Merge pull request #357 from kryofly/timeperiod

Timeperiod

docs/backtesting.md

@@ -51,6 +51,29 @@ python3 ./freqtrade/main.py backtesting --realistic-simulation --live
 python3 ./freqtrade/main.py backtesting --datadir freqtrade/tests/testdata-20180101
 ```
 
+**Running backtest with smaller testset**
+Use the --timerange argument to change how much of the testset
+you want to use. The last N ticks/timeframes will be used.
+Example:
+
+```bash
+python3 ./freqtrade/main.py backtesting --timerange=-200
+```
+
+***Advanced use of timerange***
+  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.
+  The full timerange specification:
+  Not implemented yet! --timerange=-20180131
+  Not implemented yet! --timerange=20180101-
+  Not implemented yet! --timerange=20180101-20181231
+  Last 123 tickframes of data:  --timerange=-123
+  First 123 tickframes of data: --timerange=123-
+  Tickframes from line 123 through 456: --timerange=123-456
+
+
+**Update testdata directory
 To update your testdata directory, or download into another testdata directory:
 ```bash
 mkdir freqtrade/tests/testdata-20180113

docs/hyperopt.md

@@ -168,6 +168,16 @@ If you would like to learn parameters using an alternate ticke-data that
 you have on-disk, use the --datadir PATH option. Default hyperopt will
 use data from directory freqtrade/tests/testdata.
 
+### Running hyperopt with smaller testset
+
+Use the --timeperiod argument to change how much of the testset
+you want to use. The last N ticks/timeframes will be used.
+Example:
+
+```bash
+python3 ./freqtrade/main.py hyperopt --timeperiod -200
+```
+
 ### Hyperopt with MongoDB
 Hyperopt with MongoDB, is like Hyperopt under steroids. As you saw by
 executing the previous command is the execution takes a long time.