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# Advanced Hyperopt
This page explains some advanced Hyperopt issues that may require higher
coding skills and Python knowledge than creation of an ordinal hyperoptimization
class.
## Creating and using a custom loss function
To use a custom loss function class, make sure that the function `hyperopt_loss_function` is defined in your custom hyperopt loss class.
For the sample below, you then need to add the command line parameter `--hyperopt-loss SuperDuperHyperOptLoss` to your hyperopt call so this fuction is being used.
A sample of this can be found below, which is identical to the Default Hyperopt loss implementation. A full sample can be found [user_data/hyperopts/](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/blob/develop/user_data/hyperopts/sample_hyperopt_loss.py)
``` python
from freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt import IHyperOptLoss
TARGET_TRADES = 600
EXPECTED_MAX_PROFIT = 3.0
MAX_ACCEPTED_TRADE_DURATION = 300
class SuperDuperHyperOptLoss(IHyperOptLoss):
"""
Defines the default loss function for hyperopt
"""
@staticmethod
def hyperopt_loss_function(results: DataFrame, trade_count: int,
min_date: datetime, max_date: datetime,
*args, **kwargs) -> float:
"""
Objective function, returns smaller number for better results
This is the legacy algorithm (used until now in freqtrade).
Weights are distributed as follows:
* 0.4 to trade duration
* 0.25: Avoiding trade loss
* 1.0 to total profit, compared to the expected value (`EXPECTED_MAX_PROFIT`) defined above
"""
total_profit = results.profit_percent.sum()
trade_duration = results.trade_duration.mean()
trade_loss = 1 - 0.25 * exp(-(trade_count - TARGET_TRADES) ** 2 / 10 ** 5.8)
profit_loss = max(0, 1 - total_profit / EXPECTED_MAX_PROFIT)
duration_loss = 0.4 * min(trade_duration / MAX_ACCEPTED_TRADE_DURATION, 1)
result = trade_loss + profit_loss + duration_loss
return result
```
Currently, the arguments are:
* `results`: DataFrame containing the result
The following columns are available in results (corresponds to the output-file of backtesting when used with `--export trades`):
`pair, profit_percent, profit_abs, open_time, close_time, open_index, close_index, trade_duration, open_at_end, open_rate, close_rate, sell_reason`
* `trade_count`: Amount of trades (identical to `len(results)`)
* `min_date`: Start date of the hyperopting TimeFrame
* `min_date`: End date of the hyperopting TimeFrame
This function needs to return a floating point number (`float`). Smaller numbers will be interpreted as better results. The parameters and balancing for this is up to you.
!!! Note
This function is called once per iteration - so please make sure to have this as optimized as possible to not slow hyperopt down unnecessarily.
!!! Note
Please keep the arguments `*args` and `**kwargs` in the interface to allow us to extend this interface later.

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* `OnlyProfitHyperOptLoss` (which takes only amount of profit into consideration)
* `SharpeHyperOptLoss` (optimizes Sharpe Ratio calculated on the trade returns)
### Creating and using a custom loss function
To use a custom loss function class, make sure that the function `hyperopt_loss_function` is defined in your custom hyperopt loss class.
For the sample below, you then need to add the command line parameter `--hyperopt-loss SuperDuperHyperOptLoss` to your hyperopt call so this fuction is being used.
A sample of this can be found below, which is identical to the Default Hyperopt loss implementation. A full sample can be found [user_data/hyperopts/](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/blob/develop/user_data/hyperopts/sample_hyperopt_loss.py)
``` python
from freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt import IHyperOptLoss
TARGET_TRADES = 600
EXPECTED_MAX_PROFIT = 3.0
MAX_ACCEPTED_TRADE_DURATION = 300
class SuperDuperHyperOptLoss(IHyperOptLoss):
"""
Defines the default loss function for hyperopt
"""
@staticmethod
def hyperopt_loss_function(results: DataFrame, trade_count: int,
min_date: datetime, max_date: datetime,
*args, **kwargs) -> float:
"""
Objective function, returns smaller number for better results
This is the legacy algorithm (used until now in freqtrade).
Weights are distributed as follows:
* 0.4 to trade duration
* 0.25: Avoiding trade loss
* 1.0 to total profit, compared to the expected value (`EXPECTED_MAX_PROFIT`) defined above
"""
total_profit = results.profit_percent.sum()
trade_duration = results.trade_duration.mean()
trade_loss = 1 - 0.25 * exp(-(trade_count - TARGET_TRADES) ** 2 / 10 ** 5.8)
profit_loss = max(0, 1 - total_profit / EXPECTED_MAX_PROFIT)
duration_loss = 0.4 * min(trade_duration / MAX_ACCEPTED_TRADE_DURATION, 1)
result = trade_loss + profit_loss + duration_loss
return result
```
Currently, the arguments are:
* `results`: DataFrame containing the result
The following columns are available in results (corresponds to the output-file of backtesting when used with `--export trades`):
`pair, profit_percent, profit_abs, open_time, close_time, open_index, close_index, trade_duration, open_at_end, open_rate, close_rate, sell_reason`
* `trade_count`: Amount of trades (identical to `len(results)`)
* `min_date`: Start date of the hyperopting TimeFrame
* `min_date`: End date of the hyperopting TimeFrame
This function needs to return a floating point number (`float`). Smaller numbers will be interpreted as better results. The parameters and balancing for this is up to you.
!!! Note
This function is called once per iteration - so please make sure to have this as optimized as possible to not slow hyperopt down unnecessarily.
!!! Note
Please keep the arguments `*args` and `**kwargs` in the interface to allow us to extend this interface later.
Creation of a custom loss function is covered in the [Advanced Hyperopt](advanced-hyperopt.md) part of the documentation.
## Execute Hyperopt