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Add documentation about pricing related to market orders
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@ -333,6 +333,9 @@ Configuration:
!!! Note
If `stoploss_on_exchange` is enabled and the stoploss is cancelled manually on the exchange, then the bot will create a new order.
!!! Warning "Using market orders"
Please read the section [Market order pricing](#market-order-pricing) section when using market orders.
!!! Warning "Warning: stoploss_on_exchange failures"
If stoploss on exchange creation fails for some reason, then an "emergency sell" is initiated. By default, this will sell the asset using a market order. The order-type for the emergency-sell can be changed by setting the `emergencysell` value in the `order_types` dictionary - however this is not advised.
@ -459,6 +462,9 @@ Prices are always retrieved right before an order is placed, either by querying
!!! Note
Orderbook data used by Freqtrade are the data retrieved from exchange by the ccxt's function `fetch_order_book()`, i.e. are usually data from the L2-aggregated orderbook, while the ticker data are the structures returned by the ccxt's `fetch_ticker()`/`fetch_tickers()` functions. Refer to the ccxt library [documentation](https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt/wiki/Manual#market-data) for more details.
!!! Warning "Using market orders"
Please read the section [Market order pricing](#market-order-pricing) section when using market orders.
### Buy price
#### Check depth of market
@ -553,6 +559,29 @@ A fixed slot (mirroring `bid_strategy.order_book_top`) can be defined by setting
When not using orderbook (`ask_strategy.use_order_book=False`), the price at the `ask_strategy.price_side` side (defaults to `"ask"`) from the ticker will be used as the sell price.
### Market order pricing
When using market orders, prices should be configured to use the "correct" side of the orderbook to allow realistic pricing detection.
Assuming both buy and sell are using market orders, a configuration similar to the following might be used
``` jsonc
"order_types": {
"buy": "market",
"sell": "market"
// ...
},
"bid_strategy": {
"price_side": "ask",
// ...
},
"ask_strategy":{
"price_side": "bid",
// ...
},
```
Obviously, if only one side is using limit orders, different pricing combinations can be used.
## Pairlists and Pairlist Handlers
Pairlist Handlers define the list of pairs (pairlist) that the bot should trade. They are configured in the `pairlists` section of the configuration settings.