The example demonstrates an actual setup and probable trading plan, but it also teaches swing traders how to plan their entrance (with a technical trigger), stop loss, and take profit goals, as they analyze their 'risk reward ratio' (also mentioned as reward vs risk ratio, which is the more precise description of the ratio itself). And how the ratio affects their chances of winning the transaction. My chances of winning a deal decrease as my reward and risk rise. The lower my reward-to-risk ratio, the more likely my trade will win and get stopped out.