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16 results for R multiple
Definitions
4 foundR multiple
A trade result expressed as a multiple of the amount risked. Losing the planned amount is -1R, making three times it is +3R.
R multiple from a lesson
A result expressed in R. Losing the planned amount is -1R. Making three times it is +3R.
Planned R from a lesson
The R multiple you were aiming for when you entered.
Achieved R from a lesson
The R multiple you actually got.
Lessons that explain this
11 foundTask: journal five closed trades with their R
…rades into five journal rows with a setup name, a thesis, an outcome, an R multiple and a process grade, and watch the statistics appear.…
Capstone: thirty trades of your own strategy, journaled
…p every time, all thirty journaled under its name with an outcome and an R multiple, then an honest reading of the boxes and the four-way grid.…
From chart to trade: planning a trade in the simulator
…rnal asks for exactly those three things, and later for the outcome, the R multiple and the lesson learned. Doing the first three before you know the result is what makes a journal honest. After ten or twenty trades, pat…
Thinking in R
…at -1R. Make three times that amount and you are at +3R. That is what an R multiple means: your result divided by the R you risked. Think of a recipe. "Two parts flour to one part water" works for one loaf or a hundred, …
Stops, targets and managing an open trade
…take profit Method How Best in Weakness Fixed target Exit fully at a set R multiple Ranges, mean reversion Caps the rare huge winner Trailing stop Follow structure or an ATR band up Trends Gives back open profit at the t…
Scaling in, pyramiding and managing a winner
…before entry A partial is taking a fraction of the position off at a set R multiple. The rule must be written before entry: what fraction at 1R, what fraction at 2R, and what the runner (the part you let keep running) do…
Backtesting without fooling yourself
…rkets, which is exactly why it is a forward test and not a backtest. The R multiple and expectancy calculator turns your recorded wins and losses into the numbers in the table above. The backtester runs five fixed strate…
Task: run two honest backtests
…reakout, MACD crossover, or pullback to the 20 EMA in a trend. Stop In ATR multiples. 2 ATR is a sensible default. Target In R. Use 2R so the two runs are comparable. Risk per trade 1%, stage 1 of the size ladder. Fee an…
The journal and the review loop
…on this site The journal records symbol, setup name, thesis, outcome and R multiple, computes your win rate, average win, average loss and expectancy, and exports the whole thing as a CSV so you can group it by setup and…
Reading your own numbers: the Performance page
…o risk on it. Only you know that, and you write it in the journal as the R multiple. So the two pages answer two different questions. Performance answers: what did the account really do, across every trade, with nothing …
Task: twenty trades of one setup, journaled
… trade closes, press the pencil on that row and fill in the outcome, the R multiple from realised profit divided by planned risk, and the grade with one sentence in the lesson field, then press Update entry. Ten closed r…