Calculate risk to reward ratio before entering trades
Professional traders aim for minimum 2:1 reward-to-risk ratio. This means even with 50% win rate, you're still profitable. Win 2 trades (2x reward) and lose 2 trades (2x risk) = net positive.
With 2:1 R:R, you only need 40% win rate to break even. With 3:1 R:R, you only need 33% win rate. Better risk/reward ratios reduce pressure to be right all the time.
A 1:1 ratio means you need 50%+ win rate just to break even. Ratios below 1:1 (risking more than you can gain) are considered poor trades that should usually be avoided.
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