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Score any trade in "R" — your profit or loss measured in units of what you put at risk. It's the only score that actually tells you if your trading has an edge.
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One "R" is the amount you risked — the distance from your entry to your stop-loss. If you risk £3 a share and the trade makes £9, that's +3R. If it hits your stop, that's −1R. Measuring in R instead of pounds lets you compare a trade on a £5 stock with one on a £500 stock fairly, because both are scored against their own risk.
R = (exit − entry) ÷ (entry − stop)
Here's the maths that surprises everyone: if your average winner is +3R and your average loss is −1R, you can be wrong 60% of the time and still grow your account steadily. Traders obsess over how often they're right; the professionals track expectancy in R. Win rate feels good; R-expectancy pays the bills.
The catch is measuring every trade the same way, without flattering yourself. Trendkept builds your R-multiple journal automatically from your broker's own fill history — you can't fool a scorecard that fills itself in.
Educational tool, not investment advice. Trading involves risk of loss. © Trendkept.