diff --git a/docs/commands/backtesting.md b/docs/commands/backtesting.md
index 6e82d423368..6ca377473cc 100644
--- a/docs/commands/backtesting.md
+++ b/docs/commands/backtesting.md
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ options:
                         separated.
   --eps, --enable-position-stacking
                         Allow buying the same pair multiple times (position
-                        stacking).
+                        stacking). Only applicable to backtesting and
+                        hyperopt. Results archived by this cannot be
+                        reproduced in dry/live trading.
   --enable-protections, --enableprotections
                         Enable protections for backtesting. Will slow
                         backtesting down by a considerable amount, but will
diff --git a/docs/commands/hyperopt.md b/docs/commands/hyperopt.md
index 07a286a8e8e..8cf4c5604fa 100644
--- a/docs/commands/hyperopt.md
+++ b/docs/commands/hyperopt.md
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ options:
                         functions.
   --eps, --enable-position-stacking
                         Allow buying the same pair multiple times (position
-                        stacking).
+                        stacking). Only applicable to backtesting and
+                        hyperopt. Results archived by this cannot be
+                        reproduced in dry/live trading.
   --enable-protections, --enableprotections
                         Enable protections for backtesting. Will slow
                         backtesting down by a considerable amount, but will
diff --git a/freqtrade/commands/cli_options.py b/freqtrade/commands/cli_options.py
index ebc22152353..9fc5f2e11b0 100755
--- a/freqtrade/commands/cli_options.py
+++ b/freqtrade/commands/cli_options.py
@@ -180,7 +180,11 @@ def __init__(self, *args, fthelp: dict[str, str] | None = None, **kwargs):
     "position_stacking": Arg(
         "--eps",
         "--enable-position-stacking",
-        help="Allow buying the same pair multiple times (position stacking).",
+        help=(
+            "Allow buying the same pair multiple times (position stacking). "
+            "Only applicable to backtesting and hyperopt. "
+            "Results archived by this cannot be reproduced in dry/live trading."
+        ),
         action="store_true",
         default=False,
     ),