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Behaviour Cost
Overtrading Cost Calculator
Based on your edge and your trading behaviour, estimate how much your extra trades cost you in expected value each month.
Risk per trade
$250.00
Your current trading account balance.
$
The percentage of the account risked on each trade.
%
Your good setup win rate.
%
Average winning trade measured in R.
R
Average losing trade measured in R.
R
Default is 20 for most active traders.
Behaviour
How often are you trading past your best setups?
Extra trade quality
What happens after your optimal trade count?
Based on your inputs, this is treated as an expected value estimate, not a guaranteed real-world loss.
Daily expected value
Optimal vs actual
Optimal trading+$175/day
Actual trading-$75/day
Trade sequence
The edge deletion effect
Trade 1
+0.35R
Trade 2
+0.35R
Trade 3
-0.25R
Trade 4
-0.25R
Trade 5
-0.25R
Trade 6
-0.25R
Your first 2 trades create the edge. Your last 4 trades delete it.