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Risk-adjusted return: excess return divided by volatility.
The Sharpe ratio measures how much excess return (above the risk-free rate) a strategy earns per unit of standard deviation. A Sharpe > 1 is generally considered good; > 2 is excellent.
Example
sharpe = (ann_return − risk_free) / ann_volatility