diff --git a/config_full.json.example b/config_full.json.example
index 5789e49ac..a5af0f7a6 100644
--- a/config_full.json.example
+++ b/config_full.json.example
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         "config": {
             "number_assets": 20,
             "sort_key": "quoteVolume",
-            "precision_filter": false
+            "precision_filter": true
         }
     },
     "exchange": {
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 1ad13c87a..03f15e07d 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -423,8 +423,7 @@ section of the configuration.
 * `VolumePairList`
   * It selects `number_assets` top pairs based on `sort_key`, which can be one of
 `askVolume`, `bidVolume` and `quoteVolume`, defaults to `quoteVolume`.
-  * There is a possibility to filter low-value coins that would not allow setting a stop loss
-(set `precision_filter` parameter to `true` for this).
+  * By default, low-value coins that would not allow setting a stop loss are filtered out. (set `precision_filter` parameter to `false` to disable this behaviour).
   * `VolumePairList` does not consider `pair_whitelist`, but builds this automatically based the pairlist configuration.
   * Pairs in `pair_blacklist` are not considered for VolumePairList, even if all other filters would match.
 
@@ -440,7 +439,7 @@ Example:
         "config": {
             "number_assets": 20,
             "sort_key": "quoteVolume",
-            "precision_filter": false
+            "precision_filter": true
         }
     },
 ```
diff --git a/freqtrade/pairlist/VolumePairList.py b/freqtrade/pairlist/VolumePairList.py
index 5f53cd17b..5e20f0fb1 100644
--- a/freqtrade/pairlist/VolumePairList.py
+++ b/freqtrade/pairlist/VolumePairList.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class VolumePairList(IPairList):
                 'for "pairlist.config.number_assets"')
         self._number_pairs = self._whitelistconf['number_assets']
         self._sort_key = self._whitelistconf.get('sort_key', 'quoteVolume')
-        self._precision_filter = self._whitelistconf.get('precision_filter', False)
+        self._precision_filter = self._whitelistconf.get('precision_filter', True)
 
         if not self._freqtrade.exchange.exchange_has('fetchTickers'):
             raise OperationalException(
@@ -76,18 +76,19 @@ class VolumePairList(IPairList):
         valid_tickers = [t for t in sorted_tickers if t["symbol"] in valid_pairs]
 
         if self._freqtrade.strategy.stoploss is not None and self._precision_filter:
+            # Precalculate correct stoploss value
+            stoploss = 1 - abs(self._freqtrade.strategy.stoploss)
 
-            stop_prices = [self._freqtrade.get_target_bid(t["symbol"], t)
-                           * (1 - abs(self._freqtrade.strategy.stoploss)) for t in valid_tickers]
-            rates = [sp * 0.99 for sp in stop_prices]
-            logger.debug("\n".join([f"{sp} : {r}" for sp, r in zip(stop_prices[:10], rates[:10])]))
             for i, t in enumerate(valid_tickers):
-                sp = self._freqtrade.exchange.symbol_price_prec(t["symbol"], stop_prices[i])
-                r = self._freqtrade.exchange.symbol_price_prec(t["symbol"], rates[i])
-                logger.debug(f"{t['symbol']} - {sp} : {r}")
-                if sp <= r:
+                stop_price = (self._freqtrade.get_target_bid(t["symbol"], t) * stoploss)
+                # Adjust stop-prices to precision
+                sp = self._freqtrade.exchange.symbol_price_prec(t["symbol"], stop_price)
+                stop_gap_price = self._freqtrade.exchange.symbol_price_prec(t["symbol"],
+                                                                            stop_price * 0.99)
+                logger.debug(f"{t['symbol']} - {sp} : {stop_gap_price}")
+                if sp <= stop_gap_price:
                     logger.info(f"Removed {t['symbol']} from whitelist, "
-                                f"because stop price {sp} would be <= stop limit {r}")
+                                f"because stop price {sp} would be <= stop limit {stop_gap_price}")
                     valid_tickers.remove(t)
 
         pairs = [s['symbol'] for s in valid_tickers]