What is a unit?
The standard way to measure bet size and results so a record means the same thing regardless of how big anyone's bankroll is.
A unit is the standard bet size a bettor uses, expressed as a fixed share of bankroll rather than a dollar amount — typically about 1% of the bankroll. Reporting results in units instead of dollars lets anyone compare records fairly: “+10 units” means the same thing whether you bet $10 or $10,000 a unit. It is the honest common currency for tracking performance and sizing bets consistently.
Dollars hide risk. A bettor up $5,000 could be a genius with a small bankroll or reckless with a huge one. Units normalize that away. When we say our public record sits at +45.43u across 431 settled picks, a unit means one standard bet, so the figure is comparable no matter what anyone's stake size is.
Most disciplined bettors set one unit at 1–2% of their bankroll and keep it flat, so a cold streak can't blow up the account. Signal Labs logs every pick at a flat one-unit stake precisely so the record can't be inflated by quietly betting more on winners — a common way touts pad results. Flat units are a transparency feature, not just a math convenience.
What is a unit in betting?A unit is a bettor's standard bet size, expressed as a fixed percentage of bankroll (usually about 1%) rather than a dollar figure. It lets records be compared fairly across different bankroll sizes.
How big should a unit be?Most disciplined bettors set one unit at 1–2% of their total bankroll and keep it consistent. Flat, modest unit sizing survives losing streaks that variable staking can turn into a blown bankroll.
How does Signal Labs use units?Every pick on our public ledger is logged at a flat one-unit stake and settled win or lose. That keeps the cumulative units figure honest — it cannot be padded by betting more on the picks we felt best about.