Profit factor divides everything you won by everything you lost. Above 1.0 means net positive overall; it is a quick health check that win rate alone cannot give.
📊Metric insight
1.8Profit factor$1.80 won for every $1.00 lost
Profit factor weighs the size of wins and losses, not just their count — which is exactly the blind spot of win rate.
📘Concept
A fast health check
Above 1.0 the system is net positive; the higher the number, the more room for error. But a profit factor built on a handful of trades is fragile — trust it more as the sample grows.
