TradeBB 
An R-multiple measures a trade in units of the risk you planned. 1R is the distance from your entry to your stop loss. TradeBB works out two R-multiples for each trade that has a stop loss.
Planned R-multiple
What the trade was set up to make if it hit your target.
For a short trade, both sides are measured the other way round, so the result is positive.
Realized R-multiple
What the trade actually made, in the same units.
A loss at your stop is −1R. A loss bigger than your stop, from slippage or a moved stop, is below −1R.
Example (sample trade)
| Trade | Long EUR/USD, 0.50 lots |
|---|---|
| Entry / stop / target | 1.17420 / 1.17320 / 1.17620 |
| 1R | 1.17420 − 1.17320 = 10 pips |
| Planned R | 20 pips ÷ 10 pips = 2.00R |
| Exit | 1.17532, 11.2 pips up |
| Realized R | 11.2 ÷ 10 = 1.12R |
The trade won, but made about half of what it was set up to make.
Add a stop loss and take profit
Open a trade and fill in Stop Loss and Take Profit. Some connected accounts bring them in with the trade. Trades without a stop loss have no 1R, so they aren't included in R-multiple averages.
Where to find them
- Reports → Overview → Risk & Reward — Avg planned R-Multiple and Avg realized R-Multiple, the simple average across the selected trades
- Trades → Advanced filters → Performance → R Multiple — filter by planned or realized R, or both. For example, trades planned at 2R or more that realized under 1R
If your average realized R sits well below your average planned R, look at the trades where you moved your stop or took profit early.
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