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Stop Loss / Take Profit Calculator

Get exact stop-loss and take-profit prices from an entry, direction and stop/target distance — plus the risk money, reward money and a risk-sized lot, all shown with the formula.

Direct answer

For a long trade, SL = entry - SL pips × pip size and TP = entry + TP pips × pip size; shorts flip the sign. A long EUR/USD entry at 1.2000 with a 50-pip stop and 100-pip target gives 1.1950, 1.2100 and a 2.0 RR ratio.

Trade plan

Mode

Currency pair

Account currency

Entry price

Direction

Stop-loss (pips)

Take-profit (pips)

Lots

SL = entry - direction × SL pips × pip size; TP = entry + direction × TP pips × pip size

Stops, targets and risk

Stop-loss price—

Take-profit price—

Risk / reward—

Risk money—

Reward money—

Lots from risk—

Direction is handled with one sign: long +1, short -1.

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How it works

What this calculates

This calculator connects price placement and money risk. It can turn pip distances into stop and target prices, turn prices back into pip distances, or size the lot amount from a chosen risk amount.

The formula

Use one direction sign: +1 for long, -1 for short.

sl price = entry - direction × sl pips × pip size

tp price = entry + direction × tp pips × pip size

In price mode, pips are recovered with abs(entry - stop price) / pip size. Money risk is lots × pip value per lot × sl pips; reward uses the same formula with target pips. In risk mode, lots = risk amount / (sl pips × pip value per lot).

Worked example 1 - long setup

EUR/USD long from 1.2000 with a 50-pip stop: 1.2000 - 50 × 0.0001 = 1.1950. A 100-pip target gives 1.2000 + 100 × 0.0001 = 1.2100. Reward is twice risk, so RR is 2.0.

Worked example 2 - risk-sized lots

On a $10,000 balance risking 2%, risk amount is $200. With a 50-pip stop and a $10 pip value per standard lot, 200 / (50 × 10) = 0.4 standard lots. After lot-step rounding, the tool recalculates the actual risk.

Common mistakes

Getting short stops backwards. A short stop is above entry and a short target is below entry. The single direction-sign formula handles both cases.
Using quote-currency pip value. Risk money must use pip value in the account currency.
Ignoring spread basis. Real stop execution can depend on bid/ask treatment and spread. This tool is a mid-price educational model.

Frequently asked questions

How do I calculate a forex stop-loss price from pips?

For a long trade, subtract SL pips × pip size from entry. For a short trade, add it. JPY pairs use 0.01 as pip size; most others use 0.0001.

How do I calculate take-profit price?

For a long trade, add TP pips × pip size to entry. For a short trade, subtract it.

How is risk money calculated?

Risk money is lots × pip value per lot × stop-loss pips. The pip value must be in your account currency.

Can this size lots from a risk percent?

Yes. Enter balance and risk percent in risk mode; the tool converts that to a risk amount, divides by stop-pip risk per lot, floors to your lot step, and shows actual risk.