Every metric on this page comes from per-trade records on a live broker account. Each trade collapses to one realized R value using a committed primary-target rule, and all aggregate statistics are computed from the resulting R series.
Realized R per trade
R is the trade's risk unit — the distance from entry to stop loss. If a trade reaches its committed primary target, realized R is the R value at that target. If stopped out, R = −1. Other exit paths (manual close, administrative interruption) are excluded.
Why “primary target” matters
Each system declares its primary take-profit (TP1, TP2, or TP3) in advance. Trades are scored against that target. A TP1-system is not given credit for occasionally running to TP3 — it's judged on the target it committed to.
1% Risk Annualized Return — linear, not compounded
annual_return = expectancy_R × 0.01 × monthly_trades × 12Compounding implicitly assumes 100% reinvestment with continuous sizing — a strong assumption that inflates the headline. The linear version is conservative.
Sharpe (annualized)
(mean R / stddev R) × √(trades per year). Trades-per-year is the sample's actual time span, not a forward projection. 1.0 = decent, 2.0 = professional, 3.0+ = exceptional.
Max drawdown — in R and at 1% risk
Largest peak-to-trough decline of the cumulative-R equity curve. The percentage shown below is the same number expressed as account loss at 1% risk per trade. Computed in trade-exit order, not as a live equity curve.
YTD R Return
The sum of realized R earned by this trader since January 1 of the current year. A simple, sample-size-agnostic running tally.
The 10-trade gate
Statistics only appear once a trader has completed 10+ closed trades. Below that threshold every aggregate has confidence intervals so wide they would mislead more than inform.