Volatility-sized stops from ATR × multiplier.
Educational tool only — not financial advice. Verify figures with your broker.
The ATR Stop Calculator is a volatility-based stop-placement tool. It answers one exact question: given the Average True Range of an instrument and how many ATRs of room you want, how far from your entry should the stop sit, and what price is that for a long or a short? It returns the stop distance in price units, the long and short stop prices, and that distance as a percent of entry.
Stop distance is simply the ATR value multiplied by the ATR multiplier. For a long, the stop price is entry minus that distance; for a short, it is entry plus that distance. The percentage output divides the stop distance by the entry price and multiplies by 100. No forecasting is involved — it is direct arithmetic on the numbers you enter.
There is no universal answer — 1.5 to 3 ATRs are common ranges, with wider multipliers reducing the chance of being stopped by normal noise but increasing the loss if the stop is hit. This ATR stop loss calculator lets you test any multiplier so you can see the resulting distance before you decide.
A fixed-pip stop uses the same distance regardless of conditions, while an ATR stop scales with current volatility, widening when the market is choppy and tightening when it is calm. The calculator makes that volatility-adjusted distance explicit.
No. A wider stop only reduces the chance of being stopped by noise; it also increases the money lost if the stop is reached, and it says nothing about whether the trade will work. Pair the stop distance with a position-size calculation to control the actual dollar risk.
Keep in mind: This calculator only converts ATR and a multiplier into a stop distance and price. It does not tell you whether that stop will be hit, whether the trade will be profitable, or whether your chosen multiplier fits the instrument — ATR describes past volatility, not future price movement.