diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py b/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py
index 810957902..ecd8e3615 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from math import floor, ceil
 
 import ccxt
+import ccxt.async_support as ccxt_async
 import arrow
+import asyncio
 
 from freqtrade import constants, OperationalException, DependencyException, TemporaryError
 
@@ -41,10 +43,21 @@ def retrier(f):
     return wrapper
 
 
+def run_async_task(f, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Run async task and its kwargs.
+    Usage:
+          run_async_task(async_f, arg1='foo', arg2='bar')
+    """
+    logger.info('Running async task method %s with args %s', f, kwargs)
+    return asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(f(**kwargs))
+
+
 class Exchange(object):
 
     # Current selected exchange
     _api: ccxt.Exchange = None
+    _api_async: ccxt_async.Exchange = None
     _conf: Dict = {}
     _cached_ticker: Dict[str, Any] = {}
 
@@ -65,6 +78,7 @@ class Exchange(object):
 
         exchange_config = config['exchange']
         self._api = self._init_ccxt(exchange_config)
+        self._api_async = self._init_ccxt(exchange_config, ccxt_async)
 
         logger.info('Using Exchange "%s"', self.name)
 
@@ -75,7 +89,25 @@ class Exchange(object):
             # Check if timeframe is available
             self.validate_timeframes(config['ticker_interval'])
 
-    def _init_ccxt(self, exchange_config: dict) -> ccxt.Exchange:
+        self.__loop = None
+        self._ticker_history = {}
+        self._fetching_progress = False
+        for _pair in config['exchange']['pair_whitelist']:
+            print(f'initting {_pair} for history cache')
+            self._ticker_history[_pair] = {}
+        logger.info('Ticker_history cache for given pairs%s', self._ticker_history)
+
+    @property
+    def loop(self):
+        return self.__loop
+
+    @loop.setter
+    def loop(self, loop):
+        if not self.__loop:
+            logger.info('** Setting exchange asyncio loop **')
+            self.__loop = loop
+
+    def _init_ccxt(self, exchange_config: dict, ccxt_module=ccxt) -> ccxt.Exchange:
         """
         Initialize ccxt with given config and return valid
         ccxt instance.
@@ -83,10 +115,10 @@ class Exchange(object):
         # Find matching class for the given exchange name
         name = exchange_config['name']
 
-        if name not in ccxt.exchanges:
+        if name not in ccxt_module.exchanges:
             raise OperationalException(f'Exchange {name} is not supported')
         try:
-            api = getattr(ccxt, name.lower())({
+            api = getattr(ccxt_module, name.lower())({
                 'apiKey': exchange_config.get('key'),
                 'secret': exchange_config.get('secret'),
                 'password': exchange_config.get('password'),
@@ -329,6 +361,23 @@ class Exchange(object):
             logger.info("returning cached ticker-data for %s", pair)
             return self._cached_ticker[pair]
 
+    async def get_ticker_history_async(self, tick_interval: str,
+                                       since_ms: Optional[int] = None):
+        """Fetch exchange ticker history for configured pairs"""
+        if self._fetching_progress:
+            return self._ticker_history
+
+        data = []
+        self._fetching_progress = True
+        for _pair in self._ticker_history:
+            logger.info('*'*20)
+            logger.info('Async: Fetching history for pair %s', _pair)
+            logger.info('*'*20)
+            data = await self._api_async.fetch_ohlcv(_pair, timeframe=tick_interval)
+            logger.info('Async data fetched len %s', len(data))
+            print(f'***{_pair} Some data appears...... {data[0]}')
+        return data
+
     @retrier
     def get_ticker_history(self, pair: str, tick_interval: str,
                            since_ms: Optional[int] = None) -> List[Dict]:
diff --git a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
index 46fbb3a38..e927152c9 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional
 import arrow
 import requests
 from cachetools import TTLCache, cached
+import asyncio
 
 from freqtrade import (DependencyException, OperationalException,
                        TemporaryError, __version__, constants, persistence)
-from freqtrade.exchange import Exchange
+from freqtrade.exchange import Exchange, run_async_task
 from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
 from freqtrade.rpc import RPCManager, RPCMessageType
 from freqtrade.state import State
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
             __version__,
         )
 
+        self.loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+
         # Init bot states
         self.state = State.STOPPED
 
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
         self.rpc: RPCManager = RPCManager(self)
         self.persistence = None
         self.exchange = Exchange(self.config)
+        self.exchange.loop = self.loop
         self._init_modules()
 
     def _init_modules(self) -> None:
@@ -146,6 +150,10 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
             final_list = sanitized_list[:nb_assets] if nb_assets else sanitized_list
             self.config['exchange']['pair_whitelist'] = final_list
 
+            # async update ticker history
+            run_async_task(self.exchange.get_ticker_history_async,
+                           tick_interval = self.strategy.ticker_interval)
+
             # Query trades from persistence layer
             trades = Trade.query.filter(Trade.is_open.is_(True)).all()