Why Is My Win Rate Not 100%?

Hey guys,

I’ve been trading for a little while now and just wanted to get some insight. So far, I’ve won all 9 of my trades—great, right? But I keep hearing people talk about win rates and how they’re not 100%. I’m confused because I thought winning all my trades meant my win rate should be 100%.

Is the difference in trade profit affecting this? For example, if some trades were small wins and others were larger, does that impact the win rate calculation?

You didn’t win all 9 trades because one of them closed at “break-even.” However, that’s not truly break-even because of the spread. We can see this by looking at your average loss and lot sizes.

For example, if I buy a banana for $1 and sell it for $1, did I lose money? Yes, I did. I still have to pay taxes (in trading, you have to pay the spread). So, even if you sell at the same price you bought, a break-even trade is still a loss.

Even if you close your trade at break-even, the commission will still show as a loss.

That’s amazin. How did you manage to achieve such incredible results

I marked a fair value gap (FVG) on Monday, September 23, and the price respected this level, just dipping down and creating equal lows. This happened under the market towards the end of September. The price kept moving up and down but didn’t reach the FVG until September 30 (1H). Meanwhile, the market took out all the liquidity above on September 26 and then started making lower highs, creating more potential above the market.

On Monday, September 30 (1H), I noticed the price was still dipping into my FVG, showing clear respect for it. So, I figured that by October 1, we would see a rise in the market because everything below had already been taken. On October 1, I expected the price to go up, and my confirmation was a bullish breaker along with high-impact news for USD at 4 PM.

I entered the trade at 16:15:49 and exited at 16:42:24, making $856 with a 0.50 lot size. I had a similar trade with a 0.10 lot size that made $156. That’s my take on it, bro.

In the end, a high win rate doesn’t guarantee you’ll be profitable. But congratulations on your win.

You had all positive days, but there’s no way you had positive trades every single day.

88,89% means you have 1L and 8W. You wouldn’t have an average loss if you didn’t lose any trade. Even if you broke even at that trade and took a minor insignificant loss, it’s a lost trade.