Break-Even Price Calculator

Enter your buy price and fees to see the sell price where you get your money back, or reach a profit target.

Why you need to rise above your buy price

Fees are charged when you buy and again when you sell, so selling at exactly your buy price loses money. The break-even price is the point where the money you receive after the sell fee equals the money you put in before the buy fee. With a 0.1% fee on each side, the price must rise by about 0.2% before you are even.

The formula

If the buy fee is a fraction b of your investment and the sell fee is a fraction s of the sale, the break-even price is the buy price divided by (1 − b) times (1 − s). For a buy at 60,000 with 0.1% fees both ways, that is 60,000 ÷ 0.999 ÷ 0.999, which is about 60,120.12. A bigger fee, such as 0.5% on each side, makes the gap about 1%.

Setting a profit target

You can also enter a target profit, and the calculator finds the sell price that gives it after fees. This is useful for placing a sell order in advance. The result assumes the fee is a percentage of the trade value on both sides. If your exchange charges a fixed fee, or you pay network fees to move coins, add them to the cost by raising the buy fee.

Crypto prices are very volatile and you can lose money. This calculator does simple arithmetic and is not financial advice.

Common questions

How do I calculate the break-even price of a crypto trade?

Divide your buy price by one minus the buy fee, and by one minus the sell fee, with the fees as decimals.

How much must the price rise to cover 0.1% fees?

About 0.2%, because the fee is charged on both the buy and the sell.

Can I use this for a profit target?

Yes. Enter a target profit percentage and the calculator gives the sell price that reaches it after fees.

Do network fees count?

Not unless you add them. You can raise the fee percentages to cover them.

Is the break-even price the same for futures?

The idea is similar, but futures also charge funding fees. Use the futures calculators for those trades.

More Crypto & Forex Calculators

Pick another tool to jump straight to it.