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Your trade went up five dollars a share, your stop was two dollars away, so you expected 2.5R, and TraderSync shows 5R. Nothing is wrong with your data: R is your profit divided by the risk TraderSync uses, and one setting can change that risk.
Why it happens
- By default, the risk is your stop. It is the money you would lose if the trade exited at the stop: (entry − stop) × shares. Only the first stop on the trade counts.
- PL Display Risk Scale replaces it. In Settings > Trades, a fixed amount in the R field becomes the risk for every trade it covers, whatever stop you set.
- Which trades it covers. Apply on new trades: trades you open from the day you save. Overwrite existing trades: your whole history, recalculated in the background (numbers refresh on your next page load).
An example
Buy 100 shares at $50, stop at $48, sell at $55. Profit +$500. (Illustrative, gross, no fees.)
| Risk used | Risk | R |
|---|---|---|
| From my stop (default) | ($50 − $48) × 100 = $200 | $500 ÷ $200 = 2.5R |
| PL Display Risk Scale = $100 | $100 | $500 ÷ $100 = 5R |
| PL Display Risk Scale = $500 | $500 | $500 ÷ $500 = 1R |
Same trade, same +$500, three different R values. With a scale set, your stop no longer matters for R.
How to make them match
- R from my own stops: in Settings > Trades, PL Display Risk Scale, enter 0 in the R field, tick Overwrite existing trades, and click Apply. Without the tick, your past trades keep the fixed-amount R.
- Every trade on one yardstick: keep a fixed amount, and choose Overwrite existing trades if you want your history to use it too.
Step by step: How can I define PL display risk scale? and How can I add R-multiple to my trades?
