Trading Risk Calculator
See exactly what a trade risks — in dollars and as a share of your account — plus the risk-to-reward ratio and what a losing streak would do to your balance. Built for gold and forex.
Balance after a losing streak (at this risk)
Knowing your risk is step one — enforcing it on every trade is the hard part. ForexGoldEA applies a fixed risk-per-trade, a daily loss limit and a max drawdown ceiling automatically.
Get the EA free →Why risk-per-trade decides everything
Your risk per trade is the single biggest lever on whether an account survives. At 2% risk, a five-trade losing streak costs about 10% — a bad week. At 10% risk, the same streak nearly halves the account and usually breaks the trader's discipline too. The bar chart above shows this compounding effect at your chosen numbers.
The break-even win rate
Risk-to-reward and win rate work together. With a 1:2 ratio you only need to win about 33% of trades to break even — which is why professionals obsess over reward relative to risk rather than trying to win every trade. The calculator shows the break-even win rate for your ratio automatically.
Common questions
How much should I risk per trade?
A widely used rule is to risk 1-2% of your account balance on any single trade. At 2% risk, even five losing trades in a row cost about 10% of the account, which is survivable. Higher risk per trade dramatically increases the chance of a large drawdown.
What is a good risk-to-reward ratio?
Many traders aim for at least 1:1.5 or 1:2, meaning the target is 1.5 to 2 times the size of the stop-loss. With a positive risk-to-reward ratio you can be profitable even while losing more trades than you win.
What does a losing streak do to my account?
Losing streaks compound. This calculator shows the balance after a run of consecutive losses at your chosen risk, so you can see whether your account can survive a normal streak before it happens.