Try the Portfolio Heat Calculator Widget
Free for any site, including commercial ones. Keep the small credit line at the bottom of the widget so readers can find the full version. Nothing is stored about the people who use it. See the disclaimer.
How to add it to your site
- Copy the code Use the copy button in the Embed code box so nothing is lost to line wrapping. It is a single iframe tag and it does not need anything else.
- Open the page you want it on In WordPress add a Custom HTML block, in Wix use the Embed HTML element, in Squarespace use a Code block, and on a hand-built site paste it straight into your HTML.
- Paste and publish The widget appears immediately. If you see an empty space instead, your editor has stripped the iframe tag, which the HTML embed guide explains how to work around.
- Adjust the look if you want to Add the parameters in the table below to the iframe URL to change the theme, the accent colour or the height. Nothing needs to be configured on our side.
Customisation options
| Parameter | Values | What it does |
|---|---|---|
theme | auto, light, dark | Default follows the reader's own system setting, so the widget looks right on a dark site and a light one without you choosing. |
accent | Six hex digits, e.g. accent=1A56DB | Recolours the header bar and the primary button to match your brand. |
header | 1 or 0 | Set to 0 to hide the title bar when your page already has a heading above the widget. |
breakdown | 1 or 0 | Set to 0 to hide the calculation breakdown for a more compact block. |
corners | 1 or 0 | Set to 0 for square corners if your design has no rounding anywhere else. |
width | full | Removes the 520px maximum so the widget stretches to its container. |
Parameters are added to the iframe URL as a normal query string, for example
/embed/portfolio-heat-calculator.html?theme=dark&accent=1A56DB&header=0. The
widget builder lets you set all of them visually and hands you the finished code.
Why embed the Portfolio Heat Calculator
Risking 1 percent per trade across eight open positions is risking 8 percent, and most traders never add it up. The widget totals the rand at risk across every open position and shows it as a percentage of the account. Risk management lessons and trading journal tools can use it to make total exposure visible.
What the widget calculates
A portfolio heat calculator adds up the risk percentage across all your currently open positions, giving you a single figure for your total combined exposure if every stop-loss were hit at once.
Enter the risk percentage for each open position, plus your maximum acceptable heat limit, and the calculator shows your total portfolio heat and whether it's within your self-set limit.
The embedded version keeps the inputs and the result. The full Portfolio Heat Calculator on TradeAnswers adds worked examples, the method behind the numbers and a long FAQ.
Who this widget suits
Trading education sites
Drop it into a lesson on risk management so readers can test the concept immediately instead of reading the formula and moving on.
Finance blogs and newsletters
A working tool in a post gives readers a reason to return to that page, which tends to help both time on page and repeat visits.
Course and membership pages
Embed it in a module on money management. It works inside most course platforms that allow a raw HTML block.
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