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+"""
+SortinoHyperOptLoss
+This module defines the alternative HyperOptLoss class which can be used for
+Hyperoptimization.
+"""
+from datetime import datetime
+import os
+
+
+import logging
+from pandas import DataFrame, DatetimeIndex, Timedelta, date_range
+from scipy.ndimage.interpolation import shift
+import numpy as np
+
+from freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt import IHyperOptLoss
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+interval = os.getenv("FQT_TIMEFRAME") or "5m"
+slippage = 0.0005
+target = 0
+annualize = np.sqrt(365 * (Timedelta("1D") / Timedelta(interval)))
+
+logger.info(f"SortinoLossBalance target is set to: {target}")
+
+
+class SortinoLossBalance(IHyperOptLoss):
+    """
+    Defines the loss function for hyperopt.
+    This implementation uses the Sortino Ratio calculation.
+    """
+
+    @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 more optimal results.
+        Uses Sortino Ratio calculation.
+        """
+        hloc = kwargs["processed"]
+        timeframe = SortinoLossBalance.ticker_interval
+        timedelta = Timedelta(timeframe)
+
+        date_index: DatetimeIndex = date_range(
+            start=min_date, end=max_date, freq=timeframe, normalize=True
+        )
+        balance_total: np.ndarray = []
+        for pair in hloc:
+            pair_candles = hloc[pair].set_index("date").reindex(date_index)
+            # index becomes open_time
+            pair_trades = (
+                results.loc[results["pair"].values == pair]
+                .set_index("open_time")
+                .resample(timeframe)
+                .asfreq()
+                .reindex(date_index)
+            )
+            open_rate = pair_trades["open_rate"].fillna(0).values
+            open_time = pair_trades.index.values
+            close_time = pair_trades["close_time"].values
+            close = pair_candles["close"].values
+            profits = pair_trades["profit_percent"].values - slippage
+            # at the open_time candle, the balance is matched to the close of the candle
+            pair_balance = np.where(
+                # only the rows with actual trades
+                (open_rate > 0)
+                # only if the trade is not also closed on the same candle
+                & (open_time != close_time),
+                1 - open_rate / close - slippage,
+                # or initialize to 0
+                0,
+            )
+            # at the close_time candle, the balance just uses the profits col
+            pair_balance = pair_balance + np.where(
+                # only rows with actual trades
+                (open_rate > 0)
+                # the rows where a close happens
+                & (open_time == close_time),
+                # use to profits
+                profits,
+                # otherwise leave unchanged
+                pair_balance,
+            )
+
+            # how much time each trade was open, close - open time
+            periods = close_time - open_time
+            # how many candles each trade was open, set as a counter at each trade open_time index
+            hops = np.nan_to_num(periods / timedelta).astype(int)
+
+            # each loop update one timeframe forward, the balance on each timeframe
+            # where there is at least one hop left to do (>0)
+            for _ in range(1, hops.max() + 1):
+                # move hops and open_rate by one
+                hops = shift(hops, 1, cval=0)
+                open_rate = shift(open_rate, 1, cval=0)
+                pair_balance = np.where(
+                    hops > 0, pair_balance + (1 - open_rate / close) - slippage, pair_balance
+                )
+                hops -= 1
+
+            # same as above but one loop per pair
+            # trades_indexes = np.nonzero(hops)[0]
+            # for i in trades_indexes:
+            #     # start from 1 because counters are set at the open_time balance
+            #     # which was already added previously
+            #     for c in range(1, hops[i]):
+            #         offset = i + c
+            #         # the open rate is always for the current date, not the offset
+            #         pair_balance[offset] += 1 - open_rate[i] / close[offset] - slippage
+
+            # add the pair balance to the total
+            balance_total.append(pair_balance)
+        balance_total = np.array(balance_total).sum(axis=0)
+
+        returns = balance_total.mean()
+        # returns = balance_total.values.mean()
+
+        downside_returns = np.where(balance_total < 0, balance_total, 0)
+        downside_risk = np.sqrt((downside_returns ** 2).sum() / len(date_index))
+
+        if downside_risk != 0.0:
+            sortino_ratio = (returns - target) / downside_risk * annualize
+        else:
+            sortino_ratio = -np.iinfo(np.int32).max
+
+        # print(expected_returns_mean, down_stdev, sortino_ratio)
+        return -sortino_ratio