Merge pull request #2879 from freqtrade/sortino_hyperopt_loss

Sortino hyperopt loss

freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt_loss_sortino.py

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+"""
+SortinoHyperOptLoss
+
+This module defines the alternative HyperOptLoss class which can be used for
+Hyperoptimization.
+"""
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from pandas import DataFrame
+import numpy as np
+
+from freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt import IHyperOptLoss
+
+
+class SortinoHyperOptLoss(IHyperOptLoss):
+    """
+    Defines the loss function for hyperopt.
+
+    This implementation uses the Sortino Ratio calculation.
+    """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def hyperopt_loss_function(results: DataFrame, trade_count: int,
+                               min_date: datetime, max_date: datetime,
+                               *args, **kwargs) -> float:
+        """
+        Objective function, returns smaller number for more optimal results.
+
+        Uses Sortino Ratio calculation.
+        """
+        total_profit = results["profit_percent"]
+        days_period = (max_date - min_date).days
+
+        # adding slippage of 0.1% per trade
+        total_profit = total_profit - 0.0005
+        expected_returns_mean = total_profit.sum() / days_period
+
+        results['downside_returns'] = 0
+        results.loc[total_profit < 0, 'downside_returns'] = results['profit_percent']
+        down_stdev = np.std(results['downside_returns'])
+
+        if np.std(total_profit) != 0.0:
+            sortino_ratio = expected_returns_mean / down_stdev * np.sqrt(365)
+        else:
+            # Define high (negative) sortino ratio to be clear that this is NOT optimal.
+            sortino_ratio = -20.
+
+        # print(expected_returns_mean, down_stdev, sortino_ratio)
+        return -sortino_ratio

freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt_loss_sortino_daily.py

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+"""
+SortinoHyperOptLossDaily
+
+This module defines the alternative HyperOptLoss class which can be used for
+Hyperoptimization.
+"""
+import math
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from pandas import DataFrame, date_range
+
+from freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt import IHyperOptLoss
+
+
+class SortinoHyperOptLossDaily(IHyperOptLoss):
+    """
+    Defines the loss function for hyperopt.
+
+    This implementation uses the Sortino Ratio calculation.
+    """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def hyperopt_loss_function(results: DataFrame, trade_count: int,
+                               min_date: datetime, max_date: datetime,
+                               *args, **kwargs) -> float:
+        """
+        Objective function, returns smaller number for more optimal results.
+
+        Uses Sortino Ratio calculation.
+
+        Sortino Ratio calculated as described in
+        http://www.redrockcapital.com/Sortino__A__Sharper__Ratio_Red_Rock_Capital.pdf
+        """
+        resample_freq = '1D'
+        slippage_per_trade_ratio = 0.0005
+        days_in_year = 365
+        minimum_acceptable_return = 0.0
+
+        # apply slippage per trade to profit_percent
+        results.loc[:, 'profit_percent_after_slippage'] = \
+            results['profit_percent'] - slippage_per_trade_ratio
+
+        # create the index within the min_date and end max_date
+        t_index = date_range(start=min_date, end=max_date, freq=resample_freq,
+                             normalize=True)
+
+        sum_daily = (
+            results.resample(resample_freq, on='close_time').agg(
+                {"profit_percent_after_slippage": sum}).reindex(t_index).fillna(0)
+        )
+
+        total_profit = sum_daily["profit_percent_after_slippage"] - minimum_acceptable_return
+        expected_returns_mean = total_profit.mean()
+
+        sum_daily['downside_returns'] = 0
+        sum_daily.loc[total_profit < 0, 'downside_returns'] = total_profit
+        total_downside = sum_daily['downside_returns']
+        # Here total_downside contains min(0, P - MAR) values,
+        # where P = sum_daily["profit_percent_after_slippage"]
+        down_stdev = math.sqrt((total_downside**2).sum() / len(total_downside))
+
+        if (down_stdev != 0.):
+            sortino_ratio = expected_returns_mean / down_stdev * math.sqrt(days_in_year)
+        else:
+            # Define high (negative) sortino ratio to be clear that this is NOT optimal.
+            sortino_ratio = -20.
+
+        # print(t_index, sum_daily, total_profit)
+        # print(minimum_acceptable_return, expected_returns_mean, down_stdev, sortino_ratio)
+        return -sortino_ratio