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How much you made for every dollar you lost, from your own results.
How it's calculated
Profit factor = total gains ÷ total losses (without the sign)
Below 1: in that period you lost more than you made. Equal to 1: you broke even before costs. Above 1: you made more than you lost. What counts as a «good» value depends on your strategy and on how many trades are behind it.
We explain it in more detail in Profit Factor: What It Is, How to Calculate It and What a Good Value Is.
Frequently asked questions
What is profit factor?
The total of what you made on your winning trades divided by the total of what you lost on your losing trades, over the same period.
What is a good profit factor?
There's no universal number. It depends on your strategy, your costs and how many trades you have. The most useful thing is to compare it with your own previous periods. These figures are for guidance only, not a recommendation or a target.
What if I don't have any losing trades?
The division can't be done. The calculator shows it as «no losses», and it usually means there are too few trades to draw conclusions.
Should I include commissions and swaps?
Yes. Use the net result of each trade; otherwise the profit factor looks better than it was.
Does it work for funded accounts?
Yes, but on a funded account it matters just as much not to breach the loss limits. For that there's the drawdown calculator.
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