Risk/reward calculator
What a setup pays relative to what it risks
Enter entry, stop and target to get the risk/reward ratio, the reward in dollars per share, and the win rate that ratio needs to break even.
- Risk / reward
- 3.00 to 1
- Breakeven win rate
- 25.00%
- Risk per share
- $6
- Reward per share
- $18
What the inputs mean
- Entry
- Price paid.
- Stop
- Price where the idea is wrong.
- Target
- Price where the idea is finished.
Formula
Worked example
$100 entry, $94 stop, $118 target → 3.0 to 1, so the setup breaks even at a 25% win rate.
Questions people ask
Is a higher ratio always better?
No. Wider targets are hit less often. The ratio is only useful next to the win rate you actually achieve on that kind of setup.
Limitations
Every result here is arithmetic on the numbers you enter. It carries no view on any specific security, assumes returns are steady when real returns are not, and ignores taxes, slippage and commissions. Use it to size and sanity-check, not to forecast.
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Score any name free, then bring the number back here.
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