Translating Account Risk Percentages into Stop and Target Amounts

Summary

This note describes a simple account-balance-based tool for converting a chosen risk percentage, within the stated 1% to 10% range, into a monetary amount. It is intended to help manual traders relate risk sizing to stop-loss amounts and translate a desired reward percentage into a take-profit amount.

The displayed figures update as the account balance changes, so traders can base stop and target amounts on a consistent percentage of current equity instead of selecting an arbitrary cash or point value. The document offers no performance evidence or detailed sizing formula, and it does not explain how to choose a suitable risk percentage, account for position size, or handle fees and slippage. The script is described as ending after displaying the information; the note does not provide implementation details.

Key ideas

• The tool translates a selected percentage of account balance into a monetary risk amount.
• Its stated percentage range runs from 1% to 10%.
• Traders can use the converted amount to guide stop-loss and take-profit levels.
• The figures refresh when the account balance changes.
• The document gives no evidence that this approach improves trading results.

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