Understand the planned ratio
A risk/reward ratio describes the relationship between the planned loss at Stop Loss and the planned gain at Take Profit. A 1:2 setup aims for twice the planned reward relative to risk, before the effects of execution and costs.
The ratio is a property of a plan. It does not describe the probability of reaching Take Profit, and it does not establish that a strategy will be profitable.
R/R Lock: link Take Profit to your plan
RendIQ’s R/R Lock keeps the Stop Loss reference and the selected risk/reward ratio linked, and determines the corresponding Take Profit. Instead of independently recalculating the reward distance, you can review the linked levels directly on the chart.
- Open a market-order or pending-order window and define the setup.
- Set the Stop Loss and choose the intended R/R value.
- Enable R/R Lock, then review how the resulting Take Profit relates to Entry and Stop Loss.
- Check the prices, volume and displayed risk/reward estimates before confirming the order.
The Order settings let you configure a default R/R and the step used when adjusting its value. Defaults help prepare a setup, but each trade still needs its own review.
Entry Lock: move a pending setup together
Entry Lock serves a different purpose. For pending orders, it preserves the distances from Entry to Stop Loss and Take Profit when you move the Entry level. Moving Entry therefore moves the other two planned levels by the same amount.
For example, if a pending setup has its Stop Loss 100 points from Entry and Take Profit 200 points from Entry, moving Entry with the lock enabled preserves those distances. This example explains the mechanism; it does not recommend those values.
R/R Lock links the planned reward to your selected ratio and Stop Loss reference. Entry Lock links SL and TP distances to a pending Entry. Review the resulting setup when either lock is active.
Review the adjusted setup
Check the pending-order type as well as the prices. RendIQ supports Buy Stop, Buy Limit, Sell Stop and Sell Limit, each with a different relationship to the current market price. Broker minimum-distance requirements may affect whether a request is accepted.
Locks help maintain relationships between levels; they do not confirm that a setup is appropriate. Recheck estimated risk, volume and the intended entry after adjustments. For the sizing side of that process, read how to size a trade from a risk percentage.