Freqtrade 2026.8 Release: Performance Improvements and Backtesting Enhancements

Open-source cryptocurrency trading bot Freqtrade released version 2026.8. @informative call caching was added to improve strategy execution performance, and loo

freqtrade — Python Crypto Bot · Release 2026.8 · 2026-08-31

Open-source cryptocurrency trading bot Freqtrade released version 2026.8. @informative call caching was added to improve strategy execution performance, and lookback_period and lookback_timeframe parameters were added to VolatilityFilter and RangeStabilityFilter pairlists. The --timerange option now supports hour/minute input, and warnings are displayed when using parameter values in populate_indicators during hyperopt runs. Support for Bitmart exchange, which ceased operations at the end of July, has been removed.

weltiq perspective: Backtesting time range settings are now more precise, and potential errors during strategy optimization can be warned in advance, improving strategy development and testing efficiency for weltiq users.

Release Notes Excerpt

Highlighted changes Added @informative call caching ( ⚠️ this is a behavioral change enabled by default - but will only impact strategies that do non-dataframe operations as part of an @informative decorated function). Pairlists: VolatilityFilter - Support lookback_period and lookback_timeframe . RangeStabilityFilter - Support lookback_period and lookback_timeframe . VoliatilityFilter - slight behavior change after fixing a bug causing the first row in lookbacks to always be 0. Results will slightly change due to that - as the average now no longer includes an additional "0" line. Improved and aligned wording for pairlist filters with lookback parameters. Issue a warning during hyperopt when…

Source: https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/releases/tag/2026.8