Profit Calculator
The profit calculator helps you understand what account size and return target may be needed to reach a trading income goal. It turns account balances and return percentages into a grid of possible net profit outcomes, with highlighting around your target.
Account selection
If you are logged in, you can select a journal account, all accounts, or a custom balance. Selecting a saved account fills the account balance and currency. Editing the balance or currency switches the calculator to a custom account.
Visitors can use the calculator with a custom balance and currency.
Input fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Account Balance | The starting account balance highlighted in the table. |
| Account Increments | The amount each row increases or decreases by. |
| Return % Goal | The return column you want to focus on. |
| Withdrawals | The amount subtracted from each calculated profit result. |
| Profit Share % | The percentage of gross profit you keep. This is useful for prop firm or funded account planning. |
| Profit Goal | The net profit target you want to reach after withdrawals and profit share. |
The calculator estimates the account balance required to reach the profit goal at the selected return percentage.
Reading the table
Each row is an account balance. Each percentage column shows the net profit that balance would produce at that return after applying profit share and withdrawals.
The table also highlights:
| Highlight | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Starting row | Your current or selected account balance. |
| Return goal column | The column matching your selected return target. |
| Target balance row | The estimated account balance required to reach your profit goal. |
| Negative result | Withdrawals are larger than the profit after profit share. |
| Half target, target and double target | Cells that reach important levels relative to your profit goal. |
If your return goal is above 15%, the table adds a custom column for that percentage.
Sharing the calculator
Use Share to copy a link containing the profit goal, withdrawals, increments, return target, profit share and currency. Shared links reset the starting balance to the default custom balance so private account balances are not shared.
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