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Day Trading: An Honest Definition and Survival Guide
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Profit Factor Calculator

Enter gross profit and gross loss straight off your statement. Returns profit factor, net P&L, what you made per dollar lost, and the point where the strategy would fall to breakeven. Below 1.0 loses money, 1.5 is a real edge, above 2.0 is exceptional and worth double-checking the sample size - a 2.0 built on one outsized winner is not the same strategy as a 2.0 built on two hundred trades.

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Profit factor

Profit Factor Calculator

Total winnings divided by total losses. One number that says whether a strategy makes money, and how much room it has before it stops.

Inputs
Result
Profit factor
1.60
Profitable, sustainable system
Net P&L
$4,700
Per dollar lost
$2 made
For every $1 given back, this is what came in.
Breakeven gross profit
$7,800
Below this, the strategy is losing money over the sample.
Profit factor says nothing about how the money arrived. A 2.0 built on one outsized winner is not the same strategy as a 2.0 built on two hundred trades - check the sample size and the largest winner before trusting it.

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