Risk-reward ratio (R)
The ratio of potential profit to the amount risked, expressed in multiples of 1R.
If you risk $100 to a stop and target $280 of profit, that is a 2.8R trade. Expressing trades in R normalizes them: a 2R winner offsets two 1R losers, so even a sub-50% win rate can be profitable with disciplined R.
Quality setups offer asymmetric R — meaningfully more upside than downside — before you enter. Every Hunter AI signal publishes a stop and an R read so the asymmetry is visible up front.
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