⚖️ Risk & Reward

Successful trading isn’t about winning every trade — it’s about making sure your wins are bigger than your losses.
Gextron makes this easier by giving you objective levels and targets to anchor your risk/reward (R:R) calculations.

What is Risk/Reward?

  • Risk = how much you’re willing to lose if the trade fails
  • Reward = your profit target if the trade works
  • Expressed as a ratio (e.g. 1:3 R:R = risking 1topotentiallymake1 to potentially make 3)
📊 Gextron traders aim for minimum 1:3 R:R on option trades.

Using Gextron Levels for Risk

  • Place stops just beyond Key Levels (P-Trans, N-Trans, or Gamma walls).
  • This ensures you’re out quickly if the market invalidates your setup.
  • Example: If you enter long above P-Trans, stop goes just below N-Trans.

Using Price Targets for Reward

  • Set profit targets at daily or weekly Price Targets.
  • Scale out in zones where Gextron shows pressure (Gamma walls, resistance bands).
  • Let a portion run if higher targets are in play.

Example Trade

  • SPX above P-Trans at 5200 → bullish bias
  • Daily Price Target = 5250
  • Risk = 20 points (stop at 5180)
  • Reward = 50 points (target 5250)
  • R:R = 1:2.5 → trade only makes sense if flow/tape are strongly bullish

Best Practices

  • Never enter trades with less than 1:2 R:R
  • Reduce position size instead of moving stops wider
  • Use Gextron’s levels + targets + flow together to validate setups

Key Takeaway: With Gextron, your edge comes from combining defined risk (levels) with clear reward zones (targets) so you only take trades where the math works in your favor.