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Profit factor

Gross profits divided by gross losses over a set of trades.

Risk & PsychologyIntermediate

Definition

A profit factor above 1 means winners outweighed losers. It is shown in trade journals alongside win rate. Very high values on a small number of trades are not meaningful.

Formula

Profit factor = total profit from winners / total loss from losers

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