Intraday Target Calculator
Plan every intraday trade before you enter. Set entry, structural stop-loss, and multiple target levels with automatic position sizing based on your risk amount.
Intraday Target Calculator
Enter your trade setup to get position size, target price and potential profit for any intraday trade.
About Intraday Target Calculator
An intraday target calculator forces you to plan your trade before you take it — one of the most important habits that separates consistently profitable traders from those who trade on impulse. In intraday trading, all positions must be squared off before market close, which means there is no option to "hold and hope." Every trade needs a defined entry, stop-loss, and at least one target before execution. Traders who enter without a pre-defined plan consistently exit at the wrong time: exiting winners too early out of fear and holding losers too long hoping for a reversal.
The core of proper intraday trade planning is the stop-loss based on market structure, not a fixed percentage. Placing a stop at "1% below my buy price" is arbitrary — it ignores where the trade idea actually becomes invalid. If you are buying a breakout of a 15-minute order block, your stop belongs just below the order block — the structural level that would prove your breakout thesis wrong. This structural stop-loss placement, combined with a target at the next liquidity level or resistance zone, is what creates a logical and defensible trade plan.
Position sizing is the bridge between your risk management plan and your trade plan. Once you know your entry and structural stop-loss, you can calculate exactly how many shares or lots to buy so that hitting your stop-loss results in your planned rupee loss — not a random amount. For Nifty intraday with ₹2 lakh capital at 1% risk (₹2,000), a 30-point stop means you buy ₹2,000 ÷ 30 = 66 units (about 2 lots of Nifty futures or equivalent options exposure). This keeps every trade risk consistent regardless of where your structural stop falls.
This intraday target calculator supports both long (buy) and short (sell) trades, computes position size from your risk amount, and automatically shows target levels at 1:1, 1:1.5, 1:2 (R1), 1:3 (R2), and 1:4 (R3) risk-reward ratios. Use R1 as your minimum target and R2–R3 as stretch targets for trailing your stop-loss once R1 is reached.
How to Use the Intraday Target Calculator
Select trade direction — Long (buy expecting price to rise) or Short (sell expecting price to fall).
Enter entry price — your planned entry price, ideally at a key level such as an order block, FVG, pivot point, or breakout confirmation.
Set stop-loss price — place this at a structurally invalid level: below the order block for longs, above supply for shorts. Do not use a fixed percentage.
Enter your risk amount (₹) or risk % — the maximum capital you are willing to lose if stop-loss is hit. Recommended: 0.5–2% of your account.
Read position size and targets — the calculator shows the exact number of shares/lots to trade and target levels at multiple R:R ratios for planning partial and full exits.
Pro Tips
The 9:15–9:30 AM period sees gap-up/gap-down opens with extreme volatility and false moves. Most experienced intraday traders wait for the initial range to form (9:30–9:45 AM) and trade the breakout or retest of that range, not the chaotic open.
Take partial profit (50%) at R1, move stop to break-even, and let the remaining position run to R2 or R3. This locks in profit on winners while still allowing the trade to reach its full potential. Never hold all the way to R3 without securing some profit at R1.
The last 15–20 minutes before close (3:10–3:30 PM) can be very volatile as automated position squaring drives extreme moves. Exit all intraday positions by 3:00–3:10 PM to avoid being caught in end-of-day volatility that can quickly turn a winner into a loser.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a good risk-reward ratio for intraday trading?
Target a minimum 1:1.5 R:R for intraday trades, ideally 1:2 or better. At 1:2 R:R, you only need to win 34% of your trades to be profitable. Many professional intraday traders only take setups with at least 1:2 R:R — this filter alone eliminates most low-quality setups that erode accounts over time.
How do I set a stop-loss for intraday trades?
Place your stop at the level that genuinely invalidates your trade idea — not a fixed percentage or rupee amount. For short trades on Nifty from a 1-hour supply zone, the stop goes just above the zone's highest wick. For long trades on a stock breaking above a previous day's high, the stop belongs below that high (now support). A common mistake is setting the stop based on how much you want to risk and then choosing a nearby technical level to justify it — this backwards approach consistently gets you stopped out by normal noise before the trade moves in your favour.
How much capital should I risk per intraday trade?
Risk 0.5–2% of total trading capital per trade. For a ₹2 lakh account, that is ₹1,000–₹4,000 per trade. Even 10 consecutive losses at 1% risk only reduces the account by 9.6%. At 5% risk, the same 10-loss streak wipes 40% — mentally and financially very difficult to recover from. Start at 0.5–1% and only increase once consistent.
What time is best for intraday entry in India?
The 9:45–11:30 AM window (after initial volatility settles) and 1:00–2:30 PM (when afternoon trends develop) are generally the best intraday entry windows on NSE. Avoid 9:15–9:30 AM (chaotic open), 11:30 AM–1:00 PM (often slow/choppy), and after 3:00 PM (position-squaring volatility). Align entries with the ICT New York Open (7:00–10:00 PM IST) for forex.
Should I use options or futures for intraday Nifty trades?
Both have valid use cases. Futures provide linear P&L (1 point move = ₹50 in Nifty futures) and are simpler to position-size with this calculator. Options offer defined risk (premium paid) but require understanding time decay (theta) and implied volatility. For most beginners, futures or micro-lot stocks are easier to manage intraday than options.
Can this calculator be used for Bank Nifty and Sensex?
Yes. Enter BankNifty's entry price, stop-loss, and risk amount. BankNifty has a lot size of 15 (as of 2024), and 1 point = ₹15 in futures. For example, a 100-point stop with ₹3,000 risk means: ₹3,000 ÷ (100 × 15) = 2 BankNifty futures — which is not possible (minimum is 1 lot), so you would adjust to a wider stop or reduce risk amount. Always check current lot sizes on NSE.
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