add --epochs to hyperopt subcommand

freqtrade/misc.py

@@ -159,7 +159,14 @@ def build_subcommands(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     # Add hyperopt subcommand
     hyperopt_cmd = subparsers.add_parser('hyperopt', help='hyperopt module')
     hyperopt_cmd.set_defaults(func=hyperopt.start)
-
+    hyperopt_cmd.add_argument(
+        '-e', '--epochs',
+        help='specify number of epochs (default: 100)',
+        dest='epochs',
+        default=100,
+        type=int,
+        metavar='INT',
+    )
 
 # Required json-schema for user specified config
 CONF_SCHEMA = {

freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py

@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ def start(args):
         print('Using max_open_trades: {} ...'.format(config['max_open_trades']))
         max_open_trades = config['max_open_trades']
 
+    # Monkey patch config
     from freqtrade import main
     main._CONF = config
 

freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py

@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ from freqtrade.vendor.qtpylib.indicators import crossed_above
 # set TARGET_TRADES to suit your number concurrent trades so its realistic to 20days of data
 TARGET_TRADES = 1100
 TOTAL_TRIES = 4
-# pylint: disable=C0103
-current_tries = 0
+_CURRENT_TRIES = 0
 
 # Configuration and data used by hyperopt
 PROCESSED = optimize.preprocess(optimize.load_data())
@@ -85,6 +84,8 @@ SPACE = {
 
 
 def optimizer(params):
+    global _CURRENT_TRIES
+
     from freqtrade.optimize import backtesting
     backtesting.populate_buy_trend = buy_strategy_generator(params)
 
@@ -98,10 +99,8 @@ def optimizer(params):
     trade_loss = 1 - 0.35 * exp(-(trade_count - TARGET_TRADES) ** 2 / 10 ** 5.2)
     profit_loss = max(0, 1 - total_profit / 10000)  # max profit 10000
 
-    # pylint: disable=W0603
-    global current_tries
-    current_tries += 1
-    print('{:5d}/{}: {}'.format(current_tries, TOTAL_TRIES, result))
+    _CURRENT_TRIES += 1
+    print('{:5d}/{}: {}'.format(_CURRENT_TRIES, TOTAL_TRIES, result))
 
     return {
         'loss': trade_loss + profit_loss,
@@ -166,7 +165,12 @@ def buy_strategy_generator(params):
 
 
 def start(args):
-    # TODO: parse args
+    global TOTAL_TRIES
+    TOTAL_TRIES = args.epochs
+
+    # Monkey patch config
+    from freqtrade import main
+    main._CONF = OPTIMIZE_CONFIG
 
     exchange._API = Bittrex({'key': '', 'secret': ''})
 

freqtrade/tests/test_misc.py

@@ -112,6 +112,20 @@ def test_parse_args_hyperopt(mocker):
     assert call_args.func is not None
 
 
+def test_parse_args_hyperopt_custom(mocker):
+    hyperopt_mock = mocker.patch('freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt.start', MagicMock())
+    args = parse_args(['-c', 'test_conf.json', 'hyperopt', '--epochs', '20'])
+    assert args is None
+    assert hyperopt_mock.call_count == 1
+
+    call_args = hyperopt_mock.call_args[0][0]
+    assert call_args.config == 'test_conf.json'
+    assert call_args.epochs == 20
+    assert call_args.loglevel == 20
+    assert call_args.subparser == 'hyperopt'
+    assert call_args.func is not None
+
+
 def test_load_config(default_conf, mocker):
     file_mock = mocker.patch('freqtrade.misc.open', mocker.mock_open(
         read_data=json.dumps(default_conf)