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devknowscode/freqtrade-strategies/user_data/strategies/StarterStrategy.py · ★3 · first seen 2026-07-16 · repo updated 2025-04-15 · ⬇ 1 download

Basics mode: futures timeframe: 1m interface version: 3 5m
Settings stoploss: -0.32 has minimal roi trailing process only new candles startup candle count: 30 hyperopt hyperopt params: 2
Indicators EMA MACD RSI pandas_ta talib technical
Concepts trailing
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# pragma pylint: disable=missing-docstring, invalid-name, pointless-string-statement
# flake8: noqa: F401
# isort: skip_file
# --- Do not remove these imports ---
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
from pandas import DataFrame
from typing import Dict, Optional, Union, Tuple

from freqtrade.strategy import (
    IStrategy,
    Trade,
    Order,
    PairLocks,
    informative,  # @informative decorator
    # Hyperopt Parameters
    BooleanParameter,
    CategoricalParameter,
    DecimalParameter,
    IntParameter,
    RealParameter,
    # timeframe helpers
    timeframe_to_minutes,
    timeframe_to_next_date,
    timeframe_to_prev_date,
    # Strategy helper functions
    merge_informative_pair,
    stoploss_from_absolute,
    stoploss_from_open,
)

# --------------------------------
# Add your lib to import here
import talib.abstract as ta
import pandas_ta as pta
from technical import qtpylib

class StarterStrategy(IStrategy):
    """
    This is a strategy template to get you started.
    More information in https://www.freqtrade.io/en/latest/strategy-customization/

    You can:
        :return: a Dataframe with all mandatory indicators for the strategies
    - Rename the class name (Do not forget to update class_name)
    - Add any methods you want to build your strategy
    - Add any lib you need to build your strategy

    You must keep:
    - the lib in the section "Do not remove these libs"
    - the methods: populate_indicators, populate_entry_trend, populate_exit_trend
    You should keep:
    - timeframe, minimal_roi, stoploss, trailing_*
    """
    # Strategy interface version - allow new iterations of the strategy interface.
    # Check the documentation or the Sample strategy to get the latest version.
    INTERFACE_VERSION = 3
    
    # Minimal ROI
    minimal_roi =  {
      "0": 0.08,
      "4": 0.030000000000000002,
      "6": 0.005,
      "29": 0
    }

    # Optimal timeframe for the strategy.
    timeframe = "1m"

    # Can this strategy go short?
    can_short: bool = True

    # Optimal stoploss designed for the strategy.
    # This attribute will be overridden if the config file contains "stoploss".
    stoploss = -0.32

    # Trailing stoploss
    trailing_stop = True
    trailing_only_offset_is_reached = False
    trailing_stop_positive = 0.055
    trailing_stop_positive_offset = 0.128  # Disabled / not configured

    # Run "populate_indicators()" only for new candle.
    process_only_new_candles = True

    # These values can be overridden in the config.
    use_exit_signal = True
    exit_profit_only = False
    ignore_roi_if_entry_signal = False

    # Number of candles the strategy requires before producing valid signals
    startup_candle_count: int = 30

    # Define the guards spaces
    buy_rsi = IntParameter(20, 40, default=30, space="buy", optimize=True)
    sell_rsi = IntParameter(60, 80, default=79, space="sell", optimize=True)
    
    # Define the parameter spaces
    # rsi_period = IntParameter(6, 24, default=12)

    # def vwap(self, bars):
    #     """
    #     calculate vwap of entire time series
    #     (input can be pandas series or numpy array)
    #     bars are usually mid [ (h+l)/2 ] or typical [ (h+l+c)/3 ]
    #     """
    #     typical = ((bars['high'] + bars['low'] + bars['close']) / 3).values
    #     volume = bars['volume'].values

    #     return pd.Series(index=bars.index,
    #                      data=np.cumsum(volume * typical) / np.cumsum(volume))

    def informative_pairs(self):
        """
        Define additional, informative pair/interval combinations to be cached from the exchange.
        These pair/interval combinations are non-tradeable, unless they are part
        of the whitelist as well.
        For more information, please consult the documentation
        :return: List of tuples in the format (pair, interval)
            Sample: return [("ETH/USDT", "5m"),
                            ("BTC/USDT", "15m"),
                            ]
        """
        return []

    # indicator:
    # short ema(50) & long ema(200)
    # macd (tf: 1m)
    # rsi
        
    @informative("5m")
    def populate_indicators_5m(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
        dataframe["ema_50"] = ta.EMA(dataframe, timeperiod=50)
        dataframe["ema_200"] = ta.EMA(dataframe, timeperiod=200)
        dataframe["rsi"] = ta.RSI(dataframe, timeperiod=14)
        return dataframe

    def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
        """
        Adds several different TA indicators to the given DataFrame

        Performance Note: For the best performance be frugal on the number of indicators
        you are using. Let uncomment only the indicator you are using in your strategies
        or your hyperopt configuration, otherwise you will waste your memory and CPU usage.
        :param dataframe: Dataframe with data from the exchange
        :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
        :return: a Dataframe with all mandatory indicators for the strategies
        """
        if not self.dp:
            # Don't do anything if DataProvider is not available. 
            return dataframe
        
        # Momentum Indicators
        # ------------------------------------
        # MACD
        macd = ta.MACD(dataframe, fastperiod=12, slowperiod=26, signalperiod=9)
        dataframe["macd_hist"] = macd["macdhist"]
        
        return dataframe

    def populate_entry_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
        """
        Based on TA indicators, populates the entry signal for the given dataframe
        :param dataframe: DataFrame
        :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
        :return: DataFrame with entry columns populated
        """
        dataframe.loc[
            (
                (dataframe["ema_50_5m"] > dataframe["ema_200_5m"]) &
                (dataframe["rsi_5m"] < self.buy_rsi.value) &
                (dataframe["macd_hist"] > 0) &
                (dataframe["volume"] > 0)  # Make sure Volume is not 0
            ),
            "enter_long"] = 1
        # Uncomment to use shorts (Only used in futures/margin mode. Check the documentation for more info)
        dataframe.loc[
            (
                (dataframe["ema_50_5m"] < dataframe["ema_200_5m"]) &
                (dataframe["rsi_5m"] > self.sell_rsi.value) &
                (dataframe["macd_hist"] < 0) &
                (dataframe["volume"] > 0)  # Make sure Volume is not 0
            ),
            'enter_short'] = 1

        return dataframe

    def populate_exit_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
        """
        Based on TA indicators, populates the exit signal for the given dataframe
        :param dataframe: DataFrame
        :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
        :return: DataFrame with exit columns populated
        """
        dataframe.loc[
            (
                (dataframe["rsi_5m"] > self.sell_rsi.value) &
                (dataframe["macd_hist"] < 0) &
                (dataframe["volume"] > 0)  # Make sure Volume is not 0
            ),
            "exit_long"] = 1
        # Uncomment to use shorts (Only used in futures/margin mode. Check the documentation for more info)
        dataframe.loc[
            (
                (dataframe["rsi_5m"] < self.buy_rsi.value) &
                (dataframe["macd_hist"] < 0) &
                (dataframe['volume'] > 0)  # Make sure Volume is not 0
            ),
            'exit_short'] = 1

        return dataframe
    
    def leverage(self, pair: str, current_time: datetime, current_rate: float,
                 proposed_leverage: float, max_leverage: float, entry_tag: str | None, side: str,
                 **kwargs) -> float:
        """
        Customize leverage for each new trade. This method is only called in futures mode.

        :param pair: Pair that's currently analyzed
        :param current_time: datetime object, containing the current datetime
        :param current_rate: Rate, calculated based on pricing settings in exit_pricing.
        :param proposed_leverage: A leverage proposed by the bot.
        :param max_leverage: Max leverage allowed on this pair
        :param entry_tag: Optional entry_tag (buy_tag) if provided with the buy signal.
        :param side: "long" or "short" - indicating the direction of the proposed trade
        :return: A leverage amount, which is between 1.0 and max_leverage.
        """
        return 5.0