Risk:Reward Visualizer
Enter your entry, stop loss, and take profit to see the risk-to-reward ratio and the minimum win rate you need to break even over time.
Optional: Dollar Risk
Risk:Reward Ratio
1 : 3.00
Long trade — 50.0 pips risk for 150.0 pips reward
Trade Proportion
Breakeven Win Rate
25.0%
Win at least this often to break even (before fees).
With a 3.0R ratio, you only need to win 25% of trades to break even — any win rate above that is net profitable.
What is Risk:Reward and why does breakeven win rate matter?
Risk:Reward (R:R) compares the distance from your entry to your stop loss (risk) against the distance to your take profit (reward). A 1:2 ratio means you stand to gain twice what you risk.
Breakeven win rate tells you the minimum percentage of winning trades needed to avoid losing money over time. The formula is: 1 / (1 + R:R). For example, at 1:2 R:R you need to win just 33.3% of trades to break even.
This means traders with higher R:R ratios can be profitable even with lower win rates. However, wider take-profit targets may also mean fewer trades reach the target — there is always a trade-off.
Enter an entry, stop-loss, and take-profit price to see the risk-to-reward ratio, the breakeven win rate required to break even, and the dollar risk/reward for a given account size and risk percentage. It turns a trade idea into the two numbers that actually matter: what you risk and what you stand to gain.
Frequently asked questions
What is the breakeven win rate?
It is the win rate at which the trade's expected value is zero, derived from the R:R ratio. For a 1:2 R:R it is 33.3%; for 1:1 it is 50%. It tells you how often you must win to avoid losing money.
How is the R:R ratio calculated?
It divides the distance from entry to take-profit (reward) by the distance from entry to stop-loss (risk). A 1:2 ratio means you risk one unit to gain two.
Does a high R:R guarantee profit?
No. A high R:R still loses money if your win rate is below the breakeven rate. The visualizer shows both numbers so you can judge the trade honestly.