| 1R in price | — |
| 1R as a percentage | — |
| The target is worth | — |
| Win rate to break even | — |
| Win rate | Average result per trade |
|---|---|
| 30% | — |
| 40% | — |
| 50% | — |
| 60% | — |
It is plain arithmetic on trades that all close at the stop or at the target, without fees. It is not a forecast and says nothing about the probability that price reaches the target.
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R is what you lose if price hits the stop. You decide it before you enter, and from then on every result is measured the same way. A trade closed at +2R made twice what it risked, one closed at −1R lost exactly what was planned.
Counting in R frees you from the amount. Whether you risk 50 euros or 500, the question stays the same. How often you win, and how much each win is worth compared with each loss.
The further the target is compared with the stop, the fewer times you need to win so you do not lose money. With a 2R target winning once in three is enough. With a 0.5R target you need to win twice in three. The calculator does the maths for you with a simple formula, 1 divided by 1 plus the ratio.
There is a catch. A distant target is reached less often, so the ratio alone does not tell you whether a trade is good. You need to look at the ratio together with how often price actually reaches the target.
Choose the direction, then write entry, stop and target. The calculator checks that the prices are on the right side and shows you what 1R is worth in price and as a percentage, how many R the target is worth and the minimum win rate. Below you find the average result per trade at four different win rates, handy to see how much the picture changes.
Every STA card starts with entry, stop and target and is measured in R, losses included. If you want to go deeper, read the guide to R in trading.
Every card as soon as it closes, with the result and what STA learned from it. It's free and you don't need to sign up.
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