R-Multiple Calculator
Measure a completed trade against its original planned risk.
Compare execution quality across instruments and position sizes.
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R reference points
Read the result in planned-risk units
R standardizes completed trades without depending on account size or position size.
The trade lost the complete initial risk.
The exit returned to entry before costs.
The gain matched the initial risk distance.
The gain was two times the initial risk.
The current +2.00R result is closest to the +2R reference point.
How it works
1. Enter the setup
Use the executed entry and original stop.
2. Enter the exit
Use one exit or a weighted average.
3. Review in R
Compare outcome with accepted risk.
Review R across every trade
One R-multiple explains one trade.
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Transparent calculation
How R-multiple is calculated
Long and short trades use opposite directions but the same risk principle.
Initial risk
Long: Entry - Stop · Short: Stop - Entry2 price units
Price result
Long: Exit - Entry · Short: Entry - Exit+4 price units
R-multiple
Price result / Initial risk+2.00R
Interpretation
1R = original planned riskThe trade earned twice the planned risk.
Important: Fees and slippage are excluded unless reflected in the exit price.