Every reward-to-risk ratio has a win rate below which it loses money. Find yours, then check whether you clear it.
At 1:1 you need better than half. At 1:3 you can be wrong seven times in ten and still be flat. Knowing the threshold turns a vague feeling about a setup into a number you can test.
Enter the reward and the risk of the setup.
Read the win rate it needs to break even.
Add the win rate you actually achieve.
See whether you clear the bar.
Short, practical answers. Trade-offs explained, no advice framing.
Shares from account size, risk percent and stop distance, so the loss is decided before the entry.
R-multiples from entry, stop and target, plus the win rate each ratio needs to break even.
What a steady return does to an account over years, with or without monthly deposits.