Risk/reward calculator
Enter your entry, stop and target. See the reward-to-risk ratio, what is at stake in dollars, and the win rate the setup needs just to break even. Free, no sign-up, and nothing leaves your browser.
- Risk
- $400.00
- Reward
- $1,000.00
- Break-even win rate
- 28.6%
- Expected result per trade
- $230.00
How it works
Reward-to-risk compares the distance to your target with the distance to your stop. A 20-point stop and a 50-point target is 1 : 2.5.
The break-even win rate is 1 ÷ (1 + R). At 1 : 2.5 you need to win just over 28% of the time to break even before fees. Add your real win rate from your journal to see the expected result per trade.
Questions
What is a good risk/reward ratio?
There is no single good number: it only means something together with your win rate. A 1 : 1 setup that wins 60% of the time is better than a 1 : 3 setup that wins 20% of the time. Use your own journal's numbers.
Does this include fees?
No. Fees lower the reward and raise the risk a little, which matters most for scalps with small targets.
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