Crypto profit calculator
Profit or loss
–
This crypto profit calculator works out the net result of buying a coin and selling it later, after a percentage fee on each side. It is built around Bitcoin but works for any coin priced in dollars or dollar stablecoins.
The formula behind the crypto profit calculator
Coins bought = amount × (1 − fee) ÷ buy price
Proceeds = coins × sell price × (1 − fee)
Profit or loss = proceeds − amount invested
Proceeds = coins × sell price × (1 − fee)
Profit or loss = proceeds − amount invested
Worked examples
Illustrative inputs: $1,000 invested, bought at $60,000, fee 0.1% per trade.
- After the buying fee, $999 buys 0.01665 BTC.
- Sold at $66,000: 0.01665 × 66,000 = $1,098.90 before the fee; after 0.1% the proceeds are about $1,097.80. Net profit: about $97.80, a 9.78% return on a 10% price rise.
- Sold at $57,000: proceeds about $948.10. Net loss: about $51.90 on a 5% price fall.
- Break-even: with 0.1% on each side, the price must rise to about $60,120.18, roughly 0.2% above the entry, before the trade covers its fees.
Notice the asymmetry: the fee is charged on a larger amount when you sell at a profit and on a smaller amount when you sell at a loss, but in both cases it moves the result against you.
Reading the result
The return shown is on the amount invested, net of the two percentage fees. It leaves out anything the calculator cannot know:
- Spread: on a broker-style app, the quoted price may already sit above the market; enter the price you actually paid.
- Network and withdrawal fees: flat charges for moving coins off the platform.
- Tax: selling or spending crypto can be a taxable event in many countries.
- Leverage: this is a spot calculation. Leveraged positions also carry funding costs and liquidation risk.
See trading fees explained for every cost to add, and what Bitcoin is if you want the mechanics behind the price.
Crypto prices are highly volatile. A calculator shows the arithmetic of a trade, not its likelihood. Only risk money you can afford to lose.