From 84261237a0cb90051e493c9e0ceef8c7e37370f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2021 08:09:33 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Improve doc wording --- docs/strategy-customization.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/strategy-customization.md b/docs/strategy-customization.md index d445234b5..f3658dd5a 100644 --- a/docs/strategy-customization.md +++ b/docs/strategy-customization.md @@ -147,8 +147,9 @@ In this example strategy, this should be set to 100 (`startup_candle_count = 100 By letting the bot know how much history is needed, backtest trades can start at the specified timerange during backtesting and hyperopt. !!! Warning "Using x calls to get OHLCV" - If you receive a warning like `WARNING - Using 3 calls to get OHLCV. This can result in slower operations for the bot. Please check if you really need 1500 candles for your strategy` - you should consider if you really need this much lookback. - This will make Freqtrade take longer to refresh candles - and should be avoided if possible. + If you receive a warning like `WARNING - Using 3 calls to get OHLCV. This can result in slower operations for the bot. Please check if you really need 1500 candles for your strategy` - you should consider if you really need this much historic data for your signals. + Having this will cause Freqtrade to make multiple calls for the same pair, which will obviously be slower than one network request. + As a consequence, Freqtrade will take longer to refresh candles - and should therefore be avoided if possible. This is capped to 5 total calls to avoid overloading the exchange, or make freqtrade too slow. !!! Warning