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Risk-reward ratio(Risk-reward ratio (R:R))

The ratio of the potential profit at target to the potential loss at stop. A 1:2 ratio means 2 units of profit per 1 unit of risk; together with the win rate it determines expectancy.

Also written as: risk/ödül oranı · risk/ödül · risk-ödül · R:R · RR oranı

A high R:R is not good on its own: a strategy with a 1:5 ratio and a 15% win rate produces a similar expectancy to one with a 1:1 ratio and a 60% win rate. What matters is the product of the two.

Thinking in "R" units (a trade is +2R or -1R) gives you a journal that is comparable and independent of the money amount.

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