What does Max Profit mean?
Max Profit shows the best intraday outcome your position achieved during the current trading session—whether or not you exited at that level.
It’s a quick way to understand the highest opportunity your position offered today.
What is Max Profit?
Max Profit is the highest intraday unrealised P&L reached by the selected position during the session.
It updates continuously as market prices move. Once a new peak is reached, that value becomes the new Max Profit for the day.
Use it to compare your current P&L against the day’s best level for the same position.
Why it matters
- Opportunity check: See the best profit point reached to evaluate exit timing.
- Discipline review: Compare actual exits vs. the day’s peak to refine trade management.
- Risk context: Use alongside drawdown to balance upside vs. downside experienced intraday.
Notes
- Intraday only: Max Profit reflects today’s session for the selected position and typically resets at the next session.
- Unrealised vs. realised: It represents an unrealised peak—profits aren’t booked unless you exit.
- Position-specific: The value belongs to the selected position, not the entire portfolio (unless you’re viewing a portfolio-level metric).
- Position changes: If you scale in/out, Max Profit tracks the position’s P&L path as quantities change; subsequent peaks consider the post-resize P&L.
- Fees & charges: Depending on your view’s configuration, charges may or may not be included in P&L; interpret Max Profit accordingly.
What If?
| Scenario | Answer |
|---|
| My Max Profit is higher than my Realised P&L | Expected. Max Profit is an unrealised intraday peak. If you didn’t exit at that level, Realised P&L will be lower. |
| Max Profit doesn’t go down when the market retraces | Correct. It’s a maximum—it updates only when a new high is set, or it resets at the next session. |
| I closed the position—does Max Profit still show? | Max Profit reflects the session’s peak for that position. After close, it remains visible for context until the view/session resets. |
| I scaled the position—did Max Profit change logic? | It continues to track the position’s intraday P&L as quantities change; subsequent peaks consider the post-resize P&L path. |
| The position never went into profit today | Max Profit records the highest P&L level reached intraday. If the trade never turned profitable, that high can still be near or below zero. |
Last updated: 23 Dec 2025
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