Risk Reward Ratio: Why Winning Less Can Still Make Money

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Win Rate Is Not The Full Story

A trading strategy does not need to win every trade to be profitable. Profitability depends on expectancy: the relationship between win rate, average winner and average loser. A system with a lower win rate can still perform well if winners are materially larger than losers.

This is why risk-reward ratio matters. A strategy that risks 1 to make 2 can tolerate more losing trades than a strategy that risks 1 to make 0.5. The payoff profile changes the required win rate.

CADJPY payoff map table showing risk reward sequence and expectancy driver trades
EURUSD expectancy bar chart showing contained losses and larger winners

Continue the framework: The commercial strength of a strategy appears in the next layer, where win rate, payoff profile and trade sequence are evaluated together.

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This material is provided for education and market understanding only. It is not personal investment advice, a recommendation to trade, or a guarantee of future performance.