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Crypto Profit Calculator

Did that trade make money once fees are paid? This crypto profit calculator shows your profit or loss in dollars and percent, the fees you paid and the exact price you need to break even – with or without leverage. Or switch tabs and ask Kumo: what if I had bought Bitcoin a year ago?

  • Profit & ROI
  • Fees on both sides
  • Break-even price
  • Long or short
  • What if I had bought…
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Calculate your crypto profit

Pick a tab. Results update as you type, and nothing you type leaves your browser.

These are example numbers. Type your own prices and Kumo will redo the maths.

Trade type

What you paid for one coin.

The price you sold at, or hope to sell at.

I know the…

Buys 0.4 ETH.

×

Leave at 1 for a normal buy with no borrowing.

%

Many big exchanges charge about 0.1% or less. Check yours.

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Fees are charged on both sides of the trade.

A win of $197.80 after fees. Small wins add up!

Profit after fees

+$197.80

+19.78% return on your money (ROI)

You put in$1,000.00
0.4 ETH
You get back$1,197.80
Price change+20.00%
Profit before fees$200.00
Fees paid$2.20
$1.00 to open + $1.20 to close
Break-even price$2,505.01
Sell above this to make money after fees

How to use the crypto profit calculator

New to this? Follow these six steps.

  1. 1Pick your coinChoose from 50 big coins. Kumo shows the live price, and you can tap it to fill a field.
  2. 2Type your buy and sell priceThe price you paid for one coin, and the price you sold at (or hope to sell at).
  3. 3Add your amountType the dollars you put in, or switch to the number of coins if that is easier.
  4. 4Add your feesLook up the fee your exchange charges (often around 0.1% or less) and type it for both the buy and the sell.
  5. 5Leverage or short? (optional)Only for futures or margin trades. Leave leverage at 1 for a normal buy. Pick “Sell first” if you shorted.
  6. 6Read Kumo’s answerSee profit after fees, ROI and your break-even price. Or open “What if I had bought…” to look back in time.

Worked example: profit after fees

Round numbers, the same maths the calculator uses.

Buying ETH, no leverage

Money invested
$1,000
Buy price
$2,500
Coins bought
$1,000 ÷ $2,500 = 0.4 ETH
Sell price
$3,000
Profit before fees
0.4 × ($3,000 − $2,500) = $200
Buy fee (0.1%)
$1,000 × 0.1% = $1.00
Sell fee (0.1%)
0.4 × $3,000 × 0.1% = $1.20
Profit after fees
$200 − $2.20 = $197.80
ROI
$197.80 ÷ $1,000 = 19.78%
Break-even price
$2,500 × 1.001 ÷ 0.999 = $2,505.01

The price rose 20%, and you keep $197.80. Selling below $2,505.01 would have been a loss once fees are paid.

The same trade with 5× leverage

Your money (margin)
$1,000
Position size at 5×
$1,000 × 5 = $5,000 = 2 ETH
Profit before fees
2 × ($3,000 − $2,500) = $1,000
Fees (0.1% each way)
$5.00 + $6.00 = $11.00
Profit after fees
$1,000 − $11 = $989
ROI
$989 ÷ $1,000 = 98.9%
Rough liquidation
$2,500 × (1 − 1 ÷ 5) = $2,000

Five times the profit – but if ETH had dropped 20% to about $2,000 first, the trade would have been liquidated and the $1,000 lost. Real exchanges liquidate a little sooner than this simple estimate.

“What if I had bought…” in one line

Say a coin closed at $40 on the day you pick and is $60 today. $500 would have bought $500 ÷ $40 = 12.5 coins, worth 12.5 × $60 = $750 now: a profit of $250, or +50% (1.5× your money).

How crypto profit is calculated: fees and break-even

Profit is simply what you get back minus what you put in. The part people forget is fees: the exchange takes a small cut when you buy and again when you sell. On one trade that looks tiny, but if you trade often it adds up, and on a small price move it can turn a win into a loss.

Profit for a buy (long)

coins × (sell − buy) − fees

Profit for a short

coins × (sell − buy back) − fees

ROI (return on investment)

profit ÷ your money × 100

Break-even for a buy

buy × (1 + buy fee) ÷ (1 − sell fee)

Your break-even price is the sell price where profit is exactly zero after both fees. It is always a little above your buy price for a long, and a little below your entry for a short. Knowing it helps you place a take-profit or decide whether a small bounce is worth selling into.

Leverage multiplies the position, so it multiplies profit, loss and fees too. Futures also have funding: small payments between long and short traders every few hours. This calculator leaves funding out, so for trades held a long time the real result can be a bit different.

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Crypto profit questions people ask

How do I calculate crypto profit?

Work out how many coins you have (money invested ÷ buy price). Multiply that by the sell price to get what you receive, then take away what you paid and the fees. Example: $1,000 at $2,500 buys 0.4 ETH. Selling at $3,000 gives 0.4 × $3,000 = $1,200, so the profit before fees is $200.

How are trading fees included?

Fees are charged twice: when you buy and when you sell. Each fee is a percentage of the trade value at that moment. With 0.1% fees, buying $1,000 costs $1.00 and selling $1,200 costs $1.20. The calculator takes both away from your profit and shows the total.

What is a break-even price?

It is the sell price where you get back exactly what you put in, after paying both fees. For a buy it is buy price × (1 + buy fee) ÷ (1 − sell fee). With a $2,500 buy and 0.1% fees on each side, you break even at about $2,505.01, not at $2,500.

How does leverage change my profit?

Leverage makes the position bigger than your own money, so profit and loss grow by the same factor. At 5×, a 20% rise roughly turns into a 100% gain on your money, but a 20% fall wipes it out. Fees are also charged on the full, bigger position, and futures usually add funding payments that this calculator does not include.

How do I calculate profit on a short?

A short makes money when the price falls. Profit = number of coins × (price you sold at − price you bought back at), minus fees. If you short 1 coin at $100 and buy it back at $90, you make $10 before fees. Choose “Sell first (short)” in the calculator to do this.

Where do the past prices come from?

The “What if I had bought” tab uses the daily closing price in UTC from free public exchange data (Binance first, then OKX, Bybit or Hyperliquid as backups) – the same feeds behind every Kumocast page. Different exchanges can close a day at slightly different prices, so your own numbers may differ a little.

Why is my exchange showing a different profit?

Your exchange may use a different fee level, a spread between buy and sell prices, slippage (getting a worse price than the one you clicked) on bigger orders, or funding payments on futures. It may also show profit before fees. Use your real fill prices and your exact fee rate for the closest match.

Do I have to pay tax on crypto profit?

In many countries, yes – selling crypto for a profit can be taxable, and the rules differ a lot from place to place. This calculator does not work out tax. Keep a record of your buy and sell prices and fees, and check the rules where you live or ask a tax professional.

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