Added bot_start callback to strategy interface

freqtrade/freqtradebot.py

@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ class FreqtradeBot(LoggingMixin):
                     self._schedule.every().day.at(t).do(update)
         self.last_process = datetime(1970, 1, 1, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
 
+        self.strategy.bot_start()
+
     def notify_status(self, msg: str) -> None:
         """
         Public method for users of this class (worker, etc.) to send notifications

freqtrade/strategy/interface.py

@@ -193,6 +193,13 @@ class IStrategy(ABC, HyperStrategyMixin):
         """
         return self.populate_sell_trend(dataframe, metadata)
 
+    def bot_start(self, **kwargs) -> None:
+        """
+        Called only once after bot instantiation.
+        :param **kwargs: Ensure to keep this here so updates to this won't break your strategy.
+        """
+        pass
+
     def bot_loop_start(self, **kwargs) -> None:
         """
         Called at the start of the bot iteration (one loop).