diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
index 229b35dd5..b69e0781a 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 This module contains the hyperopt logic
 """
 
-import locale
 import logging
 import random
 import warnings
@@ -301,7 +300,7 @@ class Hyperopt:
 
         strat_stats = generate_strategy_stats(processed, '', backtesting_results,
                                               min_date, max_date, market_change=0)
-        results_explanation = self._format_results_explanation_string(
+        results_explanation = HyperoptTools.format_results_explanation_string(
             strat_stats, self.config['stake_currency'])
 
         trade_count = strat_stats['total_trades']
@@ -326,20 +325,6 @@ class Hyperopt:
             'total_profit': total_profit,
         }
 
-    def _format_results_explanation_string(self, results_metrics: Dict, stake_currency: str) -> str:
-        """
-        Return the formatted results explanation in a string
-        """
-        return (f"{results_metrics['total_trades']:6d} trades. "
-                f"{results_metrics['wins']}/{results_metrics['draws']}"
-                f"/{results_metrics['losses']} Wins/Draws/Losses. "
-                f"Avg profit {results_metrics['profit_mean'] * 100: 6.2f}%. "
-                f"Median profit {results_metrics['profit_median'] * 100: 6.2f}%. "
-                f"Total profit {results_metrics['profit_total_abs']: 11.8f} {stake_currency} "
-                f"({results_metrics['profit_total']: 7.2f}\N{GREEK CAPITAL LETTER SIGMA}%). "
-                f"Avg duration {results_metrics['holding_avg']} min."
-                ).encode(locale.getpreferredencoding(), 'replace').decode('utf-8')
-
     def get_optimizer(self, dimensions: List[Dimension], cpu_count) -> Optimizer:
         return Optimizer(
             dimensions,
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt_tools.py b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt_tools.py
index 1635c0588..98df32c36 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt_tools.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt_tools.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 import io
+import locale
 import logging
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -145,6 +146,21 @@ class HyperoptTools():
     def is_best_loss(results, current_best_loss: float) -> bool:
         return results['loss'] < current_best_loss
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def format_results_explanation_string(results_metrics: Dict, stake_currency: str) -> str:
+        """
+        Return the formatted results explanation in a string
+        """
+        return (f"{results_metrics['total_trades']:6d} trades. "
+                f"{results_metrics['wins']}/{results_metrics['draws']}"
+                f"/{results_metrics['losses']} Wins/Draws/Losses. "
+                f"Avg profit {results_metrics['profit_mean'] * 100: 6.2f}%. "
+                f"Median profit {results_metrics['profit_median'] * 100: 6.2f}%. "
+                f"Total profit {results_metrics['profit_total_abs']: 11.8f} {stake_currency} "
+                f"({results_metrics['profit_total']: 7.2f}\N{GREEK CAPITAL LETTER SIGMA}%). "
+                f"Avg duration {results_metrics['holding_avg']} min."
+                ).encode(locale.getpreferredencoding(), 'replace').decode('utf-8')
+
     @staticmethod
     def _format_explanation_string(results, total_epochs) -> str:
         return (("*" if results['is_initial_point'] else " ") +
diff --git a/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py b/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py
index c65e90237..142fc5728 100644
--- a/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py
+++ b/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ def test_hyperopt_format_results(hyperopt):
                                               Arrow(2017, 11, 14, 19, 32, 00),
                                               Arrow(2017, 12, 14, 19, 32, 00), market_change=0)
 
-    results_explanation = hyperopt._format_results_explanation_string(results_metrics, 'BTC')
+    results_explanation = HyperoptTools.format_results_explanation_string(results_metrics, 'BTC')
     total_profit = results_metrics['profit_total_abs']
 
     results = {