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Freqtrade supports spot trading only. Freqtrade supports spot trading only.
### Can I open short positions? ### Can my bot open short positions?
Freqtrade can open short positions in futures markets. Freqtrade can open short positions in futures markets.
This requires the strategy to be made for this - and `"trading_mode": "futures"` in the configuration. This requires the strategy to be made for this - and `"trading_mode": "futures"` in the configuration.
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In spot markets, you can in some cases use leveraged spot tokens, which reflect an inverted pair (eg. BTCUP/USD, BTCDOWN/USD, ETHBULL/USD, ETHBEAR/USD,...) which can be traded with Freqtrade. In spot markets, you can in some cases use leveraged spot tokens, which reflect an inverted pair (eg. BTCUP/USD, BTCDOWN/USD, ETHBULL/USD, ETHBEAR/USD,...) which can be traded with Freqtrade.
### Can I trade options or futures? ### Can my bot trade options or futures?
Futures trading is supported for selected exchanges. Futures trading is supported for selected exchanges. Please refer to the [documentation start page](index.md#supported-futures-exchanges-experimental) for an uptodate list of supported exchanges.
## Beginner Tips & Tricks ## Beginner Tips & Tricks
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## Freqtrade common issues ## Freqtrade common issues
### Can freqtrade open multiple positions on the same pair in parallel?
No. Freqtrade will only open one position per pair at a time.
You can however use the [`adjust_trade_position()` callback](strategy-callbacks.md#adjust-trade-position) to adjust an open position.
Backtesting provides an option for this in `--eps` - however this is only there to highlight "hidden" signals, and will not work in live.
### The bot does not start ### The bot does not start
Running the bot with `freqtrade trade --config config.json` shows the output `freqtrade: command not found`. Running the bot with `freqtrade trade --config config.json` shows the output `freqtrade: command not found`.
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* 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. * The installation did not complete successfully.
* Please check the [Installation documentation](installation.md). * 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?
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While freqtrade can handle this (it'll sell 99 COIN), fees are often below the minimum tradable lot-size (you can only trade full COIN, not 0.9 COIN). While freqtrade can handle this (it'll sell 99 COIN), fees are often below the minimum tradable lot-size (you can only trade full COIN, not 0.9 COIN).
Leaving the dust (0.9 COIN) on the exchange makes usually sense, as the next time freqtrade buys COIN, it'll eat into the remaining small balance, this time selling everything it bought, and therefore slowly declining the dust balance (although it most likely will never reach exactly 0). Leaving the dust (0.9 COIN) on the exchange makes usually sense, as the next time freqtrade buys COIN, it'll eat into the remaining small balance, this time selling everything it bought, and therefore slowly declining the dust balance (although it most likely will never reach exactly 0).
Where possible (e.g. on binance), the use of the exchange's dedicated fee currency will fix this. Where possible (e.g. on binance), the use of the exchange's dedicated fee currency will fix this.
On binance, it's sufficient to have BNB in your account, and have "Pay fees in BNB" enabled in your profile. Your BNB balance will slowly decline (as it's used to pay fees) - but you'll no longer encounter dust (Freqtrade will include the fees in the profit calculations). On binance, it's sufficient to have BNB in your account, and have "Pay fees in BNB" enabled in your profile. Your BNB balance will slowly decline (as it's used to pay fees) - but you'll no longer encounter dust (Freqtrade will include the fees in the profit calculations).
Other exchanges don't offer such possibilities, where it's simply something you'll have to accept or move to a different exchange. Other exchanges don't offer such possibilities, where it's simply something you'll have to accept or move to a different exchange.
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### I'm getting the "RESTRICTED_MARKET" message in the log ### I'm getting the "RESTRICTED_MARKET" message in the log
Currently known to happen for US Bittrex users. Currently known to happen for US Bittrex users.
Read [the Bittrex section about restricted markets](exchanges.md#restricted-markets) for more information. Read [the Bittrex section about restricted markets](exchanges.md#restricted-markets) for more information.
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For hyperopt, freqtrade is using scikit-optimize, which is built on top of scikit-learn. 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). 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). 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). 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. 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. The benefit of using GPU would therefore be pretty slim - and will not justify the complexity introduced by trying to add GPU support.
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Did you run 100 000 evaluations? 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, assuming that the bot never tests the same parameters more than once. 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 100000 trades depending if the strategy aims for big profits by trading rarely or for many low profit trades. * 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 100000 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 10000 times in a year. If we assume you set the --timerange to 365 days. Example: 4% profit 650 times vs 0,3% profit a trade 10000 times in a year. If we assume you set the --timerange to 365 days.
Example: Example:
`freqtrade --config config.json --strategy SampleStrategy --hyperopt SampleHyperopt -e 1000 --timerange 20190601-20200601` `freqtrade --config config.json --strategy SampleStrategy --hyperopt SampleHyperopt -e 1000 --timerange 20190601-20200601`