diff --git a/docs/bot-optimization.md b/docs/bot-optimization.md
index ebd8cbe8c..0214ce5c5 100644
--- a/docs/bot-optimization.md
+++ b/docs/bot-optimization.md
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ A strategy file contains all the information needed to build a good strategy:
 - Sell strategy rules
 - Minimal ROI recommended
 - Stoploss recommended
-- Hyperopt parameter
 
 The bot also include a sample strategy called `TestStrategy` you can update: `user_data/strategies/test_strategy.py`.
 You can test it with the parameter: `--strategy TestStrategy`
@@ -61,17 +60,16 @@ file as reference.**
 
 ### Buy strategy
 
-Edit the method `populate_buy_trend()` into your strategy file to
-update your buy strategy.
+Edit the method `populate_buy_trend()` into your strategy file to update your buy strategy.
 
 Sample from `user_data/strategies/test_strategy.py`:
 
 ```python
-def populate_buy_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, pair: str) -> DataFrame:
+def populate_buy_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
     """
     Based on TA indicators, populates the buy signal for the given dataframe
     :param dataframe: DataFrame populated with indicators
-    :param pair: Pair currently analyzed
+    :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
     :return: DataFrame with buy column
     """
     dataframe.loc[
@@ -93,11 +91,11 @@ Please note that the sell-signal is only used if `use_sell_signal` is set to tru
 Sample from `user_data/strategies/test_strategy.py`:
 
 ```python
-def populate_sell_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, pair: str) -> DataFrame:
+def populate_sell_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
     """
     Based on TA indicators, populates the sell signal for the given dataframe
     :param dataframe: DataFrame populated with indicators
-    :param pair: Pair currently analyzed
+    :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
     :return: DataFrame with buy column
     """
     dataframe.loc[
@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ def populate_sell_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, pair: str) -> DataFrame:
     return dataframe
 ```
 
-## Add more Indicator
+## Add more Indicators
 
 As you have seen, buy and sell strategies need indicators. You can add more indicators by extending the list contained in the method `populate_indicators()` from your strategy file.
 
@@ -119,9 +117,16 @@ You should only add the indicators used in either `populate_buy_trend()`, `popul
 Sample:
 
 ```python
-def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, pair: str) -> DataFrame:
+def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
     """
     Adds several different TA indicators to the given DataFrame
+
+    Performance Note: For the best performance be frugal on the number of indicators
+    you are using. Let uncomment only the indicator you are using in your strategies
+    or your hyperopt configuration, otherwise you will waste your memory and CPU usage.
+    :param dataframe: Raw data from the exchange and parsed by parse_ticker_dataframe()
+    :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
+    :return: a Dataframe with all mandatory indicators for the strategies
     """
     dataframe['sar'] = ta.SAR(dataframe)
     dataframe['adx'] = ta.ADX(dataframe)
@@ -152,6 +157,11 @@ def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, pair: str) -> DataFrame:
     return dataframe
 ```
 
+### Metadata dict
+
+The metadata-dict (available for `populate_buy_trend`, `populate_sell_trend`, `populate_indicators`) contains additional information.
+Currently this is `pair`, which can be accessed using `metadata['pair']` - and will return a pair in the format `XRP/BTC`.
+
 ### Want more indicator examples
 
 Look into the [user_data/strategies/test_strategy.py](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/blob/develop/user_data/strategies/test_strategy.py).
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
index e3c3974be..593af619c 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class Backtesting(object):
             pair_data['buy'], pair_data['sell'] = 0, 0  # cleanup from previous run
 
             ticker_data = self.advise_sell(
-                self.advise_buy(pair_data, pair), pair)[headers].copy()
+                self.advise_buy(pair_data, {'pair': pair}), {'pair': pair})[headers].copy()
 
             # to avoid using data from future, we buy/sell with signal from previous candle
             ticker_data.loc[:, 'buy'] = ticker_data['buy'].shift(1)
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
index f0d81e3ff..086cad5aa 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Hyperopt(Backtesting):
         return arg_dict
 
     @staticmethod
-    def populate_indicators(dataframe: DataFrame, pair: str) -> DataFrame:
+    def populate_indicators(dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
         dataframe['adx'] = ta.ADX(dataframe)
         macd = ta.MACD(dataframe)
         dataframe['macd'] = macd['macd']
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class Hyperopt(Backtesting):
         """
         Define the buy strategy parameters to be used by hyperopt
         """
-        def populate_buy_trend(dataframe: DataFrame, pair: str) -> DataFrame:
+        def populate_buy_trend(dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
             """
             Buy strategy Hyperopt will build and use
             """
diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/default_strategy.py b/freqtrade/strategy/default_strategy.py
index 9eaf093ae..f1646779b 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/default_strategy.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/default_strategy.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class DefaultStrategy(IStrategy):
     # Optimal ticker interval for the strategy
     ticker_interval = '5m'
 
-    def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, pair: str) -> DataFrame:
+    def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
         """
         Adds several different TA indicators to the given DataFrame
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class DefaultStrategy(IStrategy):
         you are using. Let uncomment only the indicator you are using in your strategies
         or your hyperopt configuration, otherwise you will waste your memory and CPU usage.
         :param dataframe: Raw data from the exchange and parsed by parse_ticker_dataframe()
-        :param pair: Pair currently analyzed
+        :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
         :return: a Dataframe with all mandatory indicators for the strategies
         """
 
@@ -199,11 +199,11 @@ class DefaultStrategy(IStrategy):
 
         return dataframe
 
-    def populate_buy_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, pair: str) -> DataFrame:
+    def populate_buy_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
         """
         Based on TA indicators, populates the buy signal for the given dataframe
         :param dataframe: DataFrame
-        :param pair: Pair currently analyzed
+        :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
         :return: DataFrame with buy column
         """
         dataframe.loc[
@@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ class DefaultStrategy(IStrategy):
 
         return dataframe
 
-    def populate_sell_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, pair: str) -> DataFrame:
+    def populate_sell_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
         """
         Based on TA indicators, populates the sell signal for the given dataframe
         :param dataframe: DataFrame
-        :param pair: Pair currently analyzed
+        :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
         :return: DataFrame with buy column
         """
         dataframe.loc[
diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
index 887c1d583..dfd624393 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
@@ -74,29 +74,29 @@ class IStrategy(ABC):
         self.config = config
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, pair: str) -> DataFrame:
+    def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
         """
         Populate indicators that will be used in the Buy and Sell strategy
         :param dataframe: Raw data from the exchange and parsed by parse_ticker_dataframe()
-        :param pair: Pair currently analyzed
+        :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
         :return: a Dataframe with all mandatory indicators for the strategies
         """
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def populate_buy_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, pair: str) -> DataFrame:
+    def populate_buy_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
         """
         Based on TA indicators, populates the buy signal for the given dataframe
         :param dataframe: DataFrame
-        :param pair: Pair currently analyzed
+        :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
         :return: DataFrame with buy column
         """
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def populate_sell_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, pair: str) -> DataFrame:
+    def populate_sell_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
         """
         Based on TA indicators, populates the sell signal for the given dataframe
         :param dataframe: DataFrame
-        :param pair: Pair currently analyzed
+        :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
         :return: DataFrame with sell column
         """
 
@@ -106,16 +106,16 @@ class IStrategy(ABC):
         """
         return self.__class__.__name__
 
-    def analyze_ticker(self, ticker_history: List[Dict], pair: str) -> DataFrame:
+    def analyze_ticker(self, ticker_history: List[Dict], metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
         """
         Parses the given ticker history and returns a populated DataFrame
         add several TA indicators and buy signal to it
         :return DataFrame with ticker data and indicator data
         """
         dataframe = parse_ticker_dataframe(ticker_history)
-        dataframe = self.advise_indicators(dataframe, pair)
-        dataframe = self.advise_buy(dataframe, pair)
-        dataframe = self.advise_sell(dataframe, pair)
+        dataframe = self.advise_indicators(dataframe, metadata)
+        dataframe = self.advise_buy(dataframe, metadata)
+        dataframe = self.advise_sell(dataframe, metadata)
         return dataframe
 
     def get_signal(self, pair: str, interval: str, ticker_hist: List[Dict]) -> Tuple[bool, bool]:
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class IStrategy(ABC):
             return False, False
 
         try:
-            dataframe = self.analyze_ticker(ticker_hist, pair)
+            dataframe = self.analyze_ticker(ticker_hist, {'pair': pair})
         except ValueError as error:
             logger.warning(
                 'Unable to analyze ticker for pair %s: %s',
@@ -275,15 +275,15 @@ class IStrategy(ABC):
         """
         Creates a dataframe and populates indicators for given ticker data
         """
-        return {pair: self.advise_indicators(parse_ticker_dataframe(pair_data), pair)
+        return {pair: self.advise_indicators(parse_ticker_dataframe(pair_data), {'pair': pair})
                 for pair, pair_data in tickerdata.items()}
 
-    def advise_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, pair: str) -> DataFrame:
+    def advise_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
         """
         Populate indicators that will be used in the Buy and Sell strategy
         This method should not be overridden.
         :param dataframe: Raw data from the exchange and parsed by parse_ticker_dataframe()
-        :param pair: The currently traded pair
+        :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
         :return: a Dataframe with all mandatory indicators for the strategies
         """
         if self._populate_fun_len == 2:
@@ -291,14 +291,14 @@ class IStrategy(ABC):
                           "the current function headers!", DeprecationWarning)
             return self.populate_indicators(dataframe)  # type: ignore
         else:
-            return self.populate_indicators(dataframe, pair)
+            return self.populate_indicators(dataframe, metadata)
 
-    def advise_buy(self, dataframe: DataFrame, pair: str) -> DataFrame:
+    def advise_buy(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
         """
         Based on TA indicators, populates the buy signal for the given dataframe
         This method should not be overridden.
         :param dataframe: DataFrame
-        :param pair: The currently traded pair
+        :param pair: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
         :return: DataFrame with buy column
         """
         if self._buy_fun_len == 2:
@@ -306,14 +306,14 @@ class IStrategy(ABC):
                           "the current function headers!", DeprecationWarning)
             return self.populate_buy_trend(dataframe)  # type: ignore
         else:
-            return self.populate_buy_trend(dataframe, pair)
+            return self.populate_buy_trend(dataframe, metadata)
 
-    def advise_sell(self, dataframe: DataFrame, pair: str) -> DataFrame:
+    def advise_sell(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
         """
         Based on TA indicators, populates the sell signal for the given dataframe
         This method should not be overridden.
         :param dataframe: DataFrame
-        :param pair: The currently traded pair
+        :param pair: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
         :return: DataFrame with sell column
         """
         if self._sell_fun_len == 2:
@@ -321,4 +321,4 @@ class IStrategy(ABC):
                           "the current function headers!", DeprecationWarning)
             return self.populate_sell_trend(dataframe)  # type: ignore
         else:
-            return self.populate_sell_trend(dataframe, pair)
+            return self.populate_sell_trend(dataframe, metadata)
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/strategy/test_strategy.py b/freqtrade/tests/strategy/test_strategy.py
index 02eea312f..1c8f80ca1 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/strategy/test_strategy.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/strategy/test_strategy.py
@@ -60,10 +60,7 @@ def test_search_strategy():
 def test_load_strategy(result):
     resolver = StrategyResolver({'strategy': 'TestStrategy'})
     pair = 'ETH/BTC'
-    assert len(resolver.strategy.populate_indicators.__annotations__) == 3
-    assert 'dataframe' in resolver.strategy.populate_indicators.__annotations__
-    assert 'pair' in resolver.strategy.populate_indicators.__annotations__
-    assert 'adx' in resolver.strategy.advise_indicators(result, pair=pair)
+    assert 'adx' in resolver.strategy.advise_indicators(result, metadata=pair)
 
 
 def test_load_strategy_invalid_directory(result, caplog):
@@ -92,7 +89,7 @@ def test_strategy(result):
     config = {'strategy': 'DefaultStrategy'}
 
     resolver = StrategyResolver(config)
-    pair = 'ETH/BTC'
+    metadata = {'pair': 'ETH/BTC'}
     assert resolver.strategy.minimal_roi[0] == 0.04
     assert config["minimal_roi"]['0'] == 0.04
 
@@ -102,13 +99,13 @@ def test_strategy(result):
     assert resolver.strategy.ticker_interval == '5m'
     assert config['ticker_interval'] == '5m'
 
-    df_indicators = resolver.strategy.advise_indicators(result, pair=pair)
+    df_indicators = resolver.strategy.advise_indicators(result, metadata=metadata)
     assert 'adx' in df_indicators
 
-    dataframe = resolver.strategy.advise_buy(df_indicators, pair=pair)
+    dataframe = resolver.strategy.advise_buy(df_indicators, metadata=metadata)
     assert 'buy' in dataframe.columns
 
-    dataframe = resolver.strategy.advise_sell(df_indicators, pair='ETH/BTC')
+    dataframe = resolver.strategy.advise_sell(df_indicators, metadata=metadata)
     assert 'sell' in dataframe.columns
 
 
@@ -196,21 +193,21 @@ def test_call_deprecated_function(result, monkeypatch):
     default_location = path.join(path.dirname(path.realpath(__file__)))
     resolver = StrategyResolver({'strategy': 'TestStrategyLegacy',
                                  'strategy_path': default_location})
-    pair = 'ETH/BTC'
+    metadata = {'pair': 'ETH/BTC'}
 
     # Make sure we are using a legacy function
     assert resolver.strategy._populate_fun_len == 2
     assert resolver.strategy._buy_fun_len == 2
     assert resolver.strategy._sell_fun_len == 2
 
-    indicator_df = resolver.strategy.advise_indicators(result, pair=pair)
+    indicator_df = resolver.strategy.advise_indicators(result, metadata=metadata)
     assert type(indicator_df) is DataFrame
     assert 'adx' in indicator_df.columns
 
-    buydf = resolver.strategy.advise_buy(result, pair=pair)
+    buydf = resolver.strategy.advise_buy(result, metadata=metadata)
     assert type(buydf) is DataFrame
     assert 'buy' in buydf.columns
 
-    selldf = resolver.strategy.advise_sell(result, pair=pair)
+    selldf = resolver.strategy.advise_sell(result, metadata=metadata)
     assert type(selldf) is DataFrame
     assert 'sell' in selldf
diff --git a/user_data/strategies/test_strategy.py b/user_data/strategies/test_strategy.py
index 65e06558c..80c238d92 100644
--- a/user_data/strategies/test_strategy.py
+++ b/user_data/strategies/test_strategy.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class TestStrategy(IStrategy):
     # Optimal ticker interval for the strategy
     ticker_interval = '5m'
 
-    def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, pair: str) -> DataFrame:
+    def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
         """
         Adds several different TA indicators to the given DataFrame
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class TestStrategy(IStrategy):
         you are using. Let uncomment only the indicator you are using in your strategies
         or your hyperopt configuration, otherwise you will waste your memory and CPU usage.
         :param dataframe: Raw data from the exchange and parsed by parse_ticker_dataframe()
-        :param pair: Pair currently analyzed
+        :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
         :return: a Dataframe with all mandatory indicators for the strategies
         """
 
@@ -215,11 +215,11 @@ class TestStrategy(IStrategy):
 
         return dataframe
 
-    def populate_buy_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, pair: str) -> DataFrame:
+    def populate_buy_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
         """
         Based on TA indicators, populates the buy signal for the given dataframe
         :param dataframe: DataFrame populated with indicators
-        :param pair: Pair currently analyzed
+        :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
         :return: DataFrame with buy column
         """
         dataframe.loc[
@@ -232,11 +232,11 @@ class TestStrategy(IStrategy):
 
         return dataframe
 
-    def populate_sell_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, pair: str) -> DataFrame:
+    def populate_sell_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
         """
         Based on TA indicators, populates the sell signal for the given dataframe
         :param dataframe: DataFrame populated with indicators
-        :param pair: Pair currently analyzed
+        :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
         :return: DataFrame with buy column
         """
         dataframe.loc[