Guide
No jargon. Here is exactly how we calculate what each strategy would have returned, with real examples. The most important rule is the break even rule, so read that part twice.
Every signal we post comes with three take profit targets (TP1, TP2, TP3) and a stop loss (SL). A strategy is simply which target you aim for. You open one trade per signal, never three, and you hold it toward your chosen target.
Close at the first target. Smallest pips per win, but wins the most often.
Hold for the second target. A middle ground of size and frequency.
Hold for the furthest target. Biggest wins, but reached less often.
Once a trade hits TP1, we move the stop loss up to your entry price. From that moment the trade can no longer lose. So if a trade reaches TP1 (or TP2) and then reverses before your target, it closes at break even (0 pips), not a loss. A trade is only a real loss if it never reached TP1 and hit the original stop.
Same imaginary gold trade, entry at 2000, TP1 at 2010, TP2 at 2025, TP3 at 2050, stop loss at 1990. Here is how three different outcomes score under each strategy.
Price climbs through every target and reaches TP3.
Price hits TP1 and TP2, then falls back down before reaching TP3.
This is the key one. Aggressive does not take a loss here, because once TP1 was hit the stop moved to entry. It simply ends flat.
Price moves against the trade from the start and hits the original stop loss.
A real loss only happens when the trade never reached TP1. All three strategies lose the same here.
To stay honest, the simulation is a clean model. It does not account for spread, slippage, execution delay, missed entries, weekend gaps, or your own manual trade management. Real results will differ. We also cap any single trade at a sane maximum to ignore data entry errors, and we use a fixed dollar per pip estimate based on lot size.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. This tool is for education, not a promise of profit.