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This is very simple. Copy paste your strategy file into the directory `user_data/strategies`.
Let assume you have a class called `AwesomeStrategy` in the file `awesome-strategy.py`:
Let assume you have a class called `AwesomeStrategy` in the file `AwesomeStrategy.py`:
1. Move your file into `user_data/strategies` (you should have `user_data/strategies/awesome-strategy.py`
1. Move your file into `user_data/strategies` (you should have `user_data/strategies/AwesomeStrategy.py`
2. Start the bot with the param `--strategy AwesomeStrategy` (the parameter is the class name)
```bash
freqtrade trade --strategy AwesomeStrategy
```
## Change your strategy
## Develop your own strategy
The bot includes a default strategy file. However, we recommend you to
use your own file to not have to lose your parameters every time the default
strategy file will be updated on Github. Put your custom strategy file
into the directory `user_data/strategies`.
The bot includes a default strategy file.
Also, several other strategies are available in the [strategy repository](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade-strategies).
Best copy the test-strategy and modify this copy to avoid having bot-updates override your changes.
`cp user_data/strategies/sample_strategy.py user_data/strategies/awesome-strategy.py`
You will however most likely have your own idea for a strategy.
This Document intends to help you develop one for yourself.
To get started, use `freqtrade new-strategy --strategy AwesomeStrategy`.
This will create a new strategy file from a template, which will be located under `user_data/strategies/AwesomeStrategy.py`.
!!! Note
This is just a template file, which will most likely not be profitable out of the box.
### Anatomy of a strategy