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Make the trade’s payoff shape visible before you click buy or sell — especially when targets look exciting but stops are tight or wide.
Launch Risk / Reward Calculator →Purpose
Make the trade’s payoff shape visible before you click buy or sell — especially when targets look exciting but stops are tight or wide.
When to use it
- You have an entry, invalidation, and target in mind
- You want a numeric R:R before journaling the idea
- You are comparing two setups quickly on mobile
- You pair it with position size for dollar risk
How to use it
- Enter prices. Fill entry, stop-loss, and take-profit levels.
- Read the ratio. See reward versus risk in ratio form.
- Adjust levels. Widen targets or tighten stops only if the thesis still holds — do not force a pretty ratio.
- Size the trade. Open position size with the same stop to convert R into dollars.
Benefits
- Forces clarity on invalidation and target
- Fast comparison across ideas
- Local math, no account
- Links into sizing tools
Pitfalls to avoid
- A high R:R with tiny win-rate can still lose
- Targets are hopes until structure confirms
- Ignores fees unless you adjust levels
- Not a strategy by itself
R:R is necessary, not sufficient
Good process uses R:R with win-rate honesty and fee-aware P&L. CryptonicTools keeps the ratio calculator free so you can reject bad shapes early.
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Updated 2026-09-09. Educational only — not financial advice.