How results are recorded and scored

This page explains exactly how the figures on the results overview, the trade history and the historical performance view are produced. Every closed signal is included, losses and breakeven trades as well as winners. The same rules apply to every pair and to gold.

What is recorded for each signal

Each published signal is stored as one row in the results feed with these fields:

• Market, for example EUR/USD or XAU/USD.
• Direction, buy or sell.
• Entry price.
• Stop loss price.
• Three take profit prices, TP1, TP2 and TP3.
• The outcome: stop loss, breakeven, or the highest take profit level reached.
• The result in pips.
• The day the signal closed.

Rows are not removed once a signal has closed. Losing trades stay in the record.

The three outcomes

Stop loss (SL). Price reached the stop before any further management. The trade is recorded as a loss. The pips are negative and equal the distance from entry to stop.

Breakeven (BE). After the trade moved in favour, the stop was moved to the entry price and price then returned to entry. The trade is recorded as breakeven with zero pips.

Take profit (TP1, TP2 or TP3). Price reached at least the first target. The row records the highest of the three targets that was reached. The pips equal the distance from entry to that target.

How pips are measured

Pips are measured between the published prices, entry to stop or entry to the highest target reached. For most pairs one pip is 0.0001. For pairs quoted in Japanese yen it is 0.01. For gold (XAU/USD) one pip on this site is 0.10 of a dollar, so a 5.00 dollar move is 50 pips. Other providers may define a gold pip differently, so convert to price distance before comparing figures.

A worked example in the format of the feed: a gold buy at entry 4157 with TP1 4162, TP2 4177, TP3 4207 and a stop at 4107. If price reaches 4177 but not 4207, the row shows TP2 and 200 pips, because 4177 minus 4157 is 20.00 dollars. If price had fallen to 4107 first, the row would show SL and minus 500 pips.

What the pip figure assumes

The pip result credits the whole position at the highest target reached. It is a measure of how far each idea travelled, not a statement of any account's profit. Traders who close part of a position at TP1 or TP2, as described in our take profit ladder guide, will see smaller gains on trades that reach TP3. The figures are measured between published prices and do not include spread, commission, overnight financing or slippage, and they are not adjusted for entry delays.

How success rate is calculated

Success rate is the number of signals that did not close at a loss divided by the total number of closed signals. Breakeven trades are counted together with take profit outcomes in this figure, because neither lost money at the published prices. Wins, losses and breakeven trades are also shown separately wherever the data allows, so you can recalculate the rate with breakeven excluded if you prefer.

Net pips and monthly figures

Net pips is the sum of the pip results of all closed signals in the period, positive and negative. Monthly figures group signals by the month they closed. The historical performance view groups the same rows by month and by take profit level. It is built from the same published results, not from a separate simulation.

Open trades

Signals that are still open are not included in any figure until they close.

What these figures are not

They are not broker account statements and they are not audited. Your own results will differ because of spread, execution speed, position sizing, which signals you take and how you manage them. Past results do not guarantee future results. Trading forex and CFDs carries a high risk of losing money.

Checking the record yourself

Open the trade history, filter by pair or result, and compare entry and stop levels with a price chart from your own broker. The verification guide walks through how to read a closed ticket.