diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md index c1c2e65ec..6ae37e7b3 100644 --- a/docs/configuration.md +++ b/docs/configuration.md @@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ Mandatory parameters are marked as **Required**, which means that they are requi | `ask_strategy.use_sell_signal` | Use sell signals produced by the strategy in addition to the `minimal_roi`. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
*Defaults to `true`.*
**Datatype:** Boolean | `ask_strategy.sell_profit_only` | Wait until the bot makes a positive profit before taking a sell decision. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
*Defaults to `false`.*
**Datatype:** Boolean | `ask_strategy.ignore_roi_if_buy_signal` | Do not sell if the buy signal is still active. This setting takes preference over `minimal_roi` and `use_sell_signal`. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
*Defaults to `false`.*
**Datatype:** Boolean +| `ask_strategy.ignore_buying_expired_candle` | Enables usage of skipping buys on candles that are older than a specified period.
*Defaults to `False`*
**Datatype:** Boolean +| `ask_strategy.ignore_buying_expired_candle_after` | Specifies the number of seconds until a buy signal is no longer used when setting `ignore_buying_expired_candle`.
**Datatype:** Integer | `order_types` | Configure order-types depending on the action (`"buy"`, `"sell"`, `"stoploss"`, `"stoploss_on_exchange"`). [More information below](#understand-order_types). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
**Datatype:** Dict | `order_time_in_force` | Configure time in force for buy and sell orders. [More information below](#understand-order_time_in_force). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
**Datatype:** Dict | `exchange.name` | **Required.** Name of the exchange class to use. [List below](#user-content-what-values-for-exchangename).
**Datatype:** String @@ -121,8 +123,6 @@ Mandatory parameters are marked as **Required**, which means that they are requi | `user_data_dir` | Directory containing user data.
*Defaults to `./user_data/`*.
**Datatype:** String | `dataformat_ohlcv` | Data format to use to store historical candle (OHLCV) data.
*Defaults to `json`*.
**Datatype:** String | `dataformat_trades` | Data format to use to store historical trades data.
*Defaults to `jsongz`*.
**Datatype:** String -| `ignore_buying_expired_candle` | Enables usage of skipping buys on candles that are older than a specified period.
*Defaults to `False`*
**Datatype:** Boolean -| `ignore_buying_expired_candle_after` | Specifies the number of seconds until a buy signal is no longer used when setting `ignore_buying_expired_candle`.
**Datatype:** Integer ### Parameters in the strategy @@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ Values set in the configuration file always overwrite values set in the strategy * `use_sell_signal` (ask_strategy) * `sell_profit_only` (ask_strategy) * `ignore_roi_if_buy_signal` (ask_strategy) -* `ignore_buying_expired_candle` -* `ignore_buying_expired_candle_after` +* `ignore_buying_expired_candle` (ask_strategy) +* `ignore_buying_expired_candle_after` (ask_strategy) ### Configuring amount per trade @@ -679,13 +679,17 @@ freqtrade When working with larger timeframes (for example 1h or more) and using a low `max_open_trades` value, the last candle can be processed as soon as a trade slot becomes available. When processing the last candle, this can lead to a situation where it may not be desirable to use the buy signal on that candle. For example, when using a condition in your strategy where you use a cross-over, that point may have passed too long ago for you to start a trade on it. -In these situations, you can enable the functionality to ignore candles that are beyond a specified period by setting `ignore_buying_expired_candle` to `True`. After this, you can set `ignore_buying_expired_candle_after` to the number of seconds after which the candle becomes expired. +In these situations, you can enable the functionality to ignore candles that are beyond a specified period by setting `ask_strategy.ignore_buying_expired_candle` to `true`. After this, you can set `ask_strategy.ignore_buying_expired_candle_after` to the number of seconds after which the candle becomes expired. For example, if your strategy is using a 1h timeframe, and you only want to buy within the first 5 minutes when a new candle comes in, you can add the following configuration to your strategy: -``` json -ignore_buying_expired_candle = True -ignore_buying_expired_candle_after = 300 # 5 minutes +``` jsonc + "ask_strategy":{ + "ignore_buying_expired_candle" = true + "ignore_buying_expired_candle_after" = 300 # 5 minutes + "price_side": "bid", + // ... + }, ``` ## Embedding Strategies