Stop-Loss & Take-Profit Calculator
Set your exits before you enter. Give the calculator your entry price, how far below it your stop sits (in percent), and the reward-to-risk you want — and it returns the exact stop-loss and take-profit prices.
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Stop & take-profit
stop = 50.00 − 2.00 · target = 50.00 + (2.00 × 2.00)
Check these prices against the chart. A target that sits past heavy resistance is a reason to pass, not to move the target.
Scale-out targets
| Multiple | Price | Move |
|---|---|---|
| 1R | $52.00 | 4.0% |
| 1.5R | $53.00 | 6.0% |
| 2R | $54.00 | 8.0% |
| 3R | $56.00 | 12.0% |
| 4R | $58.00 | 16.0% |
| 5R | $60.00 | 20.0% |
For education and planning. Results are estimates that leave out taxes and may leave out fees and slippage. Not investment advice. Check the numbers against your broker before you trade.
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<p style="font-size:13px">Stop-Loss / Take-Profit by <a href="https://stocksetups.com/tools/stop-loss-take-profit-calculator">StockSetups</a></p>How it works
Good exits are decided before the trade, not in the heat of it. Start with the stop — the price that proves the idea wrong — as a percentage below your entry. That distance is your risk per share. The take-profit then follows from the reward-to-risk you're willing to accept: at 2:1, the target sits twice as far above entry as the stop sits below it.
Letting the stop and reward-to-risk drive the target (rather than picking a hopeful price) keeps every trade consistent. A 4% stop with a 2:1 target only needs an 8% move to pay double what you risked — and if a name can't realistically travel that far to a logical level, that's a sign to pass.
StockSetups already draws the structural support and resistance on every chart and ships a stop and target with each setup, so you can sanity-check the levels this calculator produces against where price actually reacts.
Frequently asked
How do I calculate a stop-loss price?
Multiply your entry by (1 − stop % ÷ 100). A $50 entry with a 4% stop gives a stop-loss at $48. The distance from entry to stop ($2 here) is your risk per share.
How is the take-profit price set?
Take-profit = entry + (risk per share × reward-to-risk). With a $2 risk per share and a 2:1 target, the take-profit sits $4 above entry. This guarantees the trade hits your intended reward-to-risk if the target is reached.
How do I set a stop-loss with ATR?
Multiply the Average True Range by a factor, often 2, and place the stop that far from entry. A $50 entry with a $1.25 ATR and a 2× multiple gives a $47.50 stop on a long. The stop widens when the stock is more volatile.
How does an ATR trailing stop work?
After each close, recalculate the stop as the highest close since entry minus your ATR multiple. On a long, the stop only moves up and never back down, which locks in more of the gain as the trend runs.
Should I set the stop or the target first?
The stop. It's defined by where your idea is invalidated — a level on the chart. The target then follows from your reward-to-risk. Setting the target first and back-filling the stop is how traders end up with stops that are too tight or too wide.
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