DQS Academy
Understanding Decision Quality Score
What is DQS?
Decision Quality Score (DQS) is a single 0–100 number that summarizes how well you make decisions under the evaluation rules: edge, risk control, consistency, and discipline. It is not the same as raw P&L; two traders with similar returns can have different DQS if their process differs. After enough closed trades, DQS feeds into your reward share on payouts.
Four metrics
Each pillar contributes a weighted slice. Together they form your DQS before rounding.
EDGE
Edge
Measures profit quality using your profit factor (PF): gross wins divided by gross losses. Higher PF means more of your edge is real, not noise.
EDGE = clamp(PF / 3.0, 0, 1) × 0.35
If your PF is 2.5, your EDGE component scores about 83% of its weight before rounding into DQS.
RISK
Risk
How much of your maximum drawdown budget you have used. Staying further from the -10% limit scores higher.
RISK = clamp(1 − dd / 0.10, 0, 1) × 0.35
At 3% drawdown, you retain most of the RISK component; near the limit it trends to zero.
CONSISTENCY
Consistency
Rewards spreading results across decisions and penalises concentration in a few outsized wins plus directional bias.
CONS = (1 − top3_share) × (1 − 0.4 × bias) × 0.20
If a handful of trades dominate P&L, top3_share rises and CONSISTENCY falls.
DISCIPLINE
Discipline
Evaluates average exposure versus a sensible baseline. Systematic oversizing hurts even when each trade is under the cap.
DISC = clamp(1 − (avg_exp − 0.03) / 0.02, 0, 1) × 0.10
Keeping average position size near ~3% of balance preserves the DISCIPLINE score.
Score levels
Informal bands for reading your DQS. Official splits use the reward table below.
- 0Novice0–40
- 40Apprentice40–60
- 60Skilled60–75
- 75Sharp75–85
- 85Strategist85–92
- 92Oracle92–97
- 98Legend98+
Reward share by DQS
After you qualify, your profit share on payouts follows this ladder (illustrative bands).
| DQS band | Reward share |
|---|---|
| 70–79 | 80% |
| 80–84 | 85% |
| 85–89 | 90% |
| 90–94 | 95% |
| 95–99 | 98% |
| 100 | 99% |