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This page explains how to validate your strategy performance by using Backtesting. This page explains how to validate your strategy performance by using Backtesting.
Backtesting requires historic data to be available. Backtesting requires historic data to be available.
To learn how to get data for the pairs and exchange you're interrested in, head over to the [Data downloading](data-download.md) section of the documentation. To learn how to get data for the pairs and exchange you're interrested in, head over to the [Data Downloading](data-download.md) section of the documentation.
## Test your strategy with Backtesting ## Test your strategy with Backtesting
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The bot has made `429` trades for an average duration of `4:12:00`, with a performance of `76.20%` (profit), that means it has The bot has made `429` trades for an average duration of `4:12:00`, with a performance of `76.20%` (profit), that means it has
earned a total of `0.00762792 BTC` starting with a capital of 0.01 BTC. earned a total of `0.00762792 BTC` starting with a capital of 0.01 BTC.
The column `avg profit %` shows the average profit for all trades made while the column `cum profit %` sums all the profits/losses. The column `avg profit %` shows the average profit for all trades made while the column `cum profit %` sums up all the profits/losses.
The column `tot profit %` shows instead the total profit % in relation to allocated capital (`max_open_trades * stake_amount`). The column `tot profit %` shows instead the total profit % in relation to allocated capital (`max_open_trades * stake_amount`).
In the above results we have `max_open_trades=2 stake_amount=0.005` in config so `(76.20/100) * (0.005 * 2) =~ 0.00762792 BTC`. In the above results we have `max_open_trades=2` and `stake_amount=0.005` in config so `tot_profit %` will be `(76.20/100) * (0.005 * 2) =~ 0.00762792 BTC`.
Your strategy performance is influenced by your buy strategy, your sell strategy, and also by the `minimal_roi` and `stop_loss` you have set. Your strategy performance is influenced by your buy strategy, your sell strategy, and also by the `minimal_roi` and `stop_loss` you have set.
For example, if your minimal_roi is only `"0": 0.01`. You cannot expect the bot to make more profit than 1% (because it will sell every time a trade will reach 1%). For example, if your `minimal_roi` is only `"0": 0.01` you cannot expect the bot to make more profit than 1% (because it will sell every time a trade reaches 1%).
```json ```json
"minimal_roi": { "minimal_roi": {
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``` ```
On the other hand, if you set a too high `minimal_roi` like `"0": 0.55` On the other hand, if you set a too high `minimal_roi` like `"0": 0.55`
(55%), there is almost no chance that the bot will never reach this profit. (55%), there is almost no chance that the bot will ever reach this profit.
Hence, keep in mind that your performance is a mix of the different elements of the strategy, your configuration, and the crypto-currency pairs you have set up. Hence, keep in mind that your performance is an integral mix of all different elements of the strategy, your configuration, and the crypto-currency pairs you have set up.
### Assumptions made by backtesting ### Assumptions made by backtesting

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and still take a long time. and still take a long time.
Hyperopt requires historic data to be available, just as backtesting does. Hyperopt requires historic data to be available, just as backtesting does.
To learn how to get data for the pairs and exchange you're interrested in, head over to the [Data downloading](data-download.md) section of the documentation. To learn how to get data for the pairs and exchange you're interrested in, head over to the [Data Downloading](data-download.md) section of the documentation.
!!! Bug !!! Bug
Hyperopt will crash when used with only 1 CPU Core as found out in [Issue #1133](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues/1133) Hyperopt will crash when used with only 1 CPU Core as found out in [Issue #1133](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues/1133)

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- Telegram: telegram-usage.md - Telegram: telegram-usage.md
- Web Hook: webhook-config.md - Web Hook: webhook-config.md
- REST API: rest-api.md - REST API: rest-api.md
- Data Download: data-download.md - Data Downloading: data-download.md
- Backtesting: backtesting.md - Backtesting: backtesting.md
- Hyperopt: hyperopt.md - Hyperopt: hyperopt.md
- Edge positioning: edge.md - Edge positioning: edge.md