diff --git a/qlib/backtest/order.py b/qlib/backtest/order.py
index bafa38c0d..5c6a85cf0 100644
--- a/qlib/backtest/order.py
+++ b/qlib/backtest/order.py
@@ -524,4 +524,4 @@ class TradeDecisionWO(BaseTradeDecision):
         return self.order_list
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        return f"strategy: {self.strategy}; trade_range: {self.trade_range}; order_list[{len(self.order_list)}]"
+        return f"class: {self.__class__.__name__}; strategy: {self.strategy}; trade_range: {self.trade_range}; order_list[{len(self.order_list)}]"
diff --git a/qlib/backtest/utils.py b/qlib/backtest/utils.py
index 34c91151f..b5ff84c54 100644
--- a/qlib/backtest/utils.py
+++ b/qlib/backtest/utils.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class TradeCalendarManager:
         return clip(left), clip(right)
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        return f"{self.start_time}[{self.start_index}]~{self.end_time}[{self.end_index}]: [{self.trade_step}/{self.trade_len}]"
+        return f"class: {self.__class__.__name__}; {self.start_time}[{self.start_index}]~{self.end_time}[{self.end_index}]: [{self.trade_step}/{self.trade_len}]"
 
 
 class BaseInfrastructure:
diff --git a/qlib/strategy/base.py b/qlib/strategy/base.py
index 265ff309c..fa21fae5f 100644
--- a/qlib/strategy/base.py
+++ b/qlib/strategy/base.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Licensed under the MIT License.
 from qlib.backtest.exchange import Exchange
 from qlib.backtest.position import BasePosition
-from typing import List, Union
+from typing import List, Tuple, Union
 
 from ..model.base import BaseModel
 from ..data.dataset import DatasetH
@@ -158,6 +158,36 @@ class BaseStrategy:
         # NOTE: normally, user should do something to the strategy due to the change of outer decision
         raise NotImplementedError(f"Please implement the `alter_outer_trade_decision` method")
 
+    # helper methods: not necessary but for convenience
+    def get_data_cal_avail_range(self, rtype: str = "full") -> Tuple[int, int]:
+        """
+        return data calendar's available decision range for `self` strategy
+        the range consider following factors
+        - data calendar in the charge of `self` strategy
+        - trading range limitation from the decision of outer strategy
+
+
+        related methods
+        - TradeCalendarManager.get_data_cal_range
+        - BaseTradeDecision.get_data_cal_range_limit
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        rtype: str
+            - "full": return the available data index range of the strategy from `start_time` to `end_time`
+            - "step": return the available data index range of the strategy of current step
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Tuple[int, int]:
+            the available range both sides are closed
+        """
+        cal_range = self.trade_calendar.get_data_cal_range(rtype=rtype)
+        if self.outer_trade_decision is None:
+            raise ValueError(f"There is not limitation for strategy {self}")
+        range_limit = self.outer_trade_decision.get_data_cal_range_limit(rtype=rtype)
+        return max(cal_range[0], range_limit[0]), min(cal_range[1], range_limit[1])
+
 
 class ModelStrategy(BaseStrategy):
     """Model-based trading strategy, use model to make predictions for trading"""