diff --git a/docs/backtesting.md b/docs/backtesting.md index 8b2fdc345..f20a53d22 100644 --- a/docs/backtesting.md +++ b/docs/backtesting.md @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Strategy arguments: ## Test your strategy with Backtesting -Now you have good Buy and Sell strategies and some historic data, you want to test it against +Now you have good Entry and exit strategies and some historic data, you want to test it against real data. This is what we call [backtesting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backtesting). Backtesting will use the crypto-currencies (pairs) from your config file and load historical candle (OHLCV) data from `user_data/data/` by default. @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ Sometimes your account has certain fee rebates (fee reductions starting with a c 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: +For example, if the commission fee per order is 0.1% (i.e., 0.001 written as ratio), then you would run backtesting as the following: ```bash freqtrade backtesting --fee 0.001 @@ -252,41 +252,41 @@ The most important in the backtesting is to understand the result. A backtesting result will look like that: ``` -========================================================= BACKTESTING REPORT ========================================================== -| 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 0 21 40.0 | -| 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 0 14 56.2 | -| 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 0 10 44.4 | -| 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 0 15 42.3 | -| 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 0 18 43.8 | -| 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 0 21 34.4 | -| 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 0 13 43.5 | -| 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 0 9 43.8 | -| 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 0 23 34.3 | -| 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 0 243 43.4 | +========================================================= BACKTESTING REPORT ========================================================= +| Pair | Entries | 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 0 21 40.0 | +| 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 0 14 56.2 | +| 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 0 10 44.4 | +| 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 0 15 42.3 | +| 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 0 18 43.8 | +| 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 0 21 34.4 | +| 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 0 13 43.5 | +| 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 0 9 43.8 | +| 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 0 23 34.3 | +| 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 0 243 43.4 | ========================================================= EXIT REASON STATS ========================================================== -| Exit Reason | Sells | Wins | Draws | Losses | +| Exit Reason | Exits | Wins | Draws | Losses | |:-------------------|--------:|------:|-------:|--------:| | trailing_stop_loss | 205 | 150 | 0 | 55 | | stop_loss | 166 | 0 | 0 | 166 | | exit_signal | 56 | 36 | 0 | 20 | | force_exit | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ====================================================== LEFT OPEN TRADES REPORT ====================================================== -| 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 0 100 | -| 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 0 100 | +| Pair | Entries | 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 0 100 | +| 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 0 100 | ================== SUMMARY METRICS ================== | Metric | Value | |-----------------------------+---------------------| @@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ The column `Avg Profit %` shows the average profit for all trades made while the The column `Tot Profit %` shows instead the total profit % in relation to the starting balance. 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 exit strategy, and also by the `minimal_roi` and `stop_loss` you have set. +Your strategy performance is influenced by your entry strategy, your exit strategy, and also by the `minimal_roi` and `stop_loss` you have set. For example, if your `minimal_roi` is only `"0": 0.01` you cannot expect the bot to make more profit than 1% (because it will exit every time a trade reaches 1%). @@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ You can then load the trades to perform further analysis as shown in the [data a Since backtesting lacks some detailed information about what happens within a candle, it needs to take a few assumptions: - Exchange [trading limits](#trading-limits-in-backtesting) are respected -- Buys happen at open-price +- Entries happen at open-price - All orders are filled at the requested price (no slippage, no unfilled orders) - Exit-signal exits happen at open-price of the consecutive candle - Exit-signal is favored over Stoploss, because exit-signals are assumed to trigger on candle's open @@ -612,11 +612,11 @@ 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 | 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 | 0 | 243 | 45.2 | -| Strategy2 | 1487 | -0.13 | -197.58 | -0.00988917 | -98.79 | 4:43:00 | 662 | 0 | 825 | 241.68 | +=========================================================== STRATEGY SUMMARY =========================================================================== +| Strategy | Entries | 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 | 0 | 243 | 45.2 | +| Strategy2 | 1487 | -0.13 | -197.58 | -0.00988917 | -98.79 | 4:43:00 | 662 | 0 | 825 | 241.68 | ``` ## Next step diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/optimize_reports.py b/freqtrade/optimize/optimize_reports.py index 519022db2..fa6c3f161 100644 --- a/freqtrade/optimize/optimize_reports.py +++ b/freqtrade/optimize/optimize_reports.py @@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ def _get_line_floatfmt(stake_currency: str) -> List[str]: '.2f', 'd', 's', 's'] -def _get_line_header(first_column: str, stake_currency: str, direction: str = 'Buys') -> List[str]: +def _get_line_header(first_column: str, stake_currency: str, + direction: str = 'Entries') -> List[str]: """ Generate header lines (goes in line with _generate_result_line()) """ @@ -642,7 +643,7 @@ def text_table_tags(tag_type: str, tag_results: List[Dict[str, Any]], stake_curr if (tag_type == "enter_tag"): headers = _get_line_header("TAG", stake_currency) else: - headers = _get_line_header("TAG", stake_currency, 'Sells') + headers = _get_line_header("TAG", stake_currency, 'Exits') floatfmt = _get_line_floatfmt(stake_currency) output = [ [ diff --git a/tests/optimize/test_optimize_reports.py b/tests/optimize/test_optimize_reports.py index 562e12820..5095f2fde 100644 --- a/tests/optimize/test_optimize_reports.py +++ b/tests/optimize/test_optimize_reports.py @@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ def test_text_table_bt_results(): ) result_str = ( - '| Pair | Buys | Avg Profit % | Cum Profit % | Tot Profit BTC | Tot Profit % |' - ' Avg Duration | Win Draw Loss Win% |\n' - '|---------+--------+----------------+----------------+------------------+----------------+' - '----------------+-------------------------|\n' - '| ETH/BTC | 3 | 8.33 | 25.00 | 0.50000000 | 12.50 |' - ' 0:20:00 | 2 0 1 66.7 |\n' - '| TOTAL | 3 | 8.33 | 25.00 | 0.50000000 | 12.50 |' - ' 0:20:00 | 2 0 1 66.7 |' + '| Pair | Entries | Avg Profit % | Cum Profit % | Tot Profit BTC | ' + 'Tot Profit % | Avg Duration | Win Draw Loss Win% |\n' + '|---------+-----------+----------------+----------------+------------------+' + '----------------+----------------+-------------------------|\n' + '| ETH/BTC | 3 | 8.33 | 25.00 | 0.50000000 | ' + '12.50 | 0:20:00 | 2 0 1 66.7 |\n' + '| TOTAL | 3 | 8.33 | 25.00 | 0.50000000 | ' + '12.50 | 0:20:00 | 2 0 1 66.7 |' ) pair_results = generate_pair_metrics(['ETH/BTC'], stake_currency='BTC', @@ -402,13 +402,13 @@ def test_text_table_strategy(testdatadir): bt_res_data_comparison = bt_res_data.pop('strategy_comparison') result_str = ( - '| Strategy | Buys | Avg Profit % | Cum Profit % | Tot Profit BTC |' + '| Strategy | Entries | Avg Profit % | Cum Profit % | Tot Profit BTC |' ' Tot Profit % | Avg Duration | Win Draw Loss Win% | Drawdown |\n' - '|----------------+--------+----------------+----------------+------------------+' + '|----------------+-----------+----------------+----------------+------------------+' '----------------+----------------+-------------------------+-----------------------|\n' - '| StrategyTestV2 | 179 | 0.08 | 14.39 | 0.02608550 |' + '| StrategyTestV2 | 179 | 0.08 | 14.39 | 0.02608550 |' ' 260.85 | 3:40:00 | 170 0 9 95.0 | 0.00308222 BTC 8.67% |\n' - '| TestStrategy | 179 | 0.08 | 14.39 | 0.02608550 |' + '| TestStrategy | 179 | 0.08 | 14.39 | 0.02608550 |' ' 260.85 | 3:40:00 | 170 0 9 95.0 | 0.00308222 BTC 8.67% |' )