All 13 instruments, side by side
The same rule runs on every one of them. What differs is what the market did afterwards — and it differs more than you might expect.
| Instrument | Markers/mo | Best run | +1R | +2R | +3R | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/JPY | 8 | 2.63 R | 54% | 33% | 24% | 316 |
| EUR/JPY | 9 | 2.54 R | 57% | 36% | 29% | 347 |
| AUD/JPY | 8 | 2.50 R | 54% | 36% | 28% | 298 |
| BTC/USD | 10 | 2.48 R | 50% | 33% | 24% | 270 |
| XAU/USD | 9 | 2.48 R | 52% | 33% | 24% | 377 |
| CAD/JPY | 8 | 2.31 R | 49% | 33% | 24% | 298 |
| EUR/USD | 9 | 2.21 R | 53% | 32% | 22% | 354 |
| AUD/USD | 9 | 2.20 R | 50% | 33% | 24% | 332 |
| GBP/JPY | 9 | 2.20 R | 51% | 31% | 22% | 350 |
| NZD/USD | 9 | 2.16 R | 48% | 29% | 22% | 361 |
| USD/CHF | 10 | 2.10 R | 52% | 32% | 25% | 372 |
| GBP/USD | 9 | 2.10 R | 50% | 32% | 22% | 357 |
| CHF/JPY | 8 | 1.76 R | 46% | 30% | 18% | 306 |
Measured on confirmed markers only, on hourly bars from a live broker feed. Sample periods differ: most instruments go back to May 2023, gold further, Bitcoin less far. Updated August 2026.
How to read this
R is the height of the marker's own bar — the risk a stop at its other end would imply, which is why a pair that moves in wide daily ranges does not automatically score higher: its markers have taller bars, so each R is worth more pips. That is the point of measuring this way.
Best run is the average furthest price travelled in the marker's direction before that stop would have ended it. +1R / +2R / +3R is how often that much was available, again before the stop. Markers/mo is how often you would have had something to look at.