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FX Win Rate Reality Check

Enter your TP & SL to see the break-even win rate, then compare against 16-year unconditional base rates across 21 pairs.

(a) Break-Even Win Rate

66.7%Break-Even WR = SL ÷ (TP + SL)

✓ Base rate exceeds break-even (+17.0% vs 83.7% base)

(c) Minimum Sample Size for Verification

30 trades (80% power, one-sided α=5%)

Minimum trades to detect that your system beats the break-even, using a one-sided test (H₁: WR > break-even) at the 83.7% base rate.

(b) 16-Year × 21-Pair Unconditional Base Rates

Study period: 2010–2026 (16.1y). Entry on H4 bar close, exit tracked on H1 bars (fixed TP=10 pips, SL=2×ATR). Average of long + short win rates.

Portfolio avg win rate: 83.7%|Portfolio avg break-even: 86.7%
PairAvg Win RateStudy Break-EvenEdge
GBPAUD90.2%92.1%-2.0%
EURNZD89.7%91.7%-2.0%
GBPJPY89.0%91.6%-2.6%
EURAUD87.8%90.3%-2.5%
EURJPY86.5%89.6%-3.1%
GBPUSD86.1%88.7%-2.6%
CHFJPY85.4%88.5%-3.1%
GBPCHF85.3%88.1%-2.8%
AUDJPY84.4%87.6%-3.3%
NZDJPY83.5%86.6%-3.1%
EURUSD83.3%86.2%-2.9%
CADJPY82.8%86.9%-4.0%
USDCAD82.8%86.0%-3.2%
USDJPY82.6%86.5%-3.9%
AUDUSD82.4%84.8%-2.4%
AUDNZD82.0%84.2%-2.1%
NZDUSD81.0%84.3%-3.3%
USDCHF81.0%83.8%-2.8%
AUDCHF79.7%83.5%-3.8%
EURGBP77.0%80.5%-3.5%
EURCHF74.5%79.5%-4.9%

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