Square Root Staking Plan Calculator (AUD)
When in profit, add the square root of your profit to a flat unit.
The square-root plan presses a winning run gently: while you’re ahead, your stake is a base unit plus the square root of your profit (in dollars). At or below break-even, it’s just the unit.
Because the square root grows slowly, stakes rise far more cautiously than a percentage of profit would — you press, but you don’t over-extend.
How it works
Square-root scaling means profit has to quadruple for the extra stake to double, so a good run lifts your bets calmly and a small pullback drops you back toward the unit. It only ever risks above the unit when you’re playing with the bookmaker’s money.
It can’t turn a losing method into a winner — below break-even it’s just flat staking. Its job is to compound an edge you already have without the wild swings of aggressive pressing.
stake = unit + round(√(profit in $)) dollars while in profit; otherwise just the unit.
Worked example
- At break-even: stake $10.
- After $400 profit: √400 = 20 → stake $10 + $20 = $30.
- Profit must reach $900 before the add-on hits $30.
Play a winning run above to watch the gentle press.
FAQ
- How does square-root staking work?
- While you’re in profit, you stake a base unit plus the square root of your profit in dollars. When you’re not ahead, you just stake the unit.
- Why use the square root?
- It grows slowly, so your stake presses a winning run without ballooning — profit must quadruple for the extra stake to double.
- Does it protect a losing run?
- It never stakes above the unit when you’re behind, so it can’t accelerate losses — but it also can’t fix a method with no edge.
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