Tools and Charts

Simple study tools. Calculations run in your browser and nothing you type is sent anywhere.

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• Position-size calculator

  Asks for account size, the amount you choose to risk, planned entry and exit-if-wrong prices, and the point value.

  CalculatorRisk arithmeticSizing

• Risk-to-reward calculator

  Asks for planned entry, exit-if-wrong and exit-if-right prices, and compares the two distances.

  CalculatorRisk arithmeticPlanning

• Options payoff diagram

  Draws profit or loss at expiration for a single call or put, or a simple two-leg spread, from strikes and premiums you enter.

  ChartOptionsRisk arithmetic

• Pivot levels

  Works out classic or Fibonacci pivot levels from a high, low and close you enter.

  ChartLevels

• Expected-move calculator

  Turns a price, an implied volatility and a number of days you enter into a plus-or-minus amount.

  CalculatorOptionsVolatility

• Market session times

  Typical trading hours for several exchanges, shown in your own time zone.

  ReferenceMarket hoursPlanning

• Futures tick-value calculator

  Turns a price distance into ticks and dollars from a tick size and tick value you enter.

  CalculatorFuturesRisk arithmetic

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Position-size calculator

Account size ($)

Amount you choose to risk (% of account)Your own choice. We don't suggest a percentage.

Planned entry price

Planned exit price if wrong

Contract preset (optional) Custom: enter your own figures No contract presets yet: official figures are added only after they are read on the exchange's own page and dated. Choose Custom and enter the tick size and tick value from your contract's specifications.

Point value / multiplierThe dollar value of a one-point move: 1 for shares; for a futures contract, its point value (listed on each contract page).

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Enter your own numbers to see the arithmetic.

This is arithmetic on the numbers you entered. It is not a recommendation and says nothing about how likely a trade is to work. Gaps, slippage, fees and leverage can make real losses larger than planned. Risk Management Arithmetic: Position Size, Risk-Reward, Drawdown.

Related: Trading Plans, Journaling and Honest Backtesting · Glossary: position size, multiplier, tick value

Calculator

Risk-to-reward calculator

Planned entry price

Planned exit price if wrong

Planned exit price if right

Show a worked example

Enter your own prices to see the ratio.

A ratio compares two distances you chose. It says nothing about how likely either outcome is, and a higher ratio is not a better trade. Risk Management Arithmetic: Position Size, Risk-Reward, Drawdown.

Related: Order Types Explained: Market, Limit, Stop and Bracket · Glossary: risk-reward ratio, bracket order, slippage