Risk Reporting

Risk Reporting in Tradervue - Gold Subscription

Tradervue Gold subscribers can switch the reporting type to "R" on all available reports. In Tradervue, "R" represents the initial risk you take on in a trade.

What is "R" in Tradervue?

"R" is defined as the amount of initial risk in a trade. For example, if you enter a trade with 200 shares and your stop is $0.10 away from your entry, your R value is $20. To enter this total risk value for a trade:

View the trade in question.
Click "Edit" next to Initial Risk.
Enter your initial risk value (e.g., $20).

Setting a Default Risk Value:

If you consistently use the same total risk for every trade, you can set a default risk value:

Go to Settings, located next to your username on the lower left side of the screen.
Click the Trade Settings tab.
Enter your default per-trade risk value.

This value will automatically apply to all trades imported after setting it.

Understanding Return Calculations:

When viewing a trade, you may notice a "Gross Return" value, such as 2.5R. This indicates that your profit and loss (P&L) for the trade is 2.5 times your initial risk.

Example:

You enter a trade with 200 shares, a $0.10 stop, making R = $20.
If you sell the position at $0.35 above your entry, your return is 3.5R.

Using R-based return calculations helps normalize your analysis, especially when varying position sizes or initial risks.

Risk Reporting in Reports Section:

When generating reports, selecting "R" instead of "$" will show all performance metrics in terms of R rather than absolute dollar amounts.

Normalization:

If you use different risk values for different trades, R mode normalizes these differences.

Example:

Trade 1: SPY with an initial risk of $20, gross P&L of $40 → Gross return = 2R.
Trade 2: AAPL with an initial risk of $200, gross P&L of $300 → Gross return = 1.5R.

In $ mode, the total P&L is $340, and the average per-trade P&L is $170. In R mode, the total is 3.5R, with an average per-trade return of 1.75R.

Important: Only trades with an initial risk set will be included in R-mode reports.

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