Breakeven Threshold
Reference for the breakeven threshold in Tradeways — how a currency amount or percentage defines the boundary between winning, losing, and breakeven trades.
What Is the Breakeven Threshold?
The breakeven threshold widens the zone around zero P&L that counts as a breakeven trade. Without a threshold, any trade with positive P&L is a winner and any trade with negative P&L is a loser. With a threshold, trades whose P&L falls within the defined range are classified as breakeven instead.
This is useful for traders who consider small gains or losses — such as those barely covering commission — to be effectively flat.
Threshold Units
The threshold can be set in one of two units:
| Unit | How It Works | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Currency | Trades with an absolute P&L at or below the threshold amount are classified as breakeven. | Threshold of $5.00: a trade at +$3.20 or -$4.80 is breakeven. |
| Percentage | Trades with an absolute percentage return at or below the threshold are classified as breakeven. Stored as a decimal. | Threshold of 0.05 (5%): a trade at +2% or -4% is breakeven. |
Limits
- Currency threshold: maximum $100
- Percentage threshold: maximum 10% (stored as 0.1)
- A threshold value of 0 disables the feature and reverts to standard classification.
Classification Logic
When a threshold is active, the classification function checks the absolute value of the P&L against the threshold before applying the standard positive/negative split:
- If the threshold unit is percentage and a percentage return is available, compare
|percentageReturn|against the threshold value. - If the threshold unit is currency, compare
|currencyPnl|against the threshold value. - If the absolute value is at or below the threshold, classify as breakeven.
- Otherwise, classify as winner (positive) or loser (negative).
When no threshold is set, the standard rule applies: positive P&L is a winner, negative is a loser, and exactly zero is breakeven.
Scope
The breakeven threshold can be configured at two levels:
| Level | Description |
|---|---|
| Global | Set in user settings. Applies to all accounts unless overridden. |
| Per-account | Set on a specific trading account. Overrides the global threshold for that account only. |
The resolution cascade is: per-account threshold (if set) > global user threshold > no threshold.
Mentor View
When viewing trades as a mentor, the viewer's own breakeven threshold is applied instead of the account owner's. Percentage mode is disabled in mentor view — only currency thresholds are supported.
Impact on Statistics
The breakeven threshold affects all statistics that depend on trade result classification:
- Win rate — breakeven trades are excluded from the winner/loser ratio.
- Average winner / Average loser — breakeven trades are excluded from both averages.
- Trade result filters — filtering by "breakeven" includes trades reclassified by the threshold.
- Dashboard widgets — all result-based metrics reflect the threshold.
See Also
- P&L Display Modes — how the active display mode interacts with result classification
- Trading Display — where to configure the breakeven threshold