DEFINITION · Updated June 2026

Z-score

How many standard deviations a result sits from what chance alone would produce. In trading, a win rate with a z-score around 2 or higher is unlikely to be luck.

The z-score is the bridge from a raw win rate to a verdict on whether an edge is real. Around 1.96 corresponds to the common 95% significance bar. Our edge significance calculator computes it from your record.

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