Trading glossary
Win Rate
Win rate is the percentage of your closed trades that end in profit, calculated by dividing the number of winning trades by the total number of trades. A high win rate alone does not mean profitability: a trader can win 80% of trades and still lose money if the average loss is far larger than the average win. Win rate matters most when it is read together with profit factor and expectancy. In a trading journal like DuskAnalyst, win rate is computed automatically from your closed trades and broken down by strategy, session and setup, so you can see where your edge actually comes from.
Why it matters for your trading journal: Win rate is the share of trades that profit, and it only means something next to risk-reward: a 40% win rate with 2R wins is profitable, while a 70% rate with 1:0.5 losses is not. The pair is the real metric.
Example: Example: 45% wins at 2:1 beats 70% wins at 1:1 in expectancy over the same number of trades.
What is Win Rate in trading?
Win rate is the percentage of your closed trades that end in profit, calculated by dividing the number of winning trades by the total number of trades. A high win rate alone does not mean profitability: a trader can win 80% of trades and still lose money if the average loss is far larger than the average win. Win rate matters most when it is read together with profit factor and expectancy. In a trading journal like DuskAnalyst, win rate is computed automatically from your closed trades and broken down by strategy, session and setup, so you can see where your edge actually comes from.