diff --git a/docs/hyperopt.md b/docs/hyperopt.md index ef3d28188..2755cae2d 100644 --- a/docs/hyperopt.md +++ b/docs/hyperopt.md @@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ Each hyperparameter tuning requires a target. This is usually defined as a loss By default, FreqTrade uses a loss function, which has been with freqtrade since the beginning and optimizes mostly for short trade duration and avoiding losses. -A different version this can be used by using the `--hyperopt-loss ` argument. -This class should be in it's own file within the `user_data/hyperopts/` directory. +A different loss function can be specified by using the `--hyperopt-loss ` argument. +This class should be in its own file within the `user_data/hyperopts/` directory. -Currently, the following loss functions are builtin: `SharpeHyperOptLoss` and `DefaultHyperOptLoss`. +Currently, the following loss functions are builtin: `DefaultHyperOptLoss` (default legacy Freqtrade hyperoptimization loss function), `SharpeHyperOptLoss` (optimizes Sharpe Ratio calculated on the trade returns) and `OnlyProfitHyperOptLoss` (which takes only amount of profit into consideration). ### Creating and using a custom loss function