Risk of loss
Quickly see what the impact is of taking too much risk. It shows how quickly balance drains after x amount of consecutive losses.
This feature can be found on the Risk/Reward page in the menu.
Compare
Compare target risk% of the portfolio to the actual risk% of the trade history, as a reminder of how important it is to manage your risk. Risk% is defined as the percentage of the portfolio balance that will be lost after a losing trade.
An example: when a trade is taken with 2% risk, the portfolio will lose 2% of it's value from that moment.
Settings
Play with the settings to see what effect it has on the drawdown.
Gain to breakeven
What is worthwhile to note: A drawdown of 50% requires a 100% gain to breakeven. As the drawdown gets worse, it requires an even much bigger gain to reach the point of breakeven.
| Percentage loss | Percentage to breakeven | Percentage loss | Percentage to breakeven | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 5.3% | 55% | 122.2% | |
| 10% | 11.1% | 60% | 150% | |
| 15% | 17.6% | 65% | 185.7% | |
| 20% | 25% | 70% | 233.3% | |
| 25% | 33.3% | 75% | 300% | |
| 30% | 42.9% | 80% | 400% | |
| 35% | 53.8% | 85% | 566.7% | |
| 40% | 66.7% | 90% | 900% | |
| 50% | 100% | 95% | 1,900% |