Profit Target Account %
The expected profit at your target as a percentage of the cumulative gross deposits recorded before the trade opened.
Formula
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What is Profit Target Account %?
Profit Target Account % compares the expected profit at your configured target with the cumulative gross deposits recorded for the trading account at the time the trade opened. It helps you compare planned reward across trades relative to the capital deposited into the account.
In TradesViz, the denominator is cumulative deposits, not current account equity. Withdrawals, previous trading P&L and the Equity Curve balance are not included in this calculation.
Formula
General formula:
Profit Target Account % = Expected Profit / Cumulative Deposits at Trade Open × 100
For price-based stock trades:
Expected Profit = |Profit Target Price - Open Price| × (Total Quantity / 2)
Therefore:
Profit Target Account % = (|Profit Target Price - Open Price| × (Total Quantity / 2) / Cumulative Deposits at Trade Open) × 100
For futures, options and other assets, TradesViz also applies the relevant contract or asset multiplier when calculating Expected Profit.
Understanding Total Quantity
For a fully closed trade, Total Quantity counts both opening and closing executions. A trade that buys 50 shares and later sells 50 shares has a Total Quantity of 100, so Total Quantity / 2 is 50 shares.
Example Calculation
- Cumulative deposits at trade open: $50,000
- Stock: TSLA at $200 (open price)
- Profit Target: $220
- Total Quantity: 100 (50 shares bought and 50 shares sold)
Expected Profit = |$220 - $200| × (100 / 2) = $1,000
Profit Target Account % = ($1,000 / $50,000) × 100 = 2.0%
Combined with Stop Loss Account %
If the same trade has:
- Stop Loss Account %: 0.5%
- Profit Target Account %: 2.0%
The planned reward is four times the planned risk. Because both percentages use the same cumulative-deposits denominator, their ratio is the same as Expected Profit divided by Expected Loss.
Important: This Is Not Current Equity Reward
If withdrawals or trading P&L have caused your current equity to differ from your cumulative deposits, Profit Target Account % will not equal the percentage gain on current equity. To calculate reward against current equity, divide Expected Profit by the account equity immediately before the trade instead.
Deposit Setup
This metric requires deposits to be recorded in the Equity Curve's Money Transactions. TradesViz uses deposits recorded at or before the trade's opening time. Withdrawals do not reduce the denominator used by this metric.
Learn more: How to add deposits, withdrawals and balances
Where to find it in TradesViz
Example
A Profit Target Account % of 2.5% means the expected profit at the target equals 2.5% of cumulative gross deposits recorded by the trade's opening time.