Risk-reward ratio

The risk-reward ratio compares what you lose if the stop is hit with what you gain at target: risking ₹1,000 to make ₹3,000 is 1:3. Alone it means nothing; with a win rate it becomes expectancy. The Druckenmiller framework is the concentrated version.

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