Risk/Reward Calculator

Essential

Calculate your risk to reward ratio and determine if a trade is worth taking before you enter. Professional traders require minimum 1:2.

Trade Details

Expecting price to go UP from entry

The price at which you enter the trade

Price where you exit if trade goes against you

Price where you exit to take your profit

Risk/Reward explained

A 1:2 R:R means you risk 1 unit to gain 2 units. With a 1:2 R:R you only need to win 34% of trades to be profitable.

1:1 — need 50%+ win rate · 1:2 — need 34%+ · 1:3 — need only 25%+

Professional traders aim for minimum 1:2, ideally 1:3 or better.

Enter entry, stop loss and take profit prices