Annualizing turns a return over a few days into a yearly rate so you can compare examples. It assumes the same result repeats all year, which real markets don't guarantee. It doesn't pick stocks, strikes, or dates, and results ignore taxes, slippage, and other real-world costs unless you enter them. Practice on a paper account first.
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