diff --git a/freqtrade/analyze.py b/freqtrade/analyze.py
index e13d2b39d..3fdfa4ff2 100644
--- a/freqtrade/analyze.py
+++ b/freqtrade/analyze.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from enum import Enum
 import logging
 from datetime import timedelta
 
@@ -10,6 +11,10 @@ from freqtrade.vendor.qtpylib.indicators import awesome_oscillator
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+class SignalType(Enum):
+    BUY = "buy"
+    SELL = "sell"
+
 
 def parse_ticker_dataframe(ticker: list) -> DataFrame:
     """
@@ -90,9 +95,9 @@ def analyze_ticker(pair: str) -> DataFrame:
     return dataframe
 
 
-def get_buy_signal(pair: str) -> bool:
+def get_signal(pair: str, signal: SignalType) -> bool:
     """
-    Calculates a buy signal based several technical analysis indicators
+    Calculates current signal based several technical analysis indicators
     :param pair: pair in format BTC_ANT or BTC-ANT
     :return: True if pair is good for buying, False otherwise
     """
@@ -107,6 +112,6 @@ def get_buy_signal(pair: str) -> bool:
     if signal_date < arrow.now() - timedelta(minutes=10):
         return False
 
-    signal = latest['buy'] == 1
-    logger.debug('buy_trigger: %s (pair=%s, signal=%s)', latest['date'], pair, signal)
-    return signal
+    result = latest[signal.value] == 1
+    logger.debug('%s_trigger: %s (pair=%s, signal=%s)', signal.value, latest['date'], pair, result)
+    return result
diff --git a/freqtrade/main.py b/freqtrade/main.py
index 79f39a32f..3fb0dd64d 100755
--- a/freqtrade/main.py
+++ b/freqtrade/main.py
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ from cachetools import cached, TTLCache
 from jsonschema import validate
 
 from freqtrade import __version__, exchange, persistence
-from freqtrade.analyze import get_buy_signal
-from freqtrade.misc import CONF_SCHEMA, State, get_state, update_state, build_arg_parser, throttle, \
-    FreqtradeException
+from freqtrade.analyze import get_signal, SignalType
+from freqtrade.misc import (
+    CONF_SCHEMA, State, get_state, update_state, build_arg_parser, throttle, FreqtradeException
+)
 from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
 from freqtrade.rpc import telegram
 
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ def create_trade(stake_amount: float) -> Optional[Trade]:
 
     # Pick pair based on StochRSI buy signals
     for _pair in whitelist:
-        if get_buy_signal(_pair):
+        if get_signal(_pair, SignalType.BUY):
             pair = _pair
             break
     else:
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/test_analyze.py b/freqtrade/tests/test_analyze.py
index 3c0ce15b2..741e72191 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/test_analyze.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/test_analyze.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import pytest
 from pandas import DataFrame
 
 from freqtrade.analyze import parse_ticker_dataframe, populate_buy_trend, populate_indicators, \
-    get_buy_signal
+    get_signal, SignalType
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ def test_populates_buy_trend(result):
 def test_returns_latest_buy_signal(mocker):
     buydf = DataFrame([{'buy': 1, 'date': datetime.today()}])
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.analyze.analyze_ticker', return_value=buydf)
-    assert get_buy_signal('BTC-ETH')
+    assert get_signal('BTC-ETH', SignalType.BUY)
 
     buydf = DataFrame([{'buy': 0, 'date': datetime.today()}])
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.analyze.analyze_ticker', return_value=buydf)
-    assert not get_buy_signal('BTC-ETH')
+    assert not get_signal('BTC-ETH', SignalType.BUY)
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/test_main.py b/freqtrade/tests/test_main.py
index 74a776f22..5be1dce3e 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/test_main.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
 def test_process_trade_creation(default_conf, ticker, health, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', default_conf)
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.telegram', init=MagicMock(), send_msg=MagicMock())
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_signal', side_effect=lambda s, t: True)
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.exchange',
                           validate_pairs=MagicMock(),
                           get_ticker=ticker,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def test_process_trade_creation(default_conf, ticker, health, mocker):
 def test_process_exchange_failures(default_conf, ticker, health, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', default_conf)
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.telegram', init=MagicMock(), send_msg=MagicMock())
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_signal', side_effect=lambda s, t: True)
     sleep_mock = mocker.patch('time.sleep', side_effect=lambda _: None)
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.exchange',
                           validate_pairs=MagicMock(),
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def test_process_runtime_error(default_conf, ticker, health, mocker):
     msg_mock = MagicMock()
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', default_conf)
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.telegram', init=MagicMock(), send_msg=msg_mock)
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_signal', side_effect=lambda s, t: True)
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.exchange',
                           validate_pairs=MagicMock(),
                           get_ticker=ticker,
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def test_process_runtime_error(default_conf, ticker, health, mocker):
 def test_process_trade_handling(default_conf, ticker, limit_buy_order, health, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', default_conf)
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.telegram', init=MagicMock(), send_msg=MagicMock())
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_signal', side_effect=lambda s, t: True)
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.exchange',
                           validate_pairs=MagicMock(),
                           get_ticker=ticker,
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def test_process_trade_handling(default_conf, ticker, limit_buy_order, health, m
 
 def test_create_trade(default_conf, ticker, limit_buy_order, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', default_conf)
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_signal', side_effect=lambda s, t: True)
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.telegram', init=MagicMock(), send_msg=MagicMock())
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.exchange',
                           validate_pairs=MagicMock(),
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def test_create_trade(default_conf, ticker, limit_buy_order, mocker):
 
 def test_create_trade_no_stake_amount(default_conf, ticker, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', default_conf)
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_signal', side_effect=lambda s, t: True)
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.telegram', init=MagicMock(), send_msg=MagicMock())
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.exchange',
                           validate_pairs=MagicMock(),
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def test_create_trade_no_stake_amount(default_conf, ticker, mocker):
 
 def test_create_trade_no_pairs(default_conf, ticker, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', default_conf)
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_signal', side_effect=lambda s, t: True)
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.telegram', init=MagicMock(), send_msg=MagicMock())
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.exchange',
                           validate_pairs=MagicMock(),
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def test_create_trade_no_pairs(default_conf, ticker, mocker):
 
 def test_handle_trade(default_conf, limit_buy_order, limit_sell_order, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', default_conf)
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_signal', side_effect=lambda s, t: True)
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.telegram', init=MagicMock(), send_msg=MagicMock())
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.exchange',
                           validate_pairs=MagicMock(),
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def test_handle_trade(default_conf, limit_buy_order, limit_sell_order, mocker):
 
 def test_close_trade(default_conf, ticker, limit_buy_order, limit_sell_order, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', default_conf)
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_signal', side_effect=lambda s, t: True)
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.telegram', init=MagicMock(), send_msg=MagicMock())
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.exchange',
                           validate_pairs=MagicMock(),
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/test_telegram.py b/freqtrade/tests/test_telegram.py
index 795901ced..c5ca9da3f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/test_telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/test_telegram.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def test_authorized_only_exception(default_conf, mocker):
 
 def test_status_handle(default_conf, update, ticker, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', default_conf)
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_signal', side_effect=lambda s, t: True)
     msg_mock = MagicMock()
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.telegram',
                           _CONF=default_conf,
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def test_status_handle(default_conf, update, ticker, mocker):
 
 def test_status_table_handle(default_conf, update, ticker, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', default_conf)
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_signal', side_effect=lambda s, t: True)
     msg_mock = MagicMock()
     mocker.patch.multiple(
         'freqtrade.main.telegram',
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def test_status_table_handle(default_conf, update, ticker, mocker):
 
 def test_profit_handle(default_conf, update, ticker, limit_buy_order, limit_sell_order, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', default_conf)
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_signal', side_effect=lambda s, t: True)
     msg_mock = MagicMock()
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.telegram',
                           _CONF=default_conf,
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def test_profit_handle(default_conf, update, ticker, limit_buy_order, limit_sell
 
 def test_forcesell_handle(default_conf, update, ticker, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', default_conf)
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_signal', side_effect=lambda s, t: True)
     msg_mock = MagicMock()
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.telegram',
                           _CONF=default_conf,
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def test_forcesell_handle(default_conf, update, ticker, mocker):
 
 def test_forcesell_all_handle(default_conf, update, ticker, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', default_conf)
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_signal', side_effect=lambda s, t: True)
     msg_mock = MagicMock()
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.telegram',
                           _CONF=default_conf,
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def test_forcesell_all_handle(default_conf, update, ticker, mocker):
 
 def test_forcesell_handle_invalid(default_conf, update, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', default_conf)
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_signal', side_effect=lambda s, t: True)
     msg_mock = MagicMock()
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.telegram',
                           _CONF=default_conf,
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ def test_forcesell_handle_invalid(default_conf, update, mocker):
 def test_performance_handle(
         default_conf, update, ticker, limit_buy_order, limit_sell_order, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', default_conf)
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_signal', side_effect=lambda s, t: True)
     msg_mock = MagicMock()
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.telegram',
                           _CONF=default_conf,
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def test_performance_handle(
 
 def test_count_handle(default_conf, update, ticker, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', default_conf)
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_signal', side_effect=lambda s, t: True)
     msg_mock = MagicMock()
     mocker.patch.multiple(
         'freqtrade.main.telegram',
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ def test_count_handle(default_conf, update, ticker, mocker):
 
 def test_performance_handle_invalid(default_conf, update, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', default_conf)
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_signal', side_effect=lambda s, t: True)
     msg_mock = MagicMock()
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.telegram',
                           _CONF=default_conf,