From 515a754dc4d8c8e7ef529a5f8ec62af31938be49 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:57:22 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify stop price type validation logic for spot markets (it's not validated in that case). --- docs/stoploss.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/stoploss.md b/docs/stoploss.md index f12c86abd..e42a885c8 100644 --- a/docs/stoploss.md +++ b/docs/stoploss.md @@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ This same logic will reapply a stoploss order on the exchange should you cancel ### stoploss_price_type !!! Warning "Only applies to futures" - `stoploss_price_type` only applies to futures markets (on exchanges where it's available). + `stoploss_price_type` only applies to futures markets (on exchanges where it's available). Freqtrade will perform a validation of this setting on startup, failing to start if an invalid setting for your exchange has been selected. - Supported price types are gonna differs between each exchanges. Please check with your exchange on which price types it supports. + Supported price types are gonna differs between each exchanges. Please check with your exchange on which price types it supports. + In spot markets, this setting is ignored and not validated, as most exchanges only support one price type for stoploss orders on spot markets. Stoploss on exchange on futures markets can trigger on different price types. The naming for these prices in exchange terminology often varies, but is usually something around "last" (or "contract price" ), "mark" and "index".