Target Profit Pace Calculator
Calculate the remaining amount, equal net amount per entered unit and constant compound rate that would connect a current balance to a target. These are mathematical requirements, not expected or recommended returns.
Enter the target window
Choose what one remaining unit means and keep all monetary values in one account currency.
Required target-pace summary
Account Operations Planning 1.0.0.
How target pace is reverse-solved
Constant compound rate per unit = (Target ÷ Current)^(1 ÷ Remaining units) − 1
When current balance already meets or exceeds target, both required pace outputs are zero and the surplus is retained descriptively.
The equal-net and compound paths reach the same endpoint under different assumptions. They should not be combined.
Worked example from the audited fixture
Moving mathematically from $12,000 to $15,000 over 20 entered trades leaves a $3,000 gap. The equal-net path requires $150 per trade. The same endpoints imply a 25% total gain from the current balance and a constant compound pace of approximately 1.121965% per trade; current progress is 80% of the entered target.
How to interpret the result
The $150 and 1.121965% figures are two different smooth-path requirements, not two amounts to add together. Neither is an expected return or instruction to increase position size or trading frequency; a demanding pace can instead be a reason to reassess the target or time window.
Assumptions and limits
- No trading distribution, drawdown, loss limit, cost, deposit or withdrawal is modeled.
- The model assumes exact endpoints and an exact number of remaining units.
- A constant compound rate is hypothetical path arithmetic, not a forecast.
- Short windows can produce unusually large required rates.
- No required amount or rate is a recommendation to increase risk or trade frequency.
Frequently asked questions
- It divides the remaining target amount evenly across the entered trades, days, weeks, months or generic periods.
- It takes the target-to-current ratio to the power of one divided by remaining units, then subtracts one.
- Equal-net arithmetic adds the same amount each unit, while compound arithmetic applies the same percentage to a changing balance.
- Required gain, equal-net pace and compound pace are shown as zero. The model does not ask the balance to decline back to the target.
- No. External cash flows, trading costs and taxes are excluded from both paths.
- Yes. The selected unit is a label for the same deterministic arithmetic; the page does not infer trading frequency or calendar time.
- No. It is the constant mathematical rate needed to connect two entered endpoints under a hypothetical smooth path.
- The page makes no risk recommendation. A high required pace can instead indicate that the target or window needs independent review.
Sources and methodology
- Investor.gov — Compound Interest Calculator — Official compound-growth scenario context for initial value, contributions, time and estimated rates.
- MetaTrader 5 Help — Trading Report — Official balance, growth, deposit and withdrawal reporting context.
- CFTC — Trading system claims advisory — Official caution on hypothetical performance, execution limitations and omitted costs.
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