### Stoploss
 
 Setting a stoploss is highly recommended to protect your capital from strong moves against you.
@@ -228,13 +285,14 @@ If your exchange supports it, it's recommended to also set `"stoploss_on_exchang
 
 For more information on order_types please look [here](configuration.md#understand-order_types).
 
-### Ticker interval
+### Timeframe (formerly ticker interval)
 
 This is the set of candles the bot should download and use for the analysis.
 Common values are `"1m"`, `"5m"`, `"15m"`, `"1h"`, however all values supported by your exchange should work.
 
-Please note that the same buy/sell signals may work with one interval, but not the other.
+Please note that the same buy/sell signals may work well with one timeframe, but not with the others.
-This setting is accessible within the strategy by using `self.ticker_interval`.
+
+This setting is accessible within the strategy methods as the `self.timeframe` attribute.
 
 ### Metadata dict
 
@@ -242,94 +300,17 @@ The metadata-dict (available for `populate_buy_trend`, `populate_sell_trend`, `p
 Currently this is `pair`, which can be accessed using `metadata['pair']` - and will return a pair in the format `XRP/BTC`.
 
 The Metadata-dict should not be modified and does not persist information across multiple calls.
-Instead, have a look at the section [Storing information](#Storing-information)
+Instead, have a look at the section [Storing information](strategy-advanced.md#Storing-information)
 
-### Storing information
+## Additional data (informative_pairs)
 
-Storing information can be accomplished by crating a new dictionary within the strategy class.
+### Get data for non-tradeable pairs
-
-The name of the variable can be choosen at will, but should be prefixed with `cust_` to avoid naming collisions with predefined strategy variables.
-
-```python
-class Awesomestrategy(IStrategy):
-    # Create custom dictionary
-    cust_info = {}
-    def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
-        # Check if the entry already exists
-        if "crosstime" in self.cust_info[metadata["pair"]:
-            self.cust_info[metadata["pair"]["crosstime"] += 1
-        else:
-            self.cust_info[metadata["pair"]["crosstime"] = 1
-```
-
-!!! Warning
-  The data is not persisted after a bot-restart (or config-reload). Also, the amount of data should be kept smallish (no DataFrames and such), otherwise the bot will start to consume a lot of memory and eventually run out of memory and crash.
-
-!!! Note
-  If the data is pair-specific, make sure to use pair as one of the keys in the dictionary.
-
-### Additional data (DataProvider)
-
-The strategy provides access to the `DataProvider`. This allows you to get additional data to use in your strategy.
-
-All methods return `None` in case of failure (do not raise an exception).
-
-Please always check the mode of operation to select the correct method to get data (samples see below).
-
-#### Possible options for DataProvider
-
-- `available_pairs` - Property with tuples listing cached pairs with their intervals (pair, interval).
-- `ohlcv(pair, ticker_interval)` - Currently cached ticker data for the pair, returns DataFrame or empty DataFrame.
-- `historic_ohlcv(pair, ticker_interval)` - Returns historical data stored on disk.
-- `get_pair_dataframe(pair, ticker_interval)` - This is a universal method, which returns either historical data (for backtesting) or cached live data (for the Dry-Run and Live-Run modes).
-- `runmode` - Property containing the current runmode.
-
-#### Example: fetch live ohlcv / historic data for the first informative pair
-
-``` python
-if self.dp:
-    inf_pair, inf_timeframe = self.informative_pairs()[0]
-    informative = self.dp.get_pair_dataframe(pair=inf_pair,
-                                             ticker_interval=inf_timeframe)
-```
-
-!!! Warning Warning about backtesting
-    Be carefull 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).
-
-!!! Warning Warning in hyperopt
-    This option cannot currently be used during hyperopt.
-
-#### Orderbook
-
-``` python
-if self.dp:
-    if self.dp.runmode in ('live', 'dry_run'):
-        ob = self.dp.orderbook(metadata['pair'], 1)
-        dataframe['best_bid'] = ob['bids'][0][0]
-        dataframe['best_ask'] = ob['asks'][0][0]
-```
-
-!!! Warning
-    The order book is not part of the historic data which means backtesting and hyperopt will not work if this
-    method is used.
-
-#### Available Pairs
-
-``` python
-if self.dp:
-    for pair, ticker in self.dp.available_pairs:
-        print(f"available {pair}, {ticker}")
-```
-
-#### Get data for non-tradeable pairs
 
 Data for additional, informative pairs (reference pairs) can be beneficial for some strategies.
-Ohlcv data for these pairs will be downloaded as part of the regular whitelist refresh process and is available via `DataProvider` just as other pairs (see above).
+OHLCV data for these pairs will be downloaded as part of the regular whitelist refresh process and is available via `DataProvider` just as other pairs (see below).
 These parts will **not** be traded unless they are also specified in the pair whitelist, or have been selected by Dynamic Whitelisting.
 
-The pairs need to be specified as tuples in the format `("pair", "interval")`, with pair as the first and time interval as the second argument.
+The pairs need to be specified as tuples in the format `("pair", "timeframe")`, with pair as the first and timeframe as the second argument.
 
 Sample:
 
@@ -340,13 +321,326 @@ def informative_pairs(self):
             ]
 ```
 
+A full sample can be found [in the DataProvider section](#complete-data-provider-sample).
+
 !!! Warning
     As these pairs will be refreshed as part of the regular whitelist refresh, it's best to keep this list short.
-    All intervals and all pairs can be specified as long as they are available (and active) on the used exchange.
+    All timeframes and all pairs can be specified as long as they are available (and active) on the used exchange.
-    It is however better to use resampling to longer time-intervals when possible
+    It is however better to use resampling to longer timeframes whenever possible
-    to avoid hammering the exchange with too many requests and risk beeing blocked.
+    to avoid hammering the exchange with too many requests and risk being blocked.
 
-### Additional data - Wallets
+***
+
+## Additional data (DataProvider)
+
+The strategy provides access to the `DataProvider`. This allows you to get additional data to use in your strategy.
+
+All methods return `None` in case of failure (do not raise an exception).
+
+Please always check the mode of operation to select the correct method to get data (samples see below).
+
+!!! Warning "Hyperopt"
+    Dataprovider is available during hyperopt, however it can only be used in `populate_indicators()` within a strategy.
+    It is not available in `populate_buy()` and `populate_sell()` methods, nor in `populate_indicators()`, if this method located in the hyperopt file.
+
+### Possible options for DataProvider
+
+- [`available_pairs`](#available_pairs) - Property with tuples listing cached pairs with their timeframe (pair, timeframe).
+- [`current_whitelist()`](#current_whitelist) - Returns a current list of whitelisted pairs. Useful for accessing dynamic whitelists (i.e. VolumePairlist)
+- [`get_pair_dataframe(pair, timeframe)`](#get_pair_dataframepair-timeframe) - This is a universal method, which returns either historical data (for backtesting) or cached live data (for the Dry-Run and Live-Run modes).
+- [`get_analyzed_dataframe(pair, timeframe)`](#get_analyzed_dataframepair-timeframe) - Returns the analyzed dataframe (after calling `populate_indicators()`, `populate_buy()`, `populate_sell()`) and the time of the latest analysis.
+- `historic_ohlcv(pair, timeframe)` - Returns historical data stored on disk.
+- `market(pair)` - Returns market data for the pair: fees, limits, precisions, activity flag, etc. See [ccxt documentation](https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt/wiki/Manual#markets) for more details on the Market data structure.
+- `ohlcv(pair, timeframe)` - Currently cached candle (OHLCV) data for the pair, returns DataFrame or empty DataFrame.
+- [`orderbook(pair, maximum)`](#orderbookpair-maximum) - Returns latest orderbook data for the pair, a dict with bids/asks with a total of `maximum` entries.
+- [`ticker(pair)`](#tickerpair) - Returns current ticker data for the pair. See [ccxt documentation](https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt/wiki/Manual#price-tickers) for more details on the Ticker data structure.
+- `runmode` - Property containing the current runmode.
+
+### Example Usages
+
+### *available_pairs*
+
+``` python
+if self.dp:
+    for pair, timeframe in self.dp.available_pairs:
+        print(f"available {pair}, {timeframe}")
+```
+
+### *current_whitelist()*
+
+Imagine you've developed a strategy that trades the `5m` timeframe using signals generated from a `1d` timeframe on the top 10 volume pairs by volume.
+
+The strategy might look something like this:
+
+*Scan through the top 10 pairs by volume using the `VolumePairList` every 5 minutes and use a 14 day RSI to buy and sell.*
+
+Due to the limited available data, it's very difficult to resample our `5m` candles into daily candles for use in a 14 day RSI. Most exchanges limit us to just 500 candles which effectively gives us around 1.74 daily candles. We need 14 days at least!
+
+Since we can't resample our data we will have to use an informative pair; and since our whitelist will be dynamic we don't know which pair(s) to use.
+
+This is where calling `self.dp.current_whitelist()` comes in handy.
+
+```python
+    def informative_pairs(self):
+
+        # get access to all pairs available in whitelist.
+        pairs = self.dp.current_whitelist()
+        # Assign tf to each pair so they can be downloaded and cached for strategy.
+        informative_pairs = [(pair, '1d') for pair in pairs]
+        return informative_pairs
+```
+
+### *get_pair_dataframe(pair, timeframe)*
+
+``` python
+# fetch live / historical candle (OHLCV) data for the first informative pair
+if self.dp:
+    inf_pair, inf_timeframe = self.informative_pairs()[0]
+    informative = self.dp.get_pair_dataframe(pair=inf_pair,
+                                             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.
+
+### *get_analyzed_dataframe(pair, timeframe)*
+
+This method is used by freqtrade internally to determine the last signal.
+It can also be used in specific callbacks to get the signal that caused the action (see [Advanced Strategy Documentation](strategy-advanced.md) for more details on available callbacks).
+
+``` python
+# fetch current dataframe
+if self.dp:
+    if self.dp.runmode.value in ('live', 'dry_run'):
+        dataframe, last_updated = self.dp.get_analyzed_dataframe(pair=metadata['pair'],
+                                                                 timeframe=self.timeframe)
+```
+
+!!! Note "No data available"
+    Returns an empty dataframe if the requested pair was not cached.
+    This should not happen when using whitelisted pairs.
+
+### *orderbook(pair, maximum)*
+
+``` python
+if self.dp:
+    if self.dp.runmode.value in ('live', 'dry_run'):
+        ob = self.dp.orderbook(metadata['pair'], 1)
+        dataframe['best_bid'] = ob['bids'][0][0]
+        dataframe['best_ask'] = ob['asks'][0][0]
+```
+
+The orderbook structure is aligned with the order structure from [ccxt](https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt/wiki/Manual#order-book-structure), so the result will look as follows:
+
+``` js
+{
+    'bids': [
+        [ price, amount ], // [ float, float ]
+        [ price, amount ],
+        ...
+    ],
+    'asks': [
+        [ price, amount ],
+        [ price, amount ],
+        //...
+    ],
+    //...
+}
+```
+
+Therefore, using `ob['bids'][0][0]` as demonstrated above will result in using the best bid price. `ob['bids'][0][1]` would look at the amount at this orderbook position.
+
+!!! Warning "Warning about backtesting"
+    The order book is not part of the historic data which means backtesting and hyperopt will not work correctly if this method is used, as the method will return uptodate values.
+
+### *ticker(pair)*
+
+``` python
+if self.dp:
+    if self.dp.runmode.value in ('live', 'dry_run'):
+        ticker = self.dp.ticker(metadata['pair'])
+        dataframe['last_price'] = ticker['last']
+        dataframe['volume24h'] = ticker['quoteVolume']
+        dataframe['vwap'] = ticker['vwap']
+```
+
+!!! Warning
+    Although the ticker data structure is a part of the ccxt Unified Interface, the values returned by this method can
+    vary for different exchanges. For instance, many exchanges do not return `vwap` values, the FTX exchange
+    does not always fills in the `last` field (so it can be None), etc. So you need to carefully verify the ticker
+    data returned from the exchange and add appropriate error handling / defaults.
+
+!!! Warning "Warning about backtesting"
+    This method will always return up-to-date values - so usage during backtesting / hyperopt will lead to wrong results.
+
+### Complete Data-provider sample
+
+```python
+from freqtrade.strategy import IStrategy, merge_informative_pair
+from pandas import DataFrame
+
+class SampleStrategy(IStrategy):
+    # strategy init stuff...
+
+    timeframe = '5m'
+
+    # more strategy init stuff..
+
+    def informative_pairs(self):
+
+        # get access to all pairs available in whitelist.
+        pairs = self.dp.current_whitelist()
+        # Assign tf to each pair so they can be downloaded and cached for strategy.
+        informative_pairs = [(pair, '1d') for pair in pairs]
+        # Optionally Add additional "static" pairs
+        informative_pairs += [("ETH/USDT", "5m"),
+                              ("BTC/TUSD", "15m"),
+                            ]
+        return informative_pairs
+
+    def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
+        if not self.dp:
+            # Don't do anything if DataProvider is not available.
+            return dataframe
+
+        inf_tf = '1d'
+        # Get the informative pair
+        informative = self.dp.get_pair_dataframe(pair=metadata['pair'], timeframe=inf_tf)
+        # Get the 14 day rsi
+        informative['rsi'] = ta.RSI(informative, timeperiod=14)
+
+        # Use the helper function merge_informative_pair to safely merge the pair
+        # Automatically renames the columns and merges a shorter timeframe dataframe and a longer timeframe informative pair
+        # use ffill to have the 1d value available in every row throughout the day.
+        # Without this, comparisons between columns of the original and the informative pair would only work once per day.
+        # Full documentation of this method, see below
+        dataframe = merge_informative_pair(dataframe, informative, self.timeframe, inf_tf, ffill=True)
+
+        # Calculate rsi of the original dataframe (5m timeframe)
+        dataframe['rsi'] = ta.RSI(dataframe, timeperiod=14)
+
+        # Do other stuff
+        # ...
+
+        return dataframe
+
+    def populate_buy_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
+
+        dataframe.loc[
+            (
+                (qtpylib.crossed_above(dataframe['rsi'], 30)) &  # Signal: RSI crosses above 30
+                (dataframe['rsi_1d'] < 30) &                     # Ensure daily RSI is < 30
+                (dataframe['volume'] > 0)                        # Ensure this candle had volume (important for backtesting)
+            ),
+            'buy'] = 1
+
+```
+
+***
+
+## Helper functions
+
+### *merge_informative_pair()*
+
+This method helps you merge an informative pair to a regular dataframe without lookahead bias.
+It's there to help you merge the dataframe in a safe and consistent way.
+
+Options:
+
+- Rename the columns for you to create unique columns
+- Merge the dataframe without lookahead bias
+- Forward-fill (optional)
+
+All columns of the informative dataframe will be available on the returning dataframe in a renamed fashion:
+
+!!! Example "Column renaming"
+    Assuming `inf_tf = '1d'` the resulting columns will be:
+
+    ``` python
+    'date', 'open', 'high', 'low', 'close', 'rsi'                     # from the original dataframe
+    'date_1d', 'open_1d', 'high_1d', 'low_1d', 'close_1d', 'rsi_1d'   # from the informative dataframe
+    ```
+
+??? Example "Column renaming - 1h"
+    Assuming `inf_tf = '1h'` the resulting columns will be:
+
+    ``` python
+    'date', 'open', 'high', 'low', 'close', 'rsi'                     # from the original dataframe
+    'date_1h', 'open_1h', 'high_1h', 'low_1h', 'close_1h', 'rsi_1h'   # from the informative dataframe
+    ```
+
+??? Example "Custom implementation"
+    A custom implementation for this is possible, and can be done as follows:
+
+    ``` python
+
+    # Shift date by 1 candle
+    # This is necessary since the data is always the "open date"
+    # and a 15m candle starting at 12:15 should not know the close of the 1h candle from 12:00 to 13:00
+    minutes = timeframe_to_minutes(inf_tf)
+    # Only do this if the timeframes are different:
+    informative['date_merge'] = informative["date"] + pd.to_timedelta(minutes, 'm')
+
+    # Rename columns to be unique
+    informative.columns = [f"{col}_{inf_tf}" for col in informative.columns]
+    # Assuming inf_tf = '1d' - then the columns will now be:
+    # date_1d, open_1d, high_1d, low_1d, close_1d, rsi_1d
+
+    # Combine the 2 dataframes
+    # all indicators on the informative sample MUST be calculated before this point
+    dataframe = pd.merge(dataframe, informative, left_on='date', right_on=f'date_merge_{inf_tf}', how='left')
+    # FFill to have the 1d value available in every row throughout the day.
+    # Without this, comparisons would only work once per day.
+    dataframe = dataframe.ffill()
+
+    ```
+
+!!! Warning "Informative timeframe < timeframe"
+    Using informative timeframes smaller than the dataframe timeframe is not recommended with this method, as it will not use any of the additional information this would provide.
+    To use the more detailed information properly, more advanced methods should be applied (which are out of scope for freqtrade documentation, as it'll depend on the respective need).
+
+***
+
+### *stoploss_from_open()*
+
+Stoploss values returned from `custom_stoploss` must specify a percentage relative to `current_rate`, but sometimes you may want to specify a stoploss relative to the open price instead. `stoploss_from_open()` is a helper function to calculate a stoploss value that can be returned from `custom_stoploss` which will be equivalent to the desired percentage above the open price.
+
+??? Example "Returning a stoploss relative to the open price from the custom stoploss function"
+
+    Say the open price was $100, and `current_price` is $121 (`current_profit` will be `0.21`).  
+
+    If we want a stop price at 7% above the open price we can call `stoploss_from_open(0.07, current_profit)` which will return `0.1157024793`.  11.57% below $121 is $107, which is the same as 7% above $100.
+
+
+    ``` python
+
+    from datetime import datetime
+    from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
+    from freqtrade.strategy import IStrategy, stoploss_from_open
+
+    class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
+
+        # ... populate_* methods
+
+        use_custom_stoploss = True
+
+        def custom_stoploss(self, pair: str, trade: 'Trade', current_time: datetime,
+                            current_rate: float, current_profit: float, **kwargs) -> float:
+
+            # once the profit has risen above 10%, keep the stoploss at 7% above the open price
+            if current_profit > 0.10:
+                return stoploss_from_open(0.07, current_profit)
+
+            return 1
+
+    ```
+
+    Full examples can be found in the [Custom stoploss](strategy-advanced.md#custom-stoploss) section of the Documentation.
+
+
+## Additional data (Wallets)
 
 The strategy provides access to the `Wallets` object. This contains the current balances on the exchange.
 
@@ -362,13 +656,106 @@ if self.wallets:
     total_eth = self.wallets.get_total('ETH')
 ```
 
-#### Possible options for Wallets
+### Possible options for Wallets
 
 - `get_free(asset)` - currently available balance to trade
 - `get_used(asset)` - currently tied up balance (open orders)
 - `get_total(asset)` - total available balance - sum of the 2 above
 
-### Print created dataframe
+***
+
+## Additional data (Trades)
+
+A history of Trades can be retrieved in the strategy by querying the database.
+
+At the top of the file, import Trade.
+
+```python
+from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
+```
+
+The following example queries for the current pair and trades from today, however other filters can easily be added.
+
+``` python
+if self.config['runmode'].value in ('live', 'dry_run'):
+    trades = Trade.get_trades([Trade.pair == metadata['pair'],
+                               Trade.open_date > datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(days=1),
+                               Trade.is_open.is_(False),
+                ]).order_by(Trade.close_date).all()
+    # Summarize profit for this pair.
+    curdayprofit = sum(trade.close_profit for trade in trades)
+```
+
+Get amount of stake_currency currently invested in Trades:
+
+``` python
+if self.config['runmode'].value in ('live', 'dry_run'):
+    total_stakes = Trade.total_open_trades_stakes()
+```
+
+Retrieve performance per pair.
+Returns a List of dicts per pair.
+
+``` python
+if self.config['runmode'].value in ('live', 'dry_run'):
+    performance = Trade.get_overall_performance()
+```
+
+Sample return value: ETH/BTC had 5 trades, with a total profit of 1.5% (ratio of 0.015).
+
+``` json
+{'pair': "ETH/BTC", 'profit': 0.015, 'count': 5}
+```
+
+!!! Warning
+    Trade history is not available during backtesting or hyperopt.
+
+## Prevent trades from happening for a specific pair
+
+Freqtrade locks pairs automatically for the current candle (until that candle is over) when a pair is sold, preventing an immediate re-buy of that pair.
+
+Locked pairs will show the message `Pair <pair> is currently locked.`.
+
+### Locking pairs from within the strategy
+
+Sometimes it may be desired to lock a pair after certain events happen (e.g. multiple losing trades in a row).
+
+Freqtrade has an easy method to do this from within the strategy, by calling `self.lock_pair(pair, until, [reason])`.
+`until` must be a datetime object in the future, after which trading will be re-enabled for that pair, while `reason` is an optional string detailing why the pair was locked.
+
+Locks can also be lifted manually, by calling `self.unlock_pair(pair)`.
+
+To verify if a pair is currently locked, use `self.is_pair_locked(pair)`.
+
+!!! Note
+    Locked pairs will always be rounded up to the next candle. So assuming a `5m` timeframe, a lock with `until` set to 10:18 will lock the pair until the candle from 10:15-10:20 will be finished.
+
+!!! Warning
+    Manually locking pairs is not available during backtesting, only locks via Protections are allowed.
+
+#### Pair locking example
+
+``` python
+from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
+from datetime import timedelta, datetime, timezone
+# Put the above lines a the top of the strategy file, next to all the other imports
+# --------
+
+# Within populate indicators (or populate_buy):
+if self.config['runmode'].value in ('live', 'dry_run'):
+   # fetch closed trades for the last 2 days
+    trades = Trade.get_trades([Trade.pair == metadata['pair'],
+                               Trade.open_date > datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(days=2),
+                               Trade.is_open.is_(False),
+                ]).all()
+    # Analyze the conditions you'd like to lock the pair .... will probably be different for every strategy
+    sumprofit = sum(trade.close_profit for trade in trades)
+    if sumprofit < 0:
+        # Lock pair for 12 hours
+        self.lock_pair(metadata['pair'], until=datetime.now(timezone.utc) + timedelta(hours=12))
+```
+
+## Print created dataframe
 
 To inspect the created dataframe, you can issue a print-statement in either `populate_buy_trend()` or `populate_sell_trend()`.
 You may also want to print the pair so it's clear what data is currently shown.
@@ -392,27 +779,24 @@ def populate_buy_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
 
 Printing more than a few rows is also possible (simply use  `print(dataframe)` instead of `print(dataframe.tail())`), however not recommended, as that will be very verbose (~500 lines per pair every 5 seconds).
 
-### Where is the default strategy?
+## Common mistakes when developing strategies
 
-The default buy strategy is located in the file
+Backtesting analyzes the whole time-range at once for performance reasons. Because of this, strategy authors need to make sure that strategies do not look-ahead into the future.
-[freqtrade/default_strategy.py](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/blob/develop/freqtrade/strategy/default_strategy.py).
+This is a common pain-point, which can cause huge differences between backtesting and dry/live run methods, since they all use data which is not available during dry/live runs, so these strategies will perform well during backtesting, but will fail / perform badly in real conditions.
 
-### Specify custom strategy location
+The following lists some common patterns which should be avoided to prevent frustration:
 
-If you want to use a strategy from a different directory you can pass `--strategy-path`
+- don't use `shift(-1)`. This uses data from the future, which is not available.
+- don't use `.iloc[-1]` or any other absolute position in the dataframe, this will be different between dry-run and backtesting.
+- don't use `dataframe['volume'].mean()`. This uses the full DataFrame for backtesting, including data from the future. Use `dataframe['volume'].rolling(<window>).mean()` instead
+- don't use `.resample('1h')`. This uses the left border of the interval, so moves data from an hour to the start of the hour. Use `.resample('1h', label='right')` instead.
 
-```bash
+## Further strategy ideas
-freqtrade --strategy AwesomeStrategy --strategy-path /some/directory
-```
-
-### Further strategy ideas
 
 To get additional Ideas for strategies, head over to our [strategy repository](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade-strategies). Feel free to use them as they are - but results will depend on the current market situation, pairs used etc. - therefore please backtest the strategy for your exchange/desired pairs first, evaluate carefully, use at your own risk.
 Feel free to use any of them as inspiration for your own strategies.
 We're happy to accept Pull Requests containing new Strategies to that repo.
 
-We also got a *strategy-sharing* channel in our [Slack community](https://join.slack.com/t/highfrequencybot/shared_invite/enQtNjU5ODcwNjI1MDU3LTU1MTgxMjkzNmYxNWE1MDEzYzQ3YmU4N2MwZjUyNjJjODRkMDVkNjg4YTAyZGYzYzlhOTZiMTE4ZjQ4YzM0OGE) which is a great place to get and/or share ideas.
-
 ## Next step
 
 Now you have a perfect strategy you probably want to backtest it.

docs/strategy_analysis_example.md

@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+# Strategy analysis example
+
+Debugging a strategy can be time-consuming. Freqtrade offers helper functions to visualize raw data.
+The following assumes you work with SampleStrategy, data for 5m timeframe from Binance and have downloaded them into the data directory in the default location.
+
+## Setup
+
+
+```python
+from pathlib import Path
+from freqtrade.configuration import Configuration
+
+# Customize these according to your needs.
+
+# Initialize empty configuration object
+config = Configuration.from_files([])
+# Optionally, use existing configuration file
+# config = Configuration.from_files(["config.json"])
+
+# Define some constants
+config["timeframe"] = "5m"
+# Name of the strategy class
+config["strategy"] = "SampleStrategy"
+# Location of the data
+data_location = Path(config['user_data_dir'], 'data', 'binance')
+# Pair to analyze - Only use one pair here
+pair = "BTC/USDT"
+```
+
+
+```python
+# Load data using values set above
+from freqtrade.data.history import load_pair_history
+
+candles = load_pair_history(datadir=data_location,
+                            timeframe=config["timeframe"],
+                            pair=pair,
+                            data_format = "hdf5",
+                            )
+
+# Confirm success
+print("Loaded " + str(len(candles)) + f" rows of data for {pair} from {data_location}")
+candles.head()
+```
+
+## Load and run strategy
+* Rerun each time the strategy file is changed
+
+
+```python
+# Load strategy using values set above
+from freqtrade.resolvers import StrategyResolver
+strategy = StrategyResolver.load_strategy(config)
+
+# Generate buy/sell signals using strategy
+df = strategy.analyze_ticker(candles, {'pair': pair})
+df.tail()
+```
+
+### Display the trade details
+
+* Note that using `data.head()` would also work, however most indicators have some "startup" data at the top of the dataframe.
+* Some possible problems
+    * Columns with NaN values at the end of the dataframe
+    * Columns used in `crossed*()` functions with completely different units
+* Comparison with full backtest
+    * having 200 buy signals as output for one pair from `analyze_ticker()` does not necessarily mean that 200 trades will be made during backtesting.
+    * Assuming you use only one condition such as, `df['rsi'] < 30` as buy condition, this will generate multiple "buy" signals for each pair in sequence (until rsi returns > 29). The bot will only buy on the first of these signals (and also only if a trade-slot ("max_open_trades") is still available), or on one of the middle signals, as soon as a "slot" becomes available.  
+
+
+
+```python
+# Report results
+print(f"Generated {df['buy'].sum()} buy signals")
+data = df.set_index('date', drop=False)
+data.tail()
+```
+
+## Load existing objects into a Jupyter notebook
+
+The following cells assume that you have already generated data using the cli.  
+They will allow you to drill deeper into your results, and perform analysis which otherwise would make the output very difficult to digest due to information overload.
+
+### Load backtest results to pandas dataframe
+
+Analyze a trades dataframe (also used below for plotting)
+
+
+```python
+from freqtrade.data.btanalysis import load_backtest_data, load_backtest_stats
+
+# if backtest_dir points to a directory, it'll automatically load the last backtest file.
+backtest_dir = config["user_data_dir"] / "backtest_results"
+# backtest_dir can also point to a specific file 
+# backtest_dir = config["user_data_dir"] / "backtest_results/backtest-result-2020-07-01_20-04-22.json"
+```
+
+
+```python
+# You can get the full backtest statistics by using the following command.
+# This contains all information used to generate the backtest result.
+stats = load_backtest_stats(backtest_dir)
+
+strategy = 'SampleStrategy'
+# All statistics are available per strategy, so if `--strategy-list` was used during backtest, this will be reflected here as well.
+# Example usages:
+print(stats['strategy'][strategy]['results_per_pair'])
+# Get pairlist used for this backtest
+print(stats['strategy'][strategy]['pairlist'])
+# Get market change (average change of all pairs from start to end of the backtest period)
+print(stats['strategy'][strategy]['market_change'])
+# Maximum drawdown ()
+print(stats['strategy'][strategy]['max_drawdown'])
+# Maximum drawdown start and end
+print(stats['strategy'][strategy]['drawdown_start'])
+print(stats['strategy'][strategy]['drawdown_end'])
+
+
+# Get strategy comparison (only relevant if multiple strategies were compared)
+print(stats['strategy_comparison'])
+
+```
+
+
+```python
+# Load backtested trades as dataframe
+trades = load_backtest_data(backtest_dir)
+
+# Show value-counts per pair
+trades.groupby("pair")["sell_reason"].value_counts()
+```
+
+## Plotting daily profit / equity line
+
+
+```python
+# Plotting equity line (starting with 0 on day 1 and adding daily profit for each backtested day)
+
+from freqtrade.configuration import Configuration
+from freqtrade.data.btanalysis import load_backtest_data, load_backtest_stats
+import plotly.express as px
+import pandas as pd
+
+# strategy = 'SampleStrategy'
+# config = Configuration.from_files(["user_data/config.json"])
+# backtest_dir = config["user_data_dir"] / "backtest_results"
+
+stats = load_backtest_stats(backtest_dir)
+strategy_stats = stats['strategy'][strategy]
+
+dates = []
+profits = []
+for date_profit in strategy_stats['daily_profit']:
+    dates.append(date_profit[0])
+    profits.append(date_profit[1])
+
+equity = 0
+equity_daily = []
+for daily_profit in profits:
+    equity_daily.append(equity)
+    equity += float(daily_profit)
+
+
+df = pd.DataFrame({'dates': dates,'equity_daily': equity_daily})
+
+fig = px.line(df, x="dates", y="equity_daily")
+fig.show()
+
+```
+
+### Load live trading results into a pandas dataframe
+
+In case you did already some trading and want to analyze your performance
+
+
+```python
+from freqtrade.data.btanalysis import load_trades_from_db
+
+# Fetch trades from database
+trades = load_trades_from_db("sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite")
+
+# Display results
+trades.groupby("pair")["sell_reason"].value_counts()
+```
+
+## Analyze the loaded trades for trade parallelism
+This can be useful to find the best `max_open_trades` parameter, when used with backtesting in conjunction with `--disable-max-market-positions`.
+
+`analyze_trade_parallelism()` returns a timeseries dataframe with an "open_trades" column, specifying the number of open trades for each candle.
+
+
+```python
+from freqtrade.data.btanalysis import analyze_trade_parallelism
+
+# Analyze the above
+parallel_trades = analyze_trade_parallelism(trades, '5m')
+
+parallel_trades.plot()
+```
+
+## Plot results
+
+Freqtrade offers interactive plotting capabilities based on plotly.
+
+
+```python
+from freqtrade.plot.plotting import  generate_candlestick_graph
+# Limit graph period to keep plotly quick and reactive
+
+# Filter trades to one pair
+trades_red = trades.loc[trades['pair'] == pair]
+
+data_red = data['2019-06-01':'2019-06-10']
+# Generate candlestick graph
+graph = generate_candlestick_graph(pair=pair,
+                                   data=data_red,
+                                   trades=trades_red,
+                                   indicators1=['sma20', 'ema50', 'ema55'],
+                                   indicators2=['rsi', 'macd', 'macdsignal', 'macdhist']
+                                  )
+
+
+
+```
+
+
+```python
+# Show graph inline
+# graph.show()
+
+# Render graph in a seperate window
+graph.show(renderer="browser")
+
+```
+
+## Plot average profit per trade as distribution graph
+
+
+```python
+import plotly.figure_factory as ff
+
+hist_data = [trades.profit_ratio]
+group_labels = ['profit_ratio']  # name of the dataset
+
+fig = ff.create_distplot(hist_data, group_labels,bin_size=0.01)
+fig.show()
+
+```
+
+Feel free to submit an issue or Pull Request enhancing this document if you would like to share ideas on how to best analyze the data.

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+    border-radius: 5px;
+}
+
+@media screen and (max-width: calc(76.25em - 1px)) {
+    #widget-wrapper { display: none; }
+}

docs/telegram-usage.md

@@ -35,39 +35,149 @@ Copy the API Token (`22222222:APITOKEN` in the above example) and keep use it fo
 
 Don't forget to start the conversation with your bot, by clicking `/START` button
 
-### 2. Get your user id
+### 2. Telegram user_id
+
+#### Get your user id
 
 Talk to the [userinfobot](https://telegram.me/userinfobot)
 
 Get your "Id", you will use it for the config parameter `chat_id`.
 
+#### Use Group id
+
+You can use bots in telegram groups by just adding them to the group. You can find the group id by first adding a [RawDataBot](https://telegram.me/rawdatabot) to your group. The Group id is shown as id in the `"chat"` section, which the RawDataBot will send to you:
+
+``` json
+"chat":{
+   "id":-1001332619709
+}
+```
+
+For the Freqtrade configuration, you can then use the the full value (including `-` if it's there) as string:
+
+```json
+   "chat_id": "-1001332619709"
+```
+
+## Control telegram noise
+
+Freqtrade provides means to control the verbosity of your telegram bot.
+Each setting has the following possible values:
+
+* `on` - Messages will be sent, and user will be notified.
+* `silent` - Message will be sent, Notification will be without sound / vibration.
+* `off` - Skip sending a message-type all together.
+
+Example configuration showing the different settings:
+
+``` json
+"telegram": {
+    "enabled": true,
+    "token": "your_telegram_token",
+    "chat_id": "your_telegram_chat_id",
+    "notification_settings": {
+        "status": "silent",
+        "warning": "on",
+        "startup": "off",
+        "buy": "silent",
+        "sell": {
+            "roi": "silent",
+            "emergency_sell": "on",
+            "force_sell": "on",
+            "sell_signal": "silent",
+            "trailing_stop_loss": "on",
+            "stop_loss": "on",
+            "stoploss_on_exchange": "on",
+            "custom_sell": "silent"
+        },
+        "buy_cancel": "silent",
+        "sell_cancel": "on",
+        "buy_fill": "off",
+        "sell_fill": "off"
+    },
+    "reload": true,
+    "balance_dust_level": 0.01
+},
+```
+
+`buy` notifications are sent when the order is placed, while `buy_fill` notifications are sent when the order is filled on the exchange.
+`sell` notifications are sent when the order is placed, while `sell_fill` notifications are sent when the order is filled on the exchange.
+`*_fill` notifications are off by default and must be explicitly enabled.
+
+
+`balance_dust_level` will define what the `/balance` command takes as "dust" - Currencies with a balance below this will be shown.
+`reload` allows you to disable reload-buttons on selected messages.
+
+## Create a custom keyboard (command shortcut buttons)
+
+Telegram allows us to create a custom keyboard with buttons for commands.
+The default custom keyboard looks like this.
+
+```python
+[
+    ["/daily", "/profit", "/balance"], # row 1, 3 commands
+    ["/status", "/status table", "/performance"], # row 2, 3 commands
+    ["/count", "/start", "/stop", "/help"] # row 3, 4 commands
+]
+```
+
+### Usage
+
+You can create your own keyboard in `config.json`:
+
+``` json
+"telegram": {
+      "enabled": true,
+      "token": "your_telegram_token",
+      "chat_id": "your_telegram_chat_id",
+      "keyboard": [   
+          ["/daily", "/stats", "/balance", "/profit"],
+          ["/status table", "/performance"],
+          ["/reload_config", "/count", "/logs"]
+      ]
+   },
+```
+
+!!! Note "Supported Commands"
+    Only the following commands are allowed. Command arguments are not supported!
+
+    `/start`, `/stop`, `/status`, `/status table`, `/trades`, `/profit`, `/performance`, `/daily`, `/stats`, `/count`, `/locks`, `/balance`, `/stopbuy`, `/reload_config`, `/show_config`, `/logs`, `/whitelist`, `/blacklist`, `/edge`, `/help`, `/version`
+
 ## Telegram commands
 
 Per default, the Telegram bot shows predefined commands. Some commands
 are only available by sending them to the bot. The table below list the
 official commands. You can ask at any moment for help with `/help`.
 
-|  Command | Default | Description |
+|  Command | Description |
-|----------|---------|-------------|
+|----------|-------------|
-| `/start` | | Starts the trader
+| `/start` | Starts the trader
-| `/stop` | | Stops the trader
+| `/stop` | Stops the trader
-| `/stopbuy` | | Stops the trader from opening new trades. Gracefully closes open trades according to their rules.
+| `/stopbuy` | Stops the trader from opening new trades. Gracefully closes open trades according to their rules.
-| `/reload_conf` | | Reloads the configuration file
+| `/reload_config` | Reloads the configuration file
-| `/status` | | Lists all open trades
+| `/show_config` | Shows part of the current configuration with relevant settings to operation
-| `/status table` | | List all open trades in a table format
+| `/logs [limit]` | Show last log messages.
-| `/count` | | Displays number of trades used and available
+| `/status` | Lists all open trades
-| `/profit` | | Display a summary of your profit/loss from close trades and some stats about your performance
+| `/status <trade_id>` | Lists one or more specific trade. Separate multiple <trade_id> with a blank space.
-| `/forcesell <trade_id>` | | Instantly sells the given trade  (Ignoring `minimum_roi`).
+| `/status table` | List all open trades in a table format. Pending buy orders are marked with an asterisk (*) Pending sell orders are marked with a double asterisk (**)
-| `/forcesell all` | | Instantly sells all open trades (Ignoring `minimum_roi`).
+| `/trades [limit]` | List all recently closed trades in a table format.
-| `/forcebuy <pair> [rate]` | | Instantly buys the given pair. Rate is optional. (`forcebuy_enable` must be set to True)
+| `/delete <trade_id>` | Delete a specific trade from the Database. Tries to close open orders. Requires manual handling of this trade on the exchange.
-| `/performance` | | Show performance of each finished trade grouped by pair
+| `/count` | Displays number of trades used and available
-| `/balance` | | Show account balance per currency
+| `/locks` | Show currently locked pairs.
-| `/daily <n>` | 7 | Shows profit or loss per day, over the last n days
+| `/unlock <pair or lock_id>` | Remove the lock for this pair (or for this lock id).
-| `/whitelist` | | Show the current whitelist
+| `/profit [<n>]` | Display a summary of your profit/loss from close trades and some stats about your performance, over the last n days (all trades by default)
-| `/blacklist [pair]` | | Show the current blacklist, or adds a pair to the blacklist.
+| `/forcesell <trade_id>` | Instantly sells the given trade  (Ignoring `minimum_roi`).
-| `/edge` | | Show validated pairs by Edge if it is enabled.
+| `/forcesell all` | Instantly sells all open trades (Ignoring `minimum_roi`).
-| `/help` | | Show help message
+| `/forcebuy <pair> [rate]` | Instantly buys the given pair. Rate is optional. (`forcebuy_enable` must be set to True)
-| `/version` | | Show version
+| `/performance` | Show performance of each finished trade grouped by pair
+| `/balance` | Show account balance per currency
+| `/daily <n>` | Shows profit or loss per day, over the last n days (n defaults to 7)
+| `/stats` | Shows Wins / losses by Sell reason as well as Avg. holding durations for buys and sells
+| `/whitelist` | Show the current whitelist
+| `/blacklist [pair]` | Show the current blacklist, or adds a pair to the blacklist.
+| `/edge` | Show validated pairs by Edge if it is enabled.
+| `/help` | Show help message
+| `/version` | Show version
 
 ## Telegram commands in action
 
@@ -84,16 +194,16 @@ Below, example of Telegram message you will receive for each command.
 
 ### /stopbuy
 
-> **status:** `Setting max_open_trades to 0. Run /reload_conf to reset.`
+> **status:** `Setting max_open_trades to 0. Run /reload_config to reset.`
 
 Prevents the bot from opening new trades by temporarily setting "max_open_trades" to 0. Open trades will be handled via their regular rules (ROI / Sell-signal, stoploss, ...).
 
 After this, give the bot time to close off open trades (can be checked via `/status table`).
 Once all positions are sold, run `/stop` to completely stop the bot.
 
-`/reload_conf` resets "max_open_trades" to the value set in the configuration and resets this command. 
+`/reload_config` resets "max_open_trades" to the value set in the configuration and resets this command.
 
-!!! warning
+!!! Warning
    The stop-buy signal is ONLY active while the bot is running, and is not persisted anyway, so restarting the bot will cause this to reset.
 
 ### /status
@@ -112,6 +222,7 @@ For each open trade, the bot will send you the following message.
 ### /status table
 
 Return the status of all open trades in a table format.
+
 ```
    ID  Pair      Since    Profit
 ----  --------  -------  --------
@@ -122,6 +233,7 @@ Return the status of all open trades in a table format.
 ### /count
 
 Return the number of trades used and available.
+
 ```
 current    max
 ---------  -----
@@ -133,10 +245,10 @@ current    max
 Return a summary of your profit/loss and performance.
 
 > **ROI:** Close trades  
->   ∙ `0.00485701 BTC (258.45%)`  
+>   ∙ `0.00485701 BTC (2.2%) (15.2 Σ%)`  
 >   ∙ `62.968 USD`  
 > **ROI:** All trades  
->   ∙ `0.00255280 BTC (143.43%)`  
+>   ∙ `0.00255280 BTC (1.5%) (6.43 Σ%)`  
 >   ∙ `33.095 EUR`  
 >  
 > **Total Trade Count:** `138`  
@@ -145,27 +257,35 @@ Return a summary of your profit/loss and performance.
 > **Avg. Duration:** `2:33:45`  
 > **Best Performing:** `PAY/BTC: 50.23%`  
 
+The relative profit of `1.2%` is the average profit per trade.  
+The relative profit of `15.2 Σ%` is be based on the starting capital - so in this case, the starting capital was `0.00485701 * 1.152 = 0.00738 BTC`.
+Starting capital is either taken from the `available_capital` setting, or calculated by using current wallet size - profits.
+
 ### /forcesell <trade_id>
 
 > **BITTREX:** Selling BTC/LTC with limit `0.01650000 (profit: ~-4.07%, -0.00008168)`
 
-### /forcebuy <pair>
+### /forcebuy <pair> [rate]
 
 > **BITTREX:** Buying ETH/BTC with limit `0.03400000` (`1.000000 ETH`, `225.290 USD`)
 
+Omitting the pair will open a query asking for the pair to buy (based on the current whitelist).
+
+![Telegram force-buy screenshot](assets/telegram_forcebuy.png)
+
 Note that for this to work, `forcebuy_enable` needs to be set to true.
 
-[More details](configuration.md/#understand-forcebuy_enable)
+[More details](configuration.md#understand-forcebuy_enable)
 
 ### /performance
 
 Return the performance of each crypto-currency the bot has sold.
 > Performance:  
-> 1. `RCN/BTC 57.77%`  
+> 1. `RCN/BTC 0.003 BTC (57.77%) (1)`  
-> 2. `PAY/BTC 56.91%`  
+> 2. `PAY/BTC 0.0012 BTC (56.91%) (1)`  
-> 3. `VIB/BTC 47.07%`  
+> 3. `VIB/BTC 0.0011 BTC (47.07%) (1)`  
-> 4. `SALT/BTC 30.24%`  
+> 4. `SALT/BTC 0.0010 BTC (30.24%) (1)`  
-> 5. `STORJ/BTC 27.24%`  
+> 5. `STORJ/BTC 0.0009 BTC (27.24%) (1)`  
 > ...  
 
 ### /balance
@@ -207,15 +327,15 @@ Shows the current whitelist
 
 Shows the current blacklist.
 If Pair is set, then this pair will be added to the pairlist.
-Also supports multiple pairs, seperated by a space.
+Also supports multiple pairs, separated by a space.
-Use `/reload_conf` to reset the blacklist.
+Use `/reload_config` to reset the blacklist.
 
 > Using blacklist `StaticPairList` with 2 pairs  
 >`DODGE/BTC`, `HOT/BTC`.
 
 ### /edge
 
-Shows pairs validated by Edge along with their corresponding winrate, expectancy and stoploss values.
+Shows pairs validated by Edge along with their corresponding win-rate, expectancy and stoploss values.
 
 > **Edge only validated following pairs:**
 ```

docs/updating.md

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# How to update
+
+To update your freqtrade installation, please use one of the below methods, corresponding to your installation method.
+
+## docker-compose
+
+!!! Note "Legacy installations using the `master` image"
+    We're switching from master to stable for the release Images - please adjust your docker-file and replace `freqtradeorg/freqtrade:master` with `freqtradeorg/freqtrade:stable`
+
+``` bash
+docker-compose pull
+docker-compose up -d
+```
+
+## Installation via setup script
+
+``` bash
+./setup.sh --update
+```
+
+!!! Note
+    Make sure to run this command with your virtual environment disabled!
+
+## Plain native installation
+
+Please ensure that you're also updating dependencies - otherwise things might break without you noticing.
+
+``` bash
+git pull
+pip install -U -r requirements.txt
+```

docs/utils.md

@@ -0,0 +1,842 @@
+# Utility Subcommands
+
+Besides the Live-Trade and Dry-Run run modes, the `backtesting`, `edge` and `hyperopt` optimization subcommands, and the `download-data` subcommand which prepares historical data, the bot contains a number of utility subcommands. They are described in this section.
+
+## Create userdir
+
+Creates the directory structure to hold your files for freqtrade.
+Will also create strategy and hyperopt examples for you to get started.
+Can be used multiple times - using `--reset` will reset the sample strategy and hyperopt files to their default state. 
+
+```
+usage: freqtrade create-userdir [-h] [--userdir PATH] [--reset]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
+                        Path to userdata directory.
+  --reset               Reset sample files to their original state.
+```
+
+!!! Warning
+    Using `--reset` may result in loss of data, since this will overwrite all sample files without asking again.
+
+```
+├── backtest_results
+├── data
+├── hyperopt_results
+├── hyperopts
+│   ├── sample_hyperopt_advanced.py
+│   ├── sample_hyperopt_loss.py
+│   └── sample_hyperopt.py
+├── notebooks
+│   └── strategy_analysis_example.ipynb
+├── plot
+└── strategies
+    └── sample_strategy.py
+```
+
+## Create new config
+
+Creates a new configuration file, asking some questions which are important selections for a configuration.
+
+```
+usage: freqtrade new-config [-h] [-c PATH]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  -c PATH, --config PATH
+                        Specify configuration file (default: `config.json`). Multiple --config options may be used. Can be set to `-`
+                        to read config from stdin.
+```
+
+!!! Warning
+    Only vital questions are asked. Freqtrade offers a lot more configuration possibilities, which are listed in the [Configuration documentation](configuration.md#configuration-parameters)
+
+### Create config examples
+
+```
+$ freqtrade new-config --config config_binance.json
+
+? Do you want to enable Dry-run (simulated trades)?  Yes
+? Please insert your stake currency: BTC
+? Please insert your stake amount: 0.05
+? Please insert max_open_trades (Integer or 'unlimited'): 3
+? Please insert your desired timeframe (e.g. 5m): 5m
+? Please insert your display Currency (for reporting): USD
+? Select exchange  binance
+? Do you want to enable Telegram?  No
+```
+
+## Create new strategy
+
+Creates a new strategy from a template similar to SampleStrategy.
+The file will be named inline with your class name, and will not overwrite existing files.
+
+Results will be located in `user_data/strategies/<strategyclassname>.py`.
+
+``` output
+usage: freqtrade new-strategy [-h] [--userdir PATH] [-s NAME]
+                              [--template {full,minimal,advanced}]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
+                        Path to userdata directory.
+  -s NAME, --strategy NAME
+                        Specify strategy class name which will be used by the
+                        bot.
+  --template {full,minimal,advanced}
+                        Use a template which is either `minimal`, `full`
+                        (containing multiple sample indicators) or `advanced`.
+                        Default: `full`.
+
+```
+
+### Sample usage of new-strategy
+
+```bash
+freqtrade new-strategy --strategy AwesomeStrategy
+```
+
+With custom user directory
+
+```bash
+freqtrade new-strategy --userdir ~/.freqtrade/ --strategy AwesomeStrategy
+```
+
+Using the advanced template (populates all optional functions and methods)
+
+```bash
+freqtrade new-strategy --strategy AwesomeStrategy --template advanced
+```
+
+## Create new hyperopt
+
+Creates a new hyperopt from a template similar to SampleHyperopt.
+The file will be named inline with your class name, and will not overwrite existing files.
+
+Results will be located in `user_data/hyperopts/<classname>.py`.
+
+``` output
+usage: freqtrade new-hyperopt [-h] [--userdir PATH] [--hyperopt NAME]
+                              [--template {full,minimal,advanced}]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
+                        Path to userdata directory.
+  --hyperopt NAME       Specify hyperopt class name which will be used by the
+                        bot.
+  --template {full,minimal,advanced}
+                        Use a template which is either `minimal`, `full`
+                        (containing multiple sample indicators) or `advanced`.
+                        Default: `full`.
+```
+
+### Sample usage of new-hyperopt
+
+```bash
+freqtrade new-hyperopt --hyperopt AwesomeHyperopt
+```
+
+With custom user directory
+
+```bash
+freqtrade new-hyperopt --userdir ~/.freqtrade/ --hyperopt AwesomeHyperopt
+```
+
+## List Strategies and List Hyperopts
+
+Use the `list-strategies` subcommand to see all strategies in one particular directory and the `list-hyperopts` subcommand to list custom Hyperopts.
+
+These subcommands are useful for finding problems in your environment with loading strategies or hyperopt classes: modules with strategies or hyperopt classes that contain errors and failed to load are printed in red (LOAD FAILED), while strategies or hyperopt classes with duplicate names are printed in yellow (DUPLICATE NAME).
+
+```
+usage: freqtrade list-strategies [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [-V] [-c PATH]
+                                 [-d PATH] [--userdir PATH]
+                                 [--strategy-path PATH] [-1] [--no-color]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  --strategy-path PATH  Specify additional strategy lookup path.
+  -1, --one-column      Print output in one column.
+  --no-color            Disable colorization of hyperopt results. May be
+                        useful if you are redirecting output to a file.
+
+Common arguments:
+  -v, --verbose         Verbose mode (-vv for more, -vvv to get all messages).
+  --logfile FILE        Log to the file specified. Special values are:
+                        'syslog', 'journald'. See the documentation for more
+                        details.
+  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
+  -c PATH, --config PATH
+                        Specify configuration file (default: `config.json`).
+                        Multiple --config options may be used. Can be set to
+                        `-` to read config from stdin.
+  -d PATH, --datadir PATH
+                        Path to directory with historical backtesting data.
+  --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
+                        Path to userdata directory.
+```
+```
+usage: freqtrade list-hyperopts [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [-V] [-c PATH]
+                                [-d PATH] [--userdir PATH]
+                                [--hyperopt-path PATH] [-1] [--no-color]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  --hyperopt-path PATH  Specify additional lookup path for Hyperopt and
+                        Hyperopt Loss functions.
+  -1, --one-column      Print output in one column.
+  --no-color            Disable colorization of hyperopt results. May be
+                        useful if you are redirecting output to a file.
+
+Common arguments:
+  -v, --verbose         Verbose mode (-vv for more, -vvv to get all messages).
+  --logfile FILE        Log to the file specified. Special values are:
+                        'syslog', 'journald'. See the documentation for more
+                        details.
+  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
+  -c PATH, --config PATH
+                        Specify configuration file (default: `config.json`).
+                        Multiple --config options may be used. Can be set to
+                        `-` to read config from stdin.
+  -d PATH, --datadir PATH
+                        Path to directory with historical backtesting data.
+  --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
+                        Path to userdata directory.
+```
+
+!!! Warning
+    Using these commands will try to load all python files from a directory. This can be a security risk if untrusted files reside in this directory, since all module-level code is executed.
+
+Example: Search default strategies and hyperopts directories (within the default userdir).
+
+``` bash
+freqtrade list-strategies
+freqtrade list-hyperopts
+```
+
+Example: Search strategies and hyperopts directory within the userdir.
+
+``` bash
+freqtrade list-strategies --userdir ~/.freqtrade/
+freqtrade list-hyperopts --userdir ~/.freqtrade/
+```
+
+Example: Search dedicated strategy path.
+
+``` bash
+freqtrade list-strategies --strategy-path ~/.freqtrade/strategies/
+```
+
+Example: Search dedicated hyperopt path.
+
+``` bash
+freqtrade list-hyperopt --hyperopt-path ~/.freqtrade/hyperopts/
+```
+
+## List Exchanges
+
+Use the `list-exchanges` subcommand to see the exchanges available for the bot.
+
+```
+usage: freqtrade list-exchanges [-h] [-1] [-a]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help        show this help message and exit
+  -1, --one-column  Print output in one column.
+  -a, --all         Print all exchanges known to the ccxt library.
+```
+
+* Example: see exchanges available for the bot:
+```
+$ freqtrade list-exchanges
+Exchanges available for Freqtrade:
+Exchange name    Valid    reason
+---------------  -------  --------------------------------------------
+aax              True
+ascendex         True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades
+bequant          True
+bibox            True
+bigone           True
+binance          True
+binanceus        True
+bitbank          True     missing opt: fetchTickers
+bitcoincom       True
+bitfinex         True
+bitforex         True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades, fetchTickers
+bitget           True
+bithumb          True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades
+bitkk            True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades
+bitmart          True
+bitmax           True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades
+bitpanda         True
+bittrex          True
+bitvavo          True
+bitz             True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades
+btcalpha         True     missing opt: fetchTicker, fetchTickers
+btcmarkets       True     missing opt: fetchTickers
+buda             True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades, fetchTickers
+bw               True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades, fetchL2OrderBook
+bybit            True
+bytetrade        True
+cdax             True
+cex              True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades
+coinbaseprime    True     missing opt: fetchTickers
+coinbasepro      True     missing opt: fetchTickers
+coinex           True
+crex24           True
+deribit          True
+digifinex        True
+equos            True     missing opt: fetchTicker, fetchTickers
+eterbase         True
+fcoin            True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades, fetchTickers
+fcoinjp          True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades, fetchTickers
+ftx              True
+gateio           True
+gemini           True
+gopax            True
+hbtc             True
+hitbtc           True
+huobijp          True
+huobipro         True
+idex             True
+kraken           True
+kucoin           True
+lbank            True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades
+mercado          True     missing opt: fetchTickers
+ndax             True     missing opt: fetchTickers
+novadax          True
+okcoin           True
+okex             True
+probit           True
+qtrade           True
+stex             True
+timex            True
+upbit            True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades
+vcc              True
+zb               True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades
+
+```
+
+!!! Note "missing opt exchanges"
+    Values with "missing opt:" might need special configuration (e.g. using orderbook if `fetchTickers` is missing) - but should in theory work (although we cannot guarantee they will).
+
+* Example: see all exchanges supported by the ccxt library (including 'bad' ones, i.e. those that are known to not work with Freqtrade):
+```
+$ freqtrade list-exchanges -a
+All exchanges supported by the ccxt library:
+Exchange name       Valid    reason
+------------------  -------  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+aax                 True
+aofex               False    missing: fetchOrder
+ascendex            True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades
+bequant             True
+bibox               True
+bigone              True
+binance             True
+binanceus           True
+bit2c               False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+bitbank             True     missing opt: fetchTickers
+bitbay              False    missing: fetchOrder
+bitcoincom          True
+bitfinex            True
+bitfinex2           False    missing: fetchOrder
+bitflyer            False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+bitforex            True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades, fetchTickers
+bitget              True
+bithumb             True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades
+bitkk               True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades
+bitmart             True
+bitmax              True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades
+bitmex              False    Various reasons.
+bitpanda            True
+bitso               False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+bitstamp            False    Does not provide history. Details in https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues/1983
+bitstamp1           False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+bittrex             True
+bitvavo             True
+bitz                True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades
+bl3p                False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+bleutrade           False    missing: fetchOrder
+braziliex           False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+btcalpha            True     missing opt: fetchTicker, fetchTickers
+btcbox              False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+btcmarkets          True     missing opt: fetchTickers
+btctradeua          False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+btcturk             False    missing: fetchOrder
+buda                True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades, fetchTickers
+bw                  True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades, fetchL2OrderBook
+bybit               True
+bytetrade           True
+cdax                True
+cex                 True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades
+chilebit            False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+coinbase            False    missing: fetchOrder, cancelOrder, createOrder, fetchOHLCV
+coinbaseprime       True     missing opt: fetchTickers
+coinbasepro         True     missing opt: fetchTickers
+coincheck           False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+coinegg             False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+coinex              True
+coinfalcon          False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+coinfloor           False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+coingi              False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+coinmarketcap       False    missing: fetchOrder, cancelOrder, createOrder, fetchBalance, fetchOHLCV
+coinmate            False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+coinone             False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+coinspot            False    missing: fetchOrder, cancelOrder, fetchOHLCV
+crex24              True
+currencycom         False    missing: fetchOrder
+delta               False    missing: fetchOrder
+deribit             True
+digifinex           True
+equos               True     missing opt: fetchTicker, fetchTickers
+eterbase            True
+exmo                False    missing: fetchOrder
+exx                 False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+fcoin               True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades, fetchTickers
+fcoinjp             True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades, fetchTickers
+flowbtc             False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+foxbit              False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+ftx                 True
+gateio              True
+gemini              True
+gopax               True
+hbtc                True
+hitbtc              True
+hollaex             False    missing: fetchOrder
+huobijp             True
+huobipro            True
+idex                True
+independentreserve  False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+indodax             False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+itbit               False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+kraken              True
+kucoin              True
+kuna                False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+lakebtc             False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+latoken             False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+lbank               True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades
+liquid              False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+luno                False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+lykke               False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+mercado             True     missing opt: fetchTickers
+mixcoins            False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+ndax                True     missing opt: fetchTickers
+novadax             True
+oceanex             False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+okcoin              True
+okex                True
+paymium             False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+phemex              False    Does not provide history.
+poloniex            False    missing: fetchOrder
+probit              True
+qtrade              True
+rightbtc            False    missing: fetchOrder
+ripio               False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+southxchange        False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+stex                True
+surbitcoin          False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+therock             False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+tidebit             False    missing: fetchOrder
+tidex               False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+timex               True
+upbit               True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades
+vbtc                False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+vcc                 True
+wavesexchange       False    missing: fetchOrder
+whitebit            False    missing: fetchOrder, cancelOrder, createOrder, fetchBalance
+xbtce               False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+xena                False    missing: fetchOrder
+yobit               False    missing: fetchOHLCV
+zaif                False    missing: fetchOrder, fetchOHLCV
+zb                  True     missing opt: fetchMyTrades
+```
+
+## List Timeframes
+
+Use the `list-timeframes` subcommand to see the list of timeframes available for the exchange.
+
+```
+usage: freqtrade list-timeframes [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [-V] [-c PATH] [-d PATH] [--userdir PATH] [--exchange EXCHANGE] [-1]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  --exchange EXCHANGE   Exchange name (default: `bittrex`). Only valid if no config is provided.
+  -1, --one-column      Print output in one column.
+
+Common arguments:
+  -v, --verbose         Verbose mode (-vv for more, -vvv to get all messages).
+  --logfile FILE        Log to the file specified. Special values are: 'syslog', 'journald'. See the documentation for more details.
+  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
+  -c PATH, --config PATH
+                        Specify configuration file (default: `config.json`). Multiple --config options may be used. Can be set to `-`
+                        to read config from stdin.
+  -d PATH, --datadir PATH
+                        Path to directory with historical backtesting data.
+  --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
+                        Path to userdata directory.
+
+```
+
+* Example: see the timeframes for the 'binance' exchange, set in the configuration file:
+
+```
+$ freqtrade list-timeframes -c config_binance.json
+...
+Timeframes available for the exchange `binance`: 1m, 3m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 2h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 12h, 1d, 3d, 1w, 1M
+```
+
+* Example: enumerate exchanges available for Freqtrade and print timeframes supported by each of them:
+```
+$ for i in `freqtrade list-exchanges -1`; do freqtrade list-timeframes --exchange $i; done
+```
+
+## List pairs/list markets
+
+The `list-pairs` and `list-markets` subcommands allow to see the pairs/markets available on exchange.
+
+Pairs are markets with the '/' character between the base currency part and the quote currency part in the market symbol.
+For example, in the 'ETH/BTC' pair 'ETH' is the base currency, while 'BTC' is the quote currency.
+
+For pairs traded by Freqtrade the pair quote currency is defined by the value of the `stake_currency` configuration setting.
+
+You can print info about any pair/market with these subcommands - and you can filter output by quote-currency using `--quote BTC`, or by base-currency using `--base ETH` options correspondingly.
+
+These subcommands have same usage and same set of available options:
+
+```
+usage: freqtrade list-markets [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [-V] [-c PATH]
+                              [-d PATH] [--userdir PATH] [--exchange EXCHANGE]
+                              [--print-list] [--print-json] [-1] [--print-csv]
+                              [--base BASE_CURRENCY [BASE_CURRENCY ...]]
+                              [--quote QUOTE_CURRENCY [QUOTE_CURRENCY ...]]
+                              [-a]
+
+usage: freqtrade list-pairs [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [-V] [-c PATH]
+                            [-d PATH] [--userdir PATH] [--exchange EXCHANGE]
+                            [--print-list] [--print-json] [-1] [--print-csv]
+                            [--base BASE_CURRENCY [BASE_CURRENCY ...]]
+                            [--quote QUOTE_CURRENCY [QUOTE_CURRENCY ...]] [-a]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  --exchange EXCHANGE   Exchange name (default: `bittrex`). Only valid if no
+                        config is provided.
+  --print-list          Print list of pairs or market symbols. By default data
+                        is printed in the tabular format.
+  --print-json          Print list of pairs or market symbols in JSON format.
+  -1, --one-column      Print output in one column.
+  --print-csv           Print exchange pair or market data in the csv format.
+  --base BASE_CURRENCY [BASE_CURRENCY ...]
+                        Specify base currency(-ies). Space-separated list.
+  --quote QUOTE_CURRENCY [QUOTE_CURRENCY ...]
+                        Specify quote currency(-ies). Space-separated list.
+  -a, --all             Print all pairs or market symbols. By default only
+                        active ones are shown.
+
+Common arguments:
+  -v, --verbose         Verbose mode (-vv for more, -vvv to get all messages).
+  --logfile FILE        Log to the file specified. Special values are:
+                        'syslog', 'journald'. See the documentation for more
+                        details.
+  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
+  -c PATH, --config PATH
+                        Specify configuration file (default: `config.json`).
+                        Multiple --config options may be used. Can be set to
+                        `-` to read config from stdin.
+  -d PATH, --datadir PATH
+                        Path to directory with historical backtesting data.
+  --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
+                        Path to userdata directory.
+
+```
+
+By default, only active pairs/markets are shown. Active pairs/markets are those that can currently be traded
+on the exchange. The see the list of all pairs/markets (not only the active ones), use the `-a`/`-all` option.
+
+Pairs/markets are sorted by its symbol string in the printed output.
+
+### Examples
+
+* Print the list of active pairs with quote currency USD on exchange, specified in the default
+configuration file (i.e. pairs on the "Bittrex" exchange) in JSON format:
+
+```
+$ freqtrade list-pairs --quote USD --print-json
+```
+
+* Print the list of all pairs on the exchange, specified in the `config_binance.json` configuration file
+(i.e. on the "Binance" exchange) with base currencies BTC or ETH and quote currencies USDT or USD, as the
+human-readable list with summary:
+
+```
+$ freqtrade list-pairs -c config_binance.json --all --base BTC ETH --quote USDT USD --print-list
+```
+
+* Print all markets on exchange "Kraken", in the tabular format:
+
+```
+$ freqtrade list-markets --exchange kraken --all
+```
+
+## Test pairlist
+
+Use the `test-pairlist` subcommand to test the configuration of [dynamic pairlists](plugins.md#pairlists).
+
+Requires a configuration with specified `pairlists` attribute.
+Can be used to generate static pairlists to be used during backtesting / hyperopt.
+
+```
+usage: freqtrade test-pairlist [-h] [-c PATH]
+                               [--quote QUOTE_CURRENCY [QUOTE_CURRENCY ...]]
+                               [-1] [--print-json]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  -c PATH, --config PATH
+                        Specify configuration file (default: `config.json`).
+                        Multiple --config options may be used. Can be set to
+                        `-` to read config from stdin.
+  --quote QUOTE_CURRENCY [QUOTE_CURRENCY ...]
+                        Specify quote currency(-ies). Space-separated list.
+  -1, --one-column      Print output in one column.
+  --print-json          Print list of pairs or market symbols in JSON format.
+```
+
+### Examples
+
+Show whitelist when using a [dynamic pairlist](plugins.md#pairlists).
+
+```
+freqtrade test-pairlist --config config.json --quote USDT BTC
+```
+
+## Webserver mode
+
+!!! Warning "Experimental"
+    Webserver mode is an experimental mode to increase backesting and strategy development productivity.
+    There may still be bugs - so if you happen to stumble across these, please report them as github issues, thanks.
+
+Run freqtrade in webserver mode.
+Freqtrade will start the webserver and allow FreqUI to start and control backtesting processes.
+This has the advantage that data will not be reloaded between backtesting runs (as long as timeframe and timerange remain identical).
+FreqUI will also show the backtesting results.
+
+```
+usage: freqtrade webserver [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [-V] [-c PATH] [-d PATH]
+                           [--userdir PATH] [-s NAME] [--strategy-path PATH]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+
+Common arguments:
+  -v, --verbose         Verbose mode (-vv for more, -vvv to get all messages).
+  --logfile FILE        Log to the file specified. Special values are:
+                        'syslog', 'journald'. See the documentation for more
+                        details.
+  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
+  -c PATH, --config PATH
+                        Specify configuration file (default:
+                        `userdir/config.json` or `config.json` whichever
+                        exists). Multiple --config options may be used. Can be
+                        set to `-` to read config from stdin.
+  -d PATH, --datadir PATH
+                        Path to directory with historical backtesting data.
+  --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
+                        Path to userdata directory.
+
+Strategy arguments:
+  -s NAME, --strategy NAME
+                        Specify strategy class name which will be used by the
+                        bot.
+  --strategy-path PATH  Specify additional strategy lookup path.
+
+```
+
+## List Hyperopt results
+
+You can list the hyperoptimization epochs the Hyperopt module evaluated previously with the `hyperopt-list` sub-command.
+
+```
+usage: freqtrade hyperopt-list [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [-V] [-c PATH]
+                               [-d PATH] [--userdir PATH] [--best]
+                               [--profitable] [--min-trades INT]
+                               [--max-trades INT] [--min-avg-time FLOAT]
+                               [--max-avg-time FLOAT] [--min-avg-profit FLOAT]
+                               [--max-avg-profit FLOAT]
+                               [--min-total-profit FLOAT]
+                               [--max-total-profit FLOAT]
+                               [--min-objective FLOAT] [--max-objective FLOAT]
+                               [--no-color] [--print-json] [--no-details]
+                               [--hyperopt-filename PATH] [--export-csv FILE]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  --best                Select only best epochs.
+  --profitable          Select only profitable epochs.
+  --min-trades INT      Select epochs with more than INT trades.
+  --max-trades INT      Select epochs with less than INT trades.
+  --min-avg-time FLOAT  Select epochs above average time.
+  --max-avg-time FLOAT  Select epochs below average time.
+  --min-avg-profit FLOAT
+                        Select epochs above average profit.
+  --max-avg-profit FLOAT
+                        Select epochs below average profit.
+  --min-total-profit FLOAT
+                        Select epochs above total profit.
+  --max-total-profit FLOAT
+                        Select epochs below total profit.
+  --min-objective FLOAT
+                        Select epochs above objective.
+  --max-objective FLOAT
+                        Select epochs below objective.
+  --no-color            Disable colorization of hyperopt results. May be
+                        useful if you are redirecting output to a file.
+  --print-json          Print output in JSON format.
+  --no-details          Do not print best epoch details.
+  --hyperopt-filename FILENAME
+                        Hyperopt result filename.Example: `--hyperopt-
+                        filename=hyperopt_results_2020-09-27_16-20-48.pickle`
+  --export-csv FILE     Export to CSV-File. This will disable table print.
+                        Example: --export-csv hyperopt.csv
+
+Common arguments:
+  -v, --verbose         Verbose mode (-vv for more, -vvv to get all messages).
+  --logfile FILE        Log to the file specified. Special values are:
+                        'syslog', 'journald'. See the documentation for more
+                        details.
+  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
+  -c PATH, --config PATH
+                        Specify configuration file (default:
+                        `userdir/config.json` or `config.json` whichever
+                        exists). Multiple --config options may be used. Can be
+                        set to `-` to read config from stdin.
+  -d PATH, --datadir PATH
+                        Path to directory with historical backtesting data.
+  --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
+                        Path to userdata directory.
+```
+
+!!! Note
+    `hyperopt-list` will automatically use the latest available hyperopt results file.
+    You can override this using the `--hyperopt-filename` argument, and specify another, available filename (without path!).
+
+### Examples
+
+List all results, print details of the best result at the end:
+```
+freqtrade hyperopt-list
+```
+
+List only epochs with positive profit. Do not print the details of the best epoch, so that the list can be iterated in a script:
+```
+freqtrade hyperopt-list --profitable --no-details
+```
+
+## Show details of Hyperopt results
+
+You can show the details of any hyperoptimization epoch previously evaluated by the Hyperopt module with the `hyperopt-show` subcommand.
+
+```
+usage: freqtrade hyperopt-show [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [-V] [-c PATH]
+                               [-d PATH] [--userdir PATH] [--best]
+                               [--profitable] [-n INT] [--print-json]
+                               [--hyperopt-filename FILENAME] [--no-header]
+                               [--disable-param-export]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  --best                Select only best epochs.
+  --profitable          Select only profitable epochs.
+  -n INT, --index INT   Specify the index of the epoch to print details for.
+  --print-json          Print output in JSON format.
+  --hyperopt-filename FILENAME
+                        Hyperopt result filename.Example: `--hyperopt-
+                        filename=hyperopt_results_2020-09-27_16-20-48.pickle`
+  --no-header           Do not print epoch details header.
+  --disable-param-export
+                        Disable automatic hyperopt parameter export.
+
+Common arguments:
+  -v, --verbose         Verbose mode (-vv for more, -vvv to get all messages).
+  --logfile FILE        Log to the file specified. Special values are:
+                        'syslog', 'journald'. See the documentation for more
+                        details.
+  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
+  -c PATH, --config PATH
+                        Specify configuration file (default:
+                        `userdir/config.json` or `config.json` whichever
+                        exists). Multiple --config options may be used. Can be
+                        set to `-` to read config from stdin.
+  -d PATH, --datadir PATH
+                        Path to directory with historical backtesting data.
+  --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
+                        Path to userdata directory.
+
+```
+
+!!! Note
+    `hyperopt-show` will automatically use the latest available hyperopt results file.
+    You can override this using the `--hyperopt-filename` argument, and specify another, available filename (without path!).
+
+### Examples
+
+Print details for the epoch 168 (the number of the epoch is shown by the `hyperopt-list` subcommand or by Hyperopt itself during hyperoptimization run):
+
+```
+freqtrade hyperopt-show -n 168
+```
+
+Prints JSON data with details for the last best epoch (i.e., the best of all epochs):
+
+```
+freqtrade hyperopt-show --best -n -1 --print-json --no-header
+```
+
+## Show trades
+
+Print selected (or all) trades from database to screen.
+
+```
+usage: freqtrade show-trades [-h] [-v] [--logfile FILE] [-V] [-c PATH]
+                             [-d PATH] [--userdir PATH] [--db-url PATH]
+                             [--trade-ids TRADE_IDS [TRADE_IDS ...]]
+                             [--print-json]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  --db-url PATH         Override trades database URL, this is useful in custom
+                        deployments (default: `sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite` for
+                        Live Run mode, `sqlite:///tradesv3.dryrun.sqlite` for
+                        Dry Run).
+  --trade-ids TRADE_IDS [TRADE_IDS ...]
+                        Specify the list of trade ids.
+  --print-json          Print output in JSON format.
+
+Common arguments:
+  -v, --verbose         Verbose mode (-vv for more, -vvv to get all messages).
+  --logfile FILE        Log to the file specified. Special values are:
+                        'syslog', 'journald'. See the documentation for more
+                        details.
+  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
+  -c PATH, --config PATH
+                        Specify configuration file (default:
+                        `userdir/config.json` or `config.json` whichever
+                        exists). Multiple --config options may be used. Can be
+                        set to `-` to read config from stdin.
+  -d PATH, --datadir PATH
+                        Path to directory with historical backtesting data.
+  --userdir PATH, --user-data-dir PATH
+                        Path to userdata directory.
+```
+
+### Examples
+
+Print trades with id 2 and 3 as json
+
+``` bash
+freqtrade show-trades --db-url sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite --trade-ids 2 3 --print-json
+```

docs/webhook-config.md

@@ -15,10 +15,30 @@ Sample configuration (tested using IFTTT).
             "value2": "limit {limit:8f}",
             "value3": "{stake_amount:8f} {stake_currency}"
         },
+        "webhookbuycancel": {
+            "value1": "Cancelling Open Buy Order for {pair}",
+            "value2": "limit {limit:8f}",
+            "value3": "{stake_amount:8f} {stake_currency}"
+        },
+         "webhookbuyfill": {
+            "value1": "Buy Order for {pair} filled",
+            "value2": "at {open_rate:8f}",
+            "value3": ""
+        },
         "webhooksell": {
             "value1": "Selling {pair}",
             "value2": "limit {limit:8f}",
-            "value3": "profit: {profit_amount:8f} {stake_currency}"
+            "value3": "profit: {profit_amount:8f} {stake_currency} ({profit_ratio})"
+        },
+        "webhooksellcancel": {
+            "value1": "Cancelling Open Sell Order for {pair}",
+            "value2": "limit {limit:8f}",
+            "value3": "profit: {profit_amount:8f} {stake_currency} ({profit_ratio})"
+        },
+        "webhooksellfill": {
+            "value1": "Sell Order for {pair} filled",
+            "value2": "at {close_rate:8f}.",
+            "value3": ""
         },
         "webhookstatus": {
             "value1": "Status: {status}",
@@ -30,6 +50,21 @@ Sample configuration (tested using IFTTT).
 
 The url in `webhook.url` should point to the correct url for your webhook. If you're using [IFTTT](https://ifttt.com) (as shown in the sample above) please insert our event and key to the url.
 
+You can set the POST body format to Form-Encoded (default) or JSON-Encoded. Use `"format": "form"` or `"format": "json"` respectively. Example configuration for Mattermost Cloud integration:
+
+```json
+  "webhook": {
+        "enabled": true,
+        "url": "https://<YOURSUBDOMAIN>.cloud.mattermost.com/hooks/<YOURHOOK>",
+        "format": "json",
+        "webhookstatus": {
+            "text": "Status: {status}"
+        }
+    },
+```
+
+The result would be POST request with e.g. `{"text":"Status: running"}` body and `Content-Type: application/json` header which results `Status: running` message in the Mattermost channel.
+
 Different payloads can be configured for different events. Not all fields are necessary, but you should configure at least one of the dicts, otherwise the webhook will never be called.
 
 ### Webhookbuy
@@ -37,19 +72,99 @@ Different payloads can be configured for different events. Not all fields are ne
 The fields in `webhook.webhookbuy` are filled when the bot executes a buy. Parameters are filled using string.format.
 Possible parameters are:
 
+* `trade_id`
 * `exchange`
 * `pair`
 * `limit`
+* `amount`
+* `open_date`
 * `stake_amount`
 * `stake_currency`
 * `fiat_currency`
 * `order_type`
+* `current_rate`
+
+### Webhookbuycancel
+
+The fields in `webhook.webhookbuycancel` are filled when the bot cancels a buy order. Parameters are filled using string.format.
+Possible parameters are:
+
+* `trade_id`
+* `exchange`
+* `pair`
+* `limit`
+* `amount`
+* `open_date`
+* `stake_amount`
+* `stake_currency`
+* `fiat_currency`
+* `order_type`
+* `current_rate`
+
+### Webhookbuyfill
+
+The fields in `webhook.webhookbuyfill` are filled when the bot filled a buy order. Parameters are filled using string.format.
+Possible parameters are:
+
+* `trade_id`
+* `exchange`
+* `pair`
+* `open_rate`
+* `amount`
+* `open_date`
+* `stake_amount`
+* `stake_currency`
+* `fiat_currency`
 
 ### Webhooksell
 
 The fields in `webhook.webhooksell` are filled when the bot sells a trade. Parameters are filled using string.format.
 Possible parameters are:
 
+* `trade_id`
+* `exchange`
+* `pair`
+* `gain`
+* `limit`
+* `amount`
+* `open_rate`
+* `profit_amount`
+* `profit_ratio`
+* `stake_currency`
+* `fiat_currency`
+* `sell_reason`
+* `order_type`
+* `open_date`
+* `close_date`
+
+### Webhooksellfill
+
+The fields in `webhook.webhooksellfill` are filled when the bot fills a sell order (closes a Trae). Parameters are filled using string.format.
+Possible parameters are:
+
+* `trade_id`
+* `exchange`
+* `pair`
+* `gain`
+* `close_rate`
+* `amount`
+* `open_rate`
+* `current_rate`
+* `profit_amount`
+* `profit_ratio`
+* `stake_currency`
+* `fiat_currency`
+* `sell_reason`
+* `order_type`
+* `open_date`
+* `close_date`
+
+### Webhooksellcancel
+
+The fields in `webhook.webhooksellcancel` are filled when the bot cancels a sell order. Parameters are filled using string.format.
+Possible parameters are:
+
+* `trade_id`
 * `exchange`
 * `pair`
 * `gain`
@@ -58,11 +173,13 @@ Possible parameters are:
 * `open_rate`
 * `current_rate`
 * `profit_amount`
-* `profit_percent`
+* `profit_ratio`
 * `stake_currency`
 * `fiat_currency`
 * `sell_reason`
 * `order_type`
+* `open_date`
+* `close_date`
 
 ### Webhookstatus
 

docs/windows_installation.md

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# Windows installation
+
+We **strongly** recommend that Windows users use [Docker](docker_quickstart.md) as this will work much easier and smoother (also more secure).
+
+If that is not possible, try using the Windows Linux subsystem (WSL) - for which the Ubuntu instructions should work.
+Otherwise, try the instructions below.
+
+## Install freqtrade manually
+
+!!! Note
+    Make sure to use 64bit Windows and 64bit Python to avoid problems with backtesting or hyperopt due to the memory constraints 32bit applications have under Windows.
+
+!!! Hint
+    Using the [Anaconda Distribution](https://www.anaconda.com/distribution/) under Windows can greatly help with installation problems. Check out the [Anaconda installation section](installation.md#Anaconda) in this document for more information.
+
+### 1. Clone the git repository
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade.git
+```
+
+### 2. Install ta-lib
+
+Install ta-lib according to the [ta-lib documentation](https://github.com/mrjbq7/ta-lib#windows).
+
+As compiling from source on windows has heavy dependencies (requires a partial visual studio installation), there is also a repository of unofficial pre-compiled windows Wheels [here](https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#ta-lib), which need to be downloaded and installed using `pip install TA_Lib-0.4.21-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl` (make sure to use the version matching your python version).
+
+Freqtrade provides these dependencies for the latest 2 Python versions (3.7 and 3.8) and for 64bit Windows.
+Other versions must be downloaded from the above link.
+
+``` powershell
+cd \path\freqtrade
+python -m venv .env
+.env\Scripts\activate.ps1
+# optionally install ta-lib from wheel
+# Eventually adjust the below filename to match the downloaded wheel
+pip install build_helpers/TA_Lib-0.4.19-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+pip install -e .
+freqtrade
+```
+
+!!! Note "Use Powershell"
+    The above installation script assumes you're using powershell on a 64bit windows.
+    Commands for the legacy CMD windows console may differ.
+
+> Thanks [Owdr](https://github.com/Owdr) for the commands. Source: [Issue #222](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues/222)
+
+### Error during installation on Windows
+
+``` bash
+error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required. Get it with "Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools": http://landinghub.visualstudio.com/visual-cpp-build-tools
+```
+
+Unfortunately, many packages requiring compilation don't provide a pre-built wheel. It is therefore mandatory to have a C/C++ compiler installed and available for your python environment to use.
+
+The easiest way is to download install Microsoft Visual Studio Community [here](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) and make sure to install "Common Tools for Visual C++" to enable building C code on Windows. Unfortunately, this is a heavy download / dependency (~4Gb) so you might want to consider WSL or [docker compose](docker_quickstart.md) first.
+
+---

environment.yml

@@ -1,60 +1,71 @@
 name: freqtrade
 channels:
-  - defaults
   - conda-forge
+# - defaults
 dependencies:
-  # Required for app
+# 1/4 req main
-  - python>=3.6
+    - python>=3.7,<3.9
-  - pip
+    - numpy
-  - wheel
+    - pandas
-  - numpy
+    - pip
-  - pandas
+
-  - SQLAlchemy
+    - aiohttp
-  - arrow
+    - SQLAlchemy
-  - requests
+    - python-telegram-bot
-  - urllib3
+    - arrow
-  - wrapt
+    - cachetools
-  - jsonschema
+    - requests
-  - tabulate
+    - urllib3
-  - python-rapidjson
+    - wrapt
-  - flask
+    - jsonschema
-  - python-dotenv
-  - cachetools
-  - python-telegram-bot
-  # Optional for plotting
-  - plotly
-  # Optional for hyperopt
-  - scipy
-  - scikit-optimize
-  - scikit-learn
-  - filelock
-  - joblib
-  # Optional for development
-  - flake8
-  - pytest
-  - pytest-mock
-  - pytest-asyncio
-  - pytest-cov
-  - coveralls
-  - mypy
-  # Useful for jupyter
-  - jupyter
-  - ipykernel
-  - isort
-  - yapf
-  - pip:
-    # Required for app
-    - cython
-    - coinmarketcap
-    - ccxt
     - TA-Lib
-    - py_find_1st
+    - tabulate
+    - jinja2
+    - blosc
     - sdnotify
-    # Optional for develpment
+    - fastapi
-    - flake8-tidy-imports
+    - uvicorn
-    - flake8-type-annotations
+    - pyjwt
-    - pytest-random-order
+    - colorama
-    - -e .
+    - questionary
+    - prompt-toolkit
 
 
+    # ============================
+    # 2/4 req dev
 
+    - coveralls
+    - flake8
+    - mypy
+    - pytest
+    - pytest-asyncio
+    - pytest-cov
+    - pytest-mock
+    - isort
+    - nbconvert
+
+    # ============================
+    # 3/4 req hyperopt
+
+    - scipy
+    - scikit-learn
+    - filelock
+    - scikit-optimize
+    - joblib
+    - progressbar2
+    # ============================
+    # 4/4 req plot
+
+    - plotly
+    - jupyter
+
+    - pip:
+        - pycoingecko
+        - py_find_1st
+        - tables
+        - pytest-random-order
+        - flake8-type-annotations
+        - ccxt
+        - flake8-tidy-imports
+        - -e .
+    # - python-rapidjso

freqtrade.service

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ After=network.target
 # Set WorkingDirectory and ExecStart to your file paths accordingly
 # NOTE: %h will be resolved to /home/<username>
 WorkingDirectory=%h/freqtrade
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/freqtrade
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/freqtrade trade
 Restart=on-failure
 
 [Install]

freqtrade.service.watchdog

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ After=network.target
 # Set WorkingDirectory and ExecStart to your file paths accordingly
 # NOTE: %h will be resolved to /home/<username>
 WorkingDirectory=%h/freqtrade
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/freqtrade --sd-notify
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/freqtrade trade --sd-notify
 
 Restart=always
 #Restart=on-failure

freqtrade/__init__.py

@@ -1,44 +1,34 @@
-""" FreqTrade bot """
+""" Freqtrade bot """
-__version__ = '2019.9'
+__version__ = '2021.7'
 
 if __version__ == 'develop':
 
     try:
         import subprocess
+
         __version__ = 'develop-' + subprocess.check_output(
             ['git', 'log', '--format="%h"', '-n 1'],
             stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL).decode("utf-8").rstrip().strip('"')
+
+        # from datetime import datetime
+        # last_release = subprocess.check_output(
+        #     ['git', 'tag']
+        # ).decode('utf-8').split()[-1].split(".")
+        # # Releases are in the format "2020.1" - we increment the latest version for dev.
+        # prefix = f"{last_release[0]}.{int(last_release[1]) + 1}"
+        # dev_version = int(datetime.now().timestamp() // 1000)
+        # __version__ = f"{prefix}.dev{dev_version}"
+
+        #  subprocess.check_output(
+        #     ['git', 'log', '--format="%h"', '-n 1'],
+        #     stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL).decode("utf-8").rstrip().strip('"')
     except Exception:
         # git not available, ignore
-        pass
+        try:
-
+            # Try Fallback to freqtrade_commit file (created by CI while building docker image)
-
+            from pathlib import Path
-class DependencyException(Exception):
+            versionfile = Path('./freqtrade_commit')
-    """
+            if versionfile.is_file():
-    Indicates that an assumed dependency is not met.
+                __version__ = f"docker-{versionfile.read_text()[:8]}"
-    This could happen when there is currently not enough money on the account.
+        except Exception:
-    """
+            pass
-
-
-class OperationalException(Exception):
-    """
-    Requires manual intervention and will usually stop the bot.
-    This happens when an exchange returns an unexpected error during runtime
-    or given configuration is invalid.
-    """
-
-
-class InvalidOrderException(Exception):
-    """
-    This is returned when the order is not valid. Example:
-    If stoploss on exchange order is hit, then trying to cancel the order
-    should return this exception.
-    """
-
-
-class TemporaryError(Exception):
-    """
-    Temporary network or exchange related error.
-    This could happen when an exchange is congested, unavailable, or the user
-    has networking problems. Usually resolves itself after a time.
-    """

freqtrade/__main__.py

@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 __main__.py for Freqtrade
 To launch Freqtrade as a module
 
-> python -m freqtrade (with Python >= 3.6)
+> python -m freqtrade (with Python >= 3.7)
 """
 
 from freqtrade import main
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main.main()

freqtrade/commands/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# flake8: noqa: F401
+"""
+Commands module.
+Contains all start-commands, subcommands and CLI Interface creation.
+
+Note: Be careful with file-scoped imports in these subfiles.
+    as they are parsed on startup, nothing containing optional modules should be loaded.
+"""
+from freqtrade.commands.arguments import Arguments
+from freqtrade.commands.build_config_commands import start_new_config
+from freqtrade.commands.data_commands import (start_convert_data, start_download_data,
+                                              start_list_data)
+from freqtrade.commands.deploy_commands import (start_create_userdir, start_install_ui,
+                                                start_new_hyperopt, start_new_strategy)
+from freqtrade.commands.hyperopt_commands import start_hyperopt_list, start_hyperopt_show
+from freqtrade.commands.list_commands import (start_list_exchanges, start_list_hyperopts,
+                                              start_list_markets, start_list_strategies,
+                                              start_list_timeframes, start_show_trades)
+from freqtrade.commands.optimize_commands import start_backtesting, start_edge, start_hyperopt
+from freqtrade.commands.pairlist_commands import start_test_pairlist
+from freqtrade.commands.plot_commands import start_plot_dataframe, start_plot_profit
+from freqtrade.commands.trade_commands import start_trading
+from freqtrade.commands.webserver_commands import start_webserver

freqtrade/commands/arguments.py

@@ -0,0 +1,395 @@
+"""
+This module contains the argument manager class
+"""
+import argparse
+from functools import partial
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+
+from freqtrade.commands.cli_options import AVAILABLE_CLI_OPTIONS
+from freqtrade.constants import DEFAULT_CONFIG
+
+
+ARGS_COMMON = ["verbosity", "logfile", "version", "config", "datadir", "user_data_dir"]
+
+ARGS_STRATEGY = ["strategy", "strategy_path"]
+
+ARGS_TRADE = ["db_url", "sd_notify", "dry_run", "dry_run_wallet", "fee"]
+
+ARGS_WEBSERVER: List[str] = []
+
+ARGS_COMMON_OPTIMIZE = ["timeframe", "timerange", "dataformat_ohlcv",
+                        "max_open_trades", "stake_amount", "fee", "pairs"]
+
+ARGS_BACKTEST = ARGS_COMMON_OPTIMIZE + ["position_stacking", "use_max_market_positions",
+                                        "enable_protections", "dry_run_wallet",
+                                        "strategy_list", "export", "exportfilename"]
+
+ARGS_HYPEROPT = ARGS_COMMON_OPTIMIZE + ["hyperopt", "hyperopt_path",
+                                        "position_stacking", "use_max_market_positions",
+                                        "enable_protections", "dry_run_wallet",
+                                        "epochs", "spaces", "print_all",
+                                        "print_colorized", "print_json", "hyperopt_jobs",
+                                        "hyperopt_random_state", "hyperopt_min_trades",
+                                        "hyperopt_loss", "disableparamexport"]
+
+ARGS_EDGE = ARGS_COMMON_OPTIMIZE + ["stoploss_range"]
+
+ARGS_LIST_STRATEGIES = ["strategy_path", "print_one_column", "print_colorized"]
+
+ARGS_LIST_HYPEROPTS = ["hyperopt_path", "print_one_column", "print_colorized"]
+
+ARGS_LIST_EXCHANGES = ["print_one_column", "list_exchanges_all"]
+
+ARGS_LIST_TIMEFRAMES = ["exchange", "print_one_column"]
+
+ARGS_LIST_PAIRS = ["exchange", "print_list", "list_pairs_print_json", "print_one_column",
+                   "print_csv", "base_currencies", "quote_currencies", "list_pairs_all"]
+
+ARGS_TEST_PAIRLIST = ["verbosity", "config", "quote_currencies", "print_one_column",
+                      "list_pairs_print_json"]
+
+ARGS_CREATE_USERDIR = ["user_data_dir", "reset"]
+
+ARGS_BUILD_CONFIG = ["config"]
+
+ARGS_BUILD_STRATEGY = ["user_data_dir", "strategy", "template"]
+
+ARGS_BUILD_HYPEROPT = ["user_data_dir", "hyperopt", "template"]
+
+ARGS_CONVERT_DATA = ["pairs", "format_from", "format_to", "erase"]
+ARGS_CONVERT_DATA_OHLCV = ARGS_CONVERT_DATA + ["timeframes"]
+
+ARGS_LIST_DATA = ["exchange", "dataformat_ohlcv", "pairs"]
+
+ARGS_DOWNLOAD_DATA = ["pairs", "pairs_file", "days", "new_pairs_days", "timerange",
+                      "download_trades", "exchange", "timeframes", "erase", "dataformat_ohlcv",
+                      "dataformat_trades"]
+
+ARGS_PLOT_DATAFRAME = ["pairs", "indicators1", "indicators2", "plot_limit",
+                       "db_url", "trade_source", "export", "exportfilename",
+                       "timerange", "timeframe", "no_trades"]
+
+ARGS_PLOT_PROFIT = ["pairs", "timerange", "export", "exportfilename", "db_url",
+                    "trade_source", "timeframe", "plot_auto_open"]
+
+ARGS_INSTALL_UI = ["erase_ui_only"]
+
+ARGS_SHOW_TRADES = ["db_url", "trade_ids", "print_json"]
+
+ARGS_HYPEROPT_LIST = ["hyperopt_list_best", "hyperopt_list_profitable",
+                      "hyperopt_list_min_trades", "hyperopt_list_max_trades",
+                      "hyperopt_list_min_avg_time", "hyperopt_list_max_avg_time",
+                      "hyperopt_list_min_avg_profit", "hyperopt_list_max_avg_profit",
+                      "hyperopt_list_min_total_profit", "hyperopt_list_max_total_profit",
+                      "hyperopt_list_min_objective", "hyperopt_list_max_objective",
+                      "print_colorized", "print_json", "hyperopt_list_no_details",
+                      "hyperoptexportfilename", "export_csv"]
+
+ARGS_HYPEROPT_SHOW = ["hyperopt_list_best", "hyperopt_list_profitable", "hyperopt_show_index",
+                      "print_json", "hyperoptexportfilename", "hyperopt_show_no_header",
+                      "disableparamexport"]
+
+NO_CONF_REQURIED = ["convert-data", "convert-trade-data", "download-data", "list-timeframes",
+                    "list-markets", "list-pairs", "list-strategies", "list-data",
+                    "list-hyperopts", "hyperopt-list", "hyperopt-show",
+                    "plot-dataframe", "plot-profit", "show-trades"]
+
+NO_CONF_ALLOWED = ["create-userdir", "list-exchanges", "new-hyperopt", "new-strategy"]
+
+
+class Arguments:
+    """
+    Arguments Class. Manage the arguments received by the cli
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, args: Optional[List[str]]) -> None:
+        self.args = args
+        self._parsed_arg: Optional[argparse.Namespace] = None
+
+    def get_parsed_arg(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Return the list of arguments
+        :return: List[str] List of arguments
+        """
+        if self._parsed_arg is None:
+            self._build_subcommands()
+            self._parsed_arg = self._parse_args()
+
+        return vars(self._parsed_arg)
+
+    def _parse_args(self) -> argparse.Namespace:
+        """
+        Parses given arguments and returns an argparse Namespace instance.
+        """
+        parsed_arg = self.parser.parse_args(self.args)
+
+        # Workaround issue in argparse with action='append' and default value
+        # (see https://bugs.python.org/issue16399)
+        # Allow no-config for certain commands (like downloading / plotting)
+        if ('config' in parsed_arg and parsed_arg.config is None):
+            conf_required = ('command' in parsed_arg and parsed_arg.command in NO_CONF_REQURIED)
+
+            if 'user_data_dir' in parsed_arg and parsed_arg.user_data_dir is not None:
+                user_dir = parsed_arg.user_data_dir
+            else:
+                # Default case
+                user_dir = 'user_data'
+                # Try loading from "user_data/config.json"
+            cfgfile = Path(user_dir) / DEFAULT_CONFIG
+            if cfgfile.is_file():
+                parsed_arg.config = [str(cfgfile)]
+            else:
+                # Else use "config.json".
+                cfgfile = Path.cwd() / DEFAULT_CONFIG
+                if cfgfile.is_file() or not conf_required:
+                    parsed_arg.config = [DEFAULT_CONFIG]
+
+        return parsed_arg
+
+    def _build_args(self, optionlist, parser):
+
+        for val in optionlist:
+            opt = AVAILABLE_CLI_OPTIONS[val]
+            parser.add_argument(*opt.cli, dest=val, **opt.kwargs)
+
+    def _build_subcommands(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Builds and attaches all subcommands.
+        :return: None
+        """
+        # Build shared arguments (as group Common Options)
+        _common_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
+        group = _common_parser.add_argument_group("Common arguments")
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_COMMON, parser=group)
+
+        _strategy_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
+        strategy_group = _strategy_parser.add_argument_group("Strategy arguments")
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_STRATEGY, parser=strategy_group)
+
+        # Build main command
+        self.parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Free, open source crypto trading bot')
+        self._build_args(optionlist=['version'], parser=self.parser)
+
+        from freqtrade.commands import (start_backtesting, start_convert_data, start_create_userdir,
+                                        start_download_data, start_edge, start_hyperopt,
+                                        start_hyperopt_list, start_hyperopt_show, start_install_ui,
+                                        start_list_data, start_list_exchanges, start_list_hyperopts,
+                                        start_list_markets, start_list_strategies,
+                                        start_list_timeframes, start_new_config, start_new_hyperopt,
+                                        start_new_strategy, start_plot_dataframe, start_plot_profit,
+                                        start_show_trades, start_test_pairlist, start_trading,
+                                        start_webserver)
+
+        subparsers = self.parser.add_subparsers(dest='command',
+                                                # Use custom message when no subhandler is added
+                                                # shown from `main.py`
+                                                # required=True
+                                                )
+
+        # Add trade subcommand
+        trade_cmd = subparsers.add_parser('trade', help='Trade module.',
+                                          parents=[_common_parser, _strategy_parser])
+        trade_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_trading)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_TRADE, parser=trade_cmd)
+
+        # add create-userdir subcommand
+        create_userdir_cmd = subparsers.add_parser('create-userdir',
+                                                   help="Create user-data directory.",
+                                                   )
+        create_userdir_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_create_userdir)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_CREATE_USERDIR, parser=create_userdir_cmd)
+
+        # add new-config subcommand
+        build_config_cmd = subparsers.add_parser('new-config',
+                                                 help="Create new config")
+        build_config_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_new_config)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_BUILD_CONFIG, parser=build_config_cmd)
+
+        # add new-hyperopt subcommand
+        build_hyperopt_cmd = subparsers.add_parser('new-hyperopt',
+                                                   help="Create new hyperopt")
+        build_hyperopt_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_new_hyperopt)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_BUILD_HYPEROPT, parser=build_hyperopt_cmd)
+
+        # add new-strategy subcommand
+        build_strategy_cmd = subparsers.add_parser('new-strategy',
+                                                   help="Create new strategy")
+        build_strategy_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_new_strategy)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_BUILD_STRATEGY, parser=build_strategy_cmd)
+
+        # Add download-data subcommand
+        download_data_cmd = subparsers.add_parser(
+            'download-data',
+            help='Download backtesting data.',
+            parents=[_common_parser],
+        )
+        download_data_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_download_data)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_DOWNLOAD_DATA, parser=download_data_cmd)
+
+        # Add convert-data subcommand
+        convert_data_cmd = subparsers.add_parser(
+            'convert-data',
+            help='Convert candle (OHLCV) data from one format to another.',
+            parents=[_common_parser],
+        )
+        convert_data_cmd.set_defaults(func=partial(start_convert_data, ohlcv=True))
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_CONVERT_DATA_OHLCV, parser=convert_data_cmd)
+
+        # Add convert-trade-data subcommand
+        convert_trade_data_cmd = subparsers.add_parser(
+            'convert-trade-data',
+            help='Convert trade data from one format to another.',
+            parents=[_common_parser],
+        )
+        convert_trade_data_cmd.set_defaults(func=partial(start_convert_data, ohlcv=False))
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_CONVERT_DATA, parser=convert_trade_data_cmd)
+
+        # Add list-data subcommand
+        list_data_cmd = subparsers.add_parser(
+            'list-data',
+            help='List downloaded data.',
+            parents=[_common_parser],
+        )
+        list_data_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_list_data)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_LIST_DATA, parser=list_data_cmd)
+
+        # Add backtesting subcommand
+        backtesting_cmd = subparsers.add_parser('backtesting', help='Backtesting module.',
+                                                parents=[_common_parser, _strategy_parser])
+        backtesting_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_backtesting)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_BACKTEST, parser=backtesting_cmd)
+
+        # Add edge subcommand
+        edge_cmd = subparsers.add_parser('edge', help='Edge module.',
+                                         parents=[_common_parser, _strategy_parser])
+        edge_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_edge)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_EDGE, parser=edge_cmd)
+
+        # Add hyperopt subcommand
+        hyperopt_cmd = subparsers.add_parser('hyperopt', help='Hyperopt module.',
+                                             parents=[_common_parser, _strategy_parser],
+                                             )
+        hyperopt_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_hyperopt)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_HYPEROPT, parser=hyperopt_cmd)
+
+        # Add hyperopt-list subcommand
+        hyperopt_list_cmd = subparsers.add_parser(
+            'hyperopt-list',
+            help='List Hyperopt results',
+            parents=[_common_parser],
+        )
+        hyperopt_list_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_hyperopt_list)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_HYPEROPT_LIST, parser=hyperopt_list_cmd)
+
+        # Add hyperopt-show subcommand
+        hyperopt_show_cmd = subparsers.add_parser(
+            'hyperopt-show',
+            help='Show details of Hyperopt results',
+            parents=[_common_parser],
+        )
+        hyperopt_show_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_hyperopt_show)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_HYPEROPT_SHOW, parser=hyperopt_show_cmd)
+
+        # Add list-exchanges subcommand
+        list_exchanges_cmd = subparsers.add_parser(
+            'list-exchanges',
+            help='Print available exchanges.',
+            parents=[_common_parser],
+        )
+        list_exchanges_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_list_exchanges)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_LIST_EXCHANGES, parser=list_exchanges_cmd)
+
+        # Add list-hyperopts subcommand
+        list_hyperopts_cmd = subparsers.add_parser(
+            'list-hyperopts',
+            help='Print available hyperopt classes.',
+            parents=[_common_parser],
+        )
+        list_hyperopts_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_list_hyperopts)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_LIST_HYPEROPTS, parser=list_hyperopts_cmd)
+
+        # Add list-markets subcommand
+        list_markets_cmd = subparsers.add_parser(
+            'list-markets',
+            help='Print markets on exchange.',
+            parents=[_common_parser],
+        )
+        list_markets_cmd.set_defaults(func=partial(start_list_markets, pairs_only=False))
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_LIST_PAIRS, parser=list_markets_cmd)
+
+        # Add list-pairs subcommand
+        list_pairs_cmd = subparsers.add_parser(
+            'list-pairs',
+            help='Print pairs on exchange.',
+            parents=[_common_parser],
+        )
+        list_pairs_cmd.set_defaults(func=partial(start_list_markets, pairs_only=True))
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_LIST_PAIRS, parser=list_pairs_cmd)
+
+        # Add list-strategies subcommand
+        list_strategies_cmd = subparsers.add_parser(
+            'list-strategies',
+            help='Print available strategies.',
+            parents=[_common_parser],
+        )
+        list_strategies_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_list_strategies)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_LIST_STRATEGIES, parser=list_strategies_cmd)
+
+        # Add list-timeframes subcommand
+        list_timeframes_cmd = subparsers.add_parser(
+            'list-timeframes',
+            help='Print available timeframes for the exchange.',
+            parents=[_common_parser],
+        )
+        list_timeframes_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_list_timeframes)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_LIST_TIMEFRAMES, parser=list_timeframes_cmd)
+
+        # Add show-trades subcommand
+        show_trades = subparsers.add_parser(
+            'show-trades',
+            help='Show trades.',
+            parents=[_common_parser],
+        )
+        show_trades.set_defaults(func=start_show_trades)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_SHOW_TRADES, parser=show_trades)
+
+        # Add test-pairlist subcommand
+        test_pairlist_cmd = subparsers.add_parser(
+            'test-pairlist',
+            help='Test your pairlist configuration.',
+        )
+        test_pairlist_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_test_pairlist)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_TEST_PAIRLIST, parser=test_pairlist_cmd)
+
+        # Add install-ui subcommand
+        install_ui_cmd = subparsers.add_parser(
+            'install-ui',
+            help='Install FreqUI',
+        )
+        install_ui_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_install_ui)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_INSTALL_UI, parser=install_ui_cmd)
+
+        # Add Plotting subcommand
+        plot_dataframe_cmd = subparsers.add_parser(
+            'plot-dataframe',
+            help='Plot candles with indicators.',
+            parents=[_common_parser, _strategy_parser],
+        )
+        plot_dataframe_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_plot_dataframe)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_PLOT_DATAFRAME, parser=plot_dataframe_cmd)
+
+        # Plot profit
+        plot_profit_cmd = subparsers.add_parser(
+            'plot-profit',
+            help='Generate plot showing profits.',
+            parents=[_common_parser, _strategy_parser],
+        )
+        plot_profit_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_plot_profit)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_PLOT_PROFIT, parser=plot_profit_cmd)
+
+        # Add webserver subcommand
+        webserver_cmd = subparsers.add_parser('webserver', help='Webserver module.',
+                                              parents=[_common_parser])
+        webserver_cmd.set_defaults(func=start_webserver)
+        self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_WEBSERVER, parser=webserver_cmd)

freqtrade/commands/build_config_commands.py

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+import logging
+import secrets
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Dict, List
+
+from questionary import Separator, prompt
+
+from freqtrade.configuration.directory_operations import chown_user_directory
+from freqtrade.constants import UNLIMITED_STAKE_AMOUNT
+from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
+from freqtrade.exchange import MAP_EXCHANGE_CHILDCLASS, available_exchanges
+from freqtrade.misc import render_template
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def validate_is_int(val):
+    try:
+        _ = int(val)
+        return True
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+
+def validate_is_float(val):
+    try:
+        _ = float(val)
+        return True
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+
+def ask_user_overwrite(config_path: Path) -> bool:
+    questions = [
+        {
+            "type": "confirm",
+            "name": "overwrite",
+            "message": f"File {config_path} already exists. Overwrite?",
+            "default": False,
+        },
+    ]
+    answers = prompt(questions)
+    return answers['overwrite']
+
+
+def ask_user_config() -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Ask user a few questions to build the configuration.
+    Interactive questions built using https://github.com/tmbo/questionary
+    :returns: Dict with keys to put into template
+    """
+    questions: List[Dict[str, Any]] = [
+        {
+            "type": "confirm",
+            "name": "dry_run",
+            "message": "Do you want to enable Dry-run (simulated trades)?",
+            "default": True,
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "text",
+            "name": "stake_currency",
+            "message": "Please insert your stake currency:",
+            "default": 'BTC',
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "text",
+            "name": "stake_amount",
+            "message": "Please insert your stake amount:",
+            "default": "0.01",
+            "validate": lambda val: val == UNLIMITED_STAKE_AMOUNT or validate_is_float(val),
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "text",
+            "name": "max_open_trades",
+            "message": f"Please insert max_open_trades (Integer or '{UNLIMITED_STAKE_AMOUNT}'):",
+            "default": "3",
+            "validate": lambda val: val == UNLIMITED_STAKE_AMOUNT or validate_is_int(val)
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "text",
+            "name": "timeframe",
+            "message": "Please insert your desired timeframe (e.g. 5m):",
+            "default": "5m",
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "text",
+            "name": "fiat_display_currency",
+            "message": "Please insert your display Currency (for reporting):",
+            "default": 'USD',
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "select",
+            "name": "exchange_name",
+            "message": "Select exchange",
+            "choices": [
+                "binance",
+                "binanceus",
+                "bittrex",
+                "kraken",
+                "ftx",
+                Separator(),
+                "other",
+            ],
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "autocomplete",
+            "name": "exchange_name",
+            "message": "Type your exchange name (Must be supported by ccxt)",
+            "choices": available_exchanges(),
+            "when": lambda x: x["exchange_name"] == 'other'
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "password",
+            "name": "exchange_key",
+            "message": "Insert Exchange Key",
+            "when": lambda x: not x['dry_run']
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "password",
+            "name": "exchange_secret",
+            "message": "Insert Exchange Secret",
+            "when": lambda x: not x['dry_run']
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "confirm",
+            "name": "telegram",
+            "message": "Do you want to enable Telegram?",
+            "default": False,
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "password",
+            "name": "telegram_token",
+            "message": "Insert Telegram token",
+            "when": lambda x: x['telegram']
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "text",
+            "name": "telegram_chat_id",
+            "message": "Insert Telegram chat id",
+            "when": lambda x: x['telegram']
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "confirm",
+            "name": "api_server",
+            "message": "Do you want to enable the Rest API (includes FreqUI)?",
+            "default": False,
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "text",
+            "name": "api_server_listen_addr",
+            "message": "Insert Api server Listen Address (best left untouched default!)",
+            "default": "127.0.0.1",
+            "when": lambda x: x['api_server']
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "text",
+            "name": "api_server_username",
+            "message": "Insert api-server username",
+            "default": "freqtrader",
+            "when": lambda x: x['api_server']
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "text",
+            "name": "api_server_password",
+            "message": "Insert api-server password",
+            "when": lambda x: x['api_server']
+        },
+    ]
+    answers = prompt(questions)
+
+    if not answers:
+        # Interrupted questionary sessions return an empty dict.
+        raise OperationalException("User interrupted interactive questions.")
+
+    # Force JWT token to be a random string
+    answers['api_server_jwt_key'] = secrets.token_hex()
+
+    return answers
+
+
+def deploy_new_config(config_path: Path, selections: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    """
+    Applies selections to the template and writes the result to config_path
+    :param config_path: Path object for new config file. Should not exist yet
+    :param selections: Dict containing selections taken by the user.
+    """
+    from jinja2.exceptions import TemplateNotFound
+    try:
+        exchange_template = MAP_EXCHANGE_CHILDCLASS.get(
+            selections['exchange_name'], selections['exchange_name'])
+
+        selections['exchange'] = render_template(
+            templatefile=f"subtemplates/exchange_{exchange_template}.j2",
+            arguments=selections
+            )
+    except TemplateNotFound:
+        selections['exchange'] = render_template(
+            templatefile="subtemplates/exchange_generic.j2",
+            arguments=selections
+        )
+
+    config_text = render_template(templatefile='base_config.json.j2',
+                                  arguments=selections)
+
+    logger.info(f"Writing config to `{config_path}`.")
+    logger.info(
+        "Please make sure to check the configuration contents and adjust settings to your needs.")
+
+    config_path.write_text(config_text)
+
+
+def start_new_config(args: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    """
+    Create a new strategy from a template
+    Asking the user questions to fill out the template accordingly.
+    """
+
+    config_path = Path(args['config'][0])
+    chown_user_directory(config_path.parent)
+    if config_path.exists():
+        overwrite = ask_user_overwrite(config_path)
+        if overwrite:
+            config_path.unlink()
+        else:
+            raise OperationalException(
+                f"Configuration file `{config_path}` already exists. "
+                "Please delete it or use a different configuration file name.")
+    selections = ask_user_config()
+    deploy_new_config(config_path, selections)

freqtrade/commands/cli_options.py

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+"""
+Definition of cli arguments used in arguments.py
+"""
+from argparse import ArgumentTypeError
+
+from freqtrade import __version__, constants
+from freqtrade.constants import HYPEROPT_LOSS_BUILTIN
+
+
+def check_int_positive(value: str) -> int:
+    try:
+        uint = int(value)
+        if uint <= 0:
+            raise ValueError
+    except ValueError:
+        raise ArgumentTypeError(
+            f"{value} is invalid for this parameter, should be a positive integer value"
+        )
+    return uint
+
+
+def check_int_nonzero(value: str) -> int:
+    try:
+        uint = int(value)
+        if uint == 0:
+            raise ValueError
+    except ValueError:
+        raise ArgumentTypeError(
+            f"{value} is invalid for this parameter, should be a non-zero integer value"
+        )
+    return uint
+
+
+class Arg:
+    # Optional CLI arguments
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.cli = args
+        self.kwargs = kwargs
+
+
+# List of available command line options
+AVAILABLE_CLI_OPTIONS = {
+    # Common options
+    "verbosity": Arg(
+        '-v', '--verbose',
+        help='Verbose mode (-vv for more, -vvv to get all messages).',
+        action='count',
+        default=0,
+    ),
+    "logfile": Arg(
+        '--logfile',
+        help="Log to the file specified. Special values are: 'syslog', 'journald'. "
+             "See the documentation for more details.",
+        metavar='FILE',
+    ),
+    "version": Arg(
+        '-V', '--version',
+        action='version',
+        version=f'%(prog)s {__version__}',
+    ),
+    "config": Arg(
+        '-c', '--config',
+        help=f'Specify configuration file (default: `userdir/{constants.DEFAULT_CONFIG}` '
+        f'or `config.json` whichever exists). '
+        f'Multiple --config options may be used. '
+        f'Can be set to `-` to read config from stdin.',
+        action='append',
+        metavar='PATH',
+    ),
+    "datadir": Arg(
+        '-d', '--datadir',
+        help='Path to directory with historical backtesting data.',
+        metavar='PATH',
+    ),
+    "user_data_dir": Arg(
+        '--userdir', '--user-data-dir',
+        help='Path to userdata directory.',
+        metavar='PATH',
+    ),
+    "reset": Arg(
+        '--reset',
+        help='Reset sample files to their original state.',
+        action='store_true',
+    ),
+    # Main options
+    "strategy": Arg(
+        '-s', '--strategy',
+        help='Specify strategy class name which will be used by the bot.',
+        metavar='NAME',
+    ),
+    "strategy_path": Arg(
+        '--strategy-path',
+        help='Specify additional strategy lookup path.',
+        metavar='PATH',
+    ),
+    "db_url": Arg(
+        '--db-url',
+        help=f'Override trades database URL, this is useful in custom deployments '
+        f'(default: `{constants.DEFAULT_DB_PROD_URL}` for Live Run mode, '
+        f'`{constants.DEFAULT_DB_DRYRUN_URL}` for Dry Run).',
+        metavar='PATH',
+    ),
+    "sd_notify": Arg(
+        '--sd-notify',
+        help='Notify systemd service manager.',
+        action='store_true',
+    ),
+    "dry_run": Arg(
+        '--dry-run',
+        help='Enforce dry-run for trading (removes Exchange secrets and simulates trades).',
+        action='store_true',
+    ),
+    "dry_run_wallet": Arg(
+        '--dry-run-wallet', '--starting-balance',
+        help='Starting balance, used for backtesting / hyperopt and dry-runs.',
+        type=float,
+    ),
+    # Optimize common
+    "timeframe": Arg(
+        '-i', '--timeframe', '--ticker-interval',
+        help='Specify timeframe (`1m`, `5m`, `30m`, `1h`, `1d`).',
+    ),
+    "timerange": Arg(
+        '--timerange',
+        help='Specify what timerange of data to use.',
+    ),
+    "max_open_trades": Arg(
+        '--max-open-trades',
+        help='Override the value of the `max_open_trades` configuration setting.',
+        type=int,
+        metavar='INT',
+    ),
+    "stake_amount": Arg(
+        '--stake-amount',
+        help='Override the value of the `stake_amount` configuration setting.',
+    ),
+    # Backtesting
+    "position_stacking": Arg(
+        '--eps', '--enable-position-stacking',
+        help='Allow buying the same pair multiple times (position stacking).',
+        action='store_true',
+        default=False,
+    ),
+    "use_max_market_positions": Arg(
+        '--dmmp', '--disable-max-market-positions',
+        help='Disable applying `max_open_trades` during backtest '
+        '(same as setting `max_open_trades` to a very high number).',
+        action='store_false',
+        default=True,
+    ),
+    "enable_protections": Arg(
+        '--enable-protections', '--enableprotections',
+        help='Enable protections for backtesting.'
+        'Will slow backtesting down by a considerable amount, but will include '
+        'configured protections',
+        action='store_true',
+        default=False,
+    ),
+    "strategy_list": Arg(
+        '--strategy-list',
+        help='Provide a space-separated list of strategies to backtest. '
+        'Please note that ticker-interval needs to be set either in config '
+        'or via command line. When using this together with `--export trades`, '
+        'the strategy-name is injected into the filename '
+        '(so `backtest-data.json` becomes `backtest-data-DefaultStrategy.json`',
+        nargs='+',
+    ),
+    "export": Arg(
+        '--export',
+        help='Export backtest results (default: trades).',
+        choices=constants.EXPORT_OPTIONS,
+
+    ),
+    "exportfilename": Arg(
+        '--export-filename',
+        help='Save backtest results to the file with this filename. '
+        'Requires `--export` to be set as well. '
+        'Example: `--export-filename=user_data/backtest_results/backtest_today.json`',
+        metavar='PATH',
+    ),
+    "disableparamexport": Arg(
+        '--disable-param-export',
+        help="Disable automatic hyperopt parameter export.",
+        action='store_true',
+    ),
+    "fee": Arg(
+        '--fee',
+        help='Specify fee ratio. Will be applied twice (on trade entry and exit).',
+        type=float,
+        metavar='FLOAT',
+    ),
+    # Edge
+    "stoploss_range": Arg(
+        '--stoplosses',
+        help='Defines a range of stoploss values against which edge will assess the strategy. '
+        'The format is "min,max,step" (without any space). '
+        'Example: `--stoplosses=-0.01,-0.1,-0.001`',
+    ),
+    # Hyperopt
+    "hyperopt": Arg(
+        '--hyperopt',
+        help='Specify hyperopt class name which will be used by the bot.',
+        metavar='NAME',
+        required=False,
+    ),
+    "hyperopt_path": Arg(
+        '--hyperopt-path',
+        help='Specify additional lookup path for Hyperopt and Hyperopt Loss functions.',
+        metavar='PATH',
+    ),
+    "epochs": Arg(
+        '-e', '--epochs',
+        help='Specify number of epochs (default: %(default)d).',
+        type=check_int_positive,
+        metavar='INT',
+        default=constants.HYPEROPT_EPOCH,
+    ),
+    "spaces": Arg(
+        '--spaces',
+        help='Specify which parameters to hyperopt. Space-separated list.',
+        choices=['all', 'buy', 'sell', 'roi', 'stoploss', 'trailing', 'default'],
+        nargs='+',
+        default='default',
+    ),
+    "print_all": Arg(
+        '--print-all',
+        help='Print all results, not only the best ones.',
+        action='store_true',
+        default=False,
+    ),
+    "print_colorized": Arg(
+        '--no-color',
+        help='Disable colorization of hyperopt results. May be useful if you are '
+        'redirecting output to a file.',
+        action='store_false',
+        default=True,
+    ),
+    "print_json": Arg(
+        '--print-json',
+        help='Print output in JSON format.',
+        action='store_true',
+        default=False,
+    ),
+    "export_csv": Arg(
+        '--export-csv',
+        help='Export to CSV-File.'
+        ' This will disable table print.'
+        ' Example: --export-csv hyperopt.csv',
+        metavar='FILE',
+    ),
+    "hyperopt_jobs": Arg(
+        '-j', '--job-workers',
+        help='The number of concurrently running jobs for hyperoptimization '
+        '(hyperopt worker processes). '
+        'If -1 (default), all CPUs are used, for -2, all CPUs but one are used, etc. '
+        'If 1 is given, no parallel computing code is used at all.',
+        type=int,
+        metavar='JOBS',
+        default=-1,
+    ),
+    "hyperopt_random_state": Arg(
+        '--random-state',
+        help='Set random state to some positive integer for reproducible hyperopt results.',
+        type=check_int_positive,
+        metavar='INT',
+    ),
+    "hyperopt_min_trades": Arg(
+        '--min-trades',
+        help="Set minimal desired number of trades for evaluations in the hyperopt "
+        "optimization path (default: 1).",
+        type=check_int_positive,
+        metavar='INT',
+        default=1,
+    ),
+    "hyperopt_loss": Arg(
+        '--hyperopt-loss', '--hyperoptloss',
+        help='Specify the class name of the hyperopt loss function class (IHyperOptLoss). '
+        'Different functions can generate completely different results, '
+        'since the target for optimization is different. Built-in Hyperopt-loss-functions are: '
+        f'{", ".join(HYPEROPT_LOSS_BUILTIN)}',
+        metavar='NAME',
+    ),
+    "hyperoptexportfilename": Arg(
+        '--hyperopt-filename',
+        help='Hyperopt result filename.'
+        'Example: `--hyperopt-filename=hyperopt_results_2020-09-27_16-20-48.pickle`',
+        metavar='FILENAME',
+    ),
+    # List exchanges
+    "print_one_column": Arg(
+        '-1', '--one-column',
+        help='Print output in one column.',
+        action='store_true',
+    ),
+    "list_exchanges_all": Arg(
+        '-a', '--all',
+        help='Print all exchanges known to the ccxt library.',
+        action='store_true',
+    ),
+    # List pairs / markets
+    "list_pairs_all": Arg(
+        '-a', '--all',
+        help='Print all pairs or market symbols. By default only active '
+             'ones are shown.',
+        action='store_true',
+    ),
+    "print_list": Arg(
+        '--print-list',
+        help='Print list of pairs or market symbols. By default data is '
+             'printed in the tabular format.',
+        action='store_true',
+    ),
+    "list_pairs_print_json": Arg(
+        '--print-json',
+        help='Print list of pairs or market symbols in JSON format.',
+        action='store_true',
+        default=False,
+    ),
+    "print_csv": Arg(
+        '--print-csv',
+        help='Print exchange pair or market data in the csv format.',
+        action='store_true',
+    ),
+    "quote_currencies": Arg(
+        '--quote',
+        help='Specify quote currency(-ies). Space-separated list.',
+        nargs='+',
+        metavar='QUOTE_CURRENCY',
+    ),
+    "base_currencies": Arg(
+        '--base',
+        help='Specify base currency(-ies). Space-separated list.',
+        nargs='+',
+        metavar='BASE_CURRENCY',
+    ),
+    # Script options
+    "pairs": Arg(
+        '-p', '--pairs',
+        help='Limit command to these pairs. Pairs are space-separated.',
+        nargs='+',
+    ),
+    # Download data
+    "pairs_file": Arg(
+        '--pairs-file',
+        help='File containing a list of pairs to download.',
+        metavar='FILE',
+    ),
+    "days": Arg(
+        '--days',
+        help='Download data for given number of days.',
+        type=check_int_positive,
+        metavar='INT',
+    ),
+    "new_pairs_days": Arg(
+        '--new-pairs-days',
+        help='Download data of new pairs for given number of days. Default: `%(default)s`.',
+        type=check_int_positive,
+        metavar='INT',
+    ),
+    "download_trades": Arg(
+        '--dl-trades',
+        help='Download trades instead of OHLCV data. The bot will resample trades to the '
+             'desired timeframe as specified as --timeframes/-t.',
+        action='store_true',
+    ),
+    "format_from": Arg(
+        '--format-from',
+        help='Source format for data conversion.',
+        choices=constants.AVAILABLE_DATAHANDLERS,
+        required=True,
+    ),
+    "format_to": Arg(
+        '--format-to',
+        help='Destination format for data conversion.',
+        choices=constants.AVAILABLE_DATAHANDLERS,
+        required=True,
+    ),
+    "dataformat_ohlcv": Arg(
+        '--data-format-ohlcv',
+        help='Storage format for downloaded candle (OHLCV) data. (default: `%(default)s`).',
+        choices=constants.AVAILABLE_DATAHANDLERS,
+    ),
+    "dataformat_trades": Arg(
+        '--data-format-trades',
+        help='Storage format for downloaded trades data. (default: `%(default)s`).',
+        choices=constants.AVAILABLE_DATAHANDLERS,
+    ),
+    "exchange": Arg(
+        '--exchange',
+        help=f'Exchange name (default: `{constants.DEFAULT_EXCHANGE}`). '
+        f'Only valid if no config is provided.',
+    ),
+    "timeframes": Arg(
+        '-t', '--timeframes',
+        help='Specify which tickers to download. Space-separated list. '
+        'Default: `1m 5m`.',
+        choices=['1m', '3m', '5m', '15m', '30m', '1h', '2h', '4h',
+                 '6h', '8h', '12h', '1d', '3d', '1w', '2w', '1M', '1y'],
+        default=['1m', '5m'],
+        nargs='+',
+    ),
+    "erase": Arg(
+        '--erase',
+        help='Clean all existing data for the selected exchange/pairs/timeframes.',
+        action='store_true',
+    ),
+    "erase_ui_only": Arg(
+        '--erase',
+        help="Clean UI folder, don't download new version.",
+        action='store_true',
+        default=False,
+    ),
+    # Templating options
+    "template": Arg(
+        '--template',
+        help='Use a template which is either `minimal`, '
+        '`full` (containing multiple sample indicators) or `advanced`. Default: `%(default)s`.',
+        choices=['full', 'minimal', 'advanced'],
+        default='full',
+    ),
+    # Plot dataframe
+    "indicators1": Arg(
+        '--indicators1',
+        help='Set indicators from your strategy you want in the first row of the graph. '
+        "Space-separated list. Example: `ema3 ema5`. Default: `['sma', 'ema3', 'ema5']`.",
+        nargs='+',
+    ),
+    "indicators2": Arg(
+        '--indicators2',
+        help='Set indicators from your strategy you want in the third row of the graph. '
+        "Space-separated list. Example: `fastd fastk`. Default: `['macd', 'macdsignal']`.",
+        nargs='+',
+    ),
+    "plot_limit": Arg(
+        '--plot-limit',
+        help='Specify tick limit for plotting. Notice: too high values cause huge files. '
+        'Default: %(default)s.',
+        type=check_int_positive,
+        metavar='INT',
+        default=750,
+    ),
+    "plot_auto_open": Arg(
+        '--auto-open',
+        help='Automatically open generated plot.',
+        action='store_true',
+    ),
+    "no_trades": Arg(
+        '--no-trades',
+        help='Skip using trades from backtesting file and DB.',
+        action='store_true',
+    ),
+    "trade_source": Arg(
+        '--trade-source',
+        help='Specify the source for trades (Can be DB or file (backtest file)) '
+        'Default: %(default)s',
+        choices=["DB", "file"],
+        default="file",
+    ),
+    "trade_ids": Arg(
+        '--trade-ids',
+        help='Specify the list of trade ids.',
+        nargs='+',
+    ),
+    # hyperopt-list, hyperopt-show
+    "hyperopt_list_profitable": Arg(
+        '--profitable',
+        help='Select only profitable epochs.',
+        action='store_true',
+    ),
+    "hyperopt_list_best": Arg(
+        '--best',
+        help='Select only best epochs.',
+        action='store_true',
+    ),
+    "hyperopt_list_min_trades": Arg(
+        '--min-trades',
+        help='Select epochs with more than INT trades.',
+        type=check_int_positive,
+        metavar='INT',
+    ),
+    "hyperopt_list_max_trades": Arg(
+        '--max-trades',
+        help='Select epochs with less than INT trades.',
+        type=check_int_positive,
+        metavar='INT',
+    ),
+    "hyperopt_list_min_avg_time": Arg(
+        '--min-avg-time',
+        help='Select epochs above average time.',
+        type=float,
+        metavar='FLOAT',
+    ),
+    "hyperopt_list_max_avg_time": Arg(
+        '--max-avg-time',
+        help='Select epochs below average time.',
+        type=float,
+        metavar='FLOAT',
+    ),
+    "hyperopt_list_min_avg_profit": Arg(
+        '--min-avg-profit',
+        help='Select epochs above average profit.',
+        type=float,
+        metavar='FLOAT',
+    ),
+    "hyperopt_list_max_avg_profit": Arg(
+        '--max-avg-profit',
+        help='Select epochs below average profit.',
+        type=float,
+        metavar='FLOAT',
+    ),
+    "hyperopt_list_min_total_profit": Arg(
+        '--min-total-profit',
+        help='Select epochs above total profit.',
+        type=float,
+        metavar='FLOAT',
+    ),
+    "hyperopt_list_max_total_profit": Arg(
+        '--max-total-profit',
+        help='Select epochs below total profit.',
+        type=float,
+        metavar='FLOAT',
+    ),
+    "hyperopt_list_min_objective": Arg(
+        '--min-objective',
+        help='Select epochs above objective.',
+        type=float,
+        metavar='FLOAT',
+    ),
+    "hyperopt_list_max_objective": Arg(
+        '--max-objective',
+        help='Select epochs below objective.',
+        type=float,
+        metavar='FLOAT',
+    ),
+    "hyperopt_list_no_details": Arg(
+        '--no-details',
+        help='Do not print best epoch details.',
+        action='store_true',
+    ),
+    "hyperopt_show_index": Arg(
+        '-n', '--index',
+        help='Specify the index of the epoch to print details for.',
+        type=check_int_nonzero,
+        metavar='INT',
+    ),
+    "hyperopt_show_no_header": Arg(
+        '--no-header',
+        help='Do not print epoch details header.',
+        action='store_true',
+    ),
+}