Crypto Loss Calculator

See how far a holding is down, how much the price must rise to get back to break-even, and what buying more now would do.

Your holding

Price per unit when you bought.

Price per unit today, or the price you sold at.

Units you hold. Decimals are fine.

Exchange and network fees so far.

Thinking of buying more?

See how buying more now would change your break-even price.

Your loss

Fill in your holding and choose Calculate Loss. Your figures appear here.

Amount Invested

₹0.00

Buy price × quantity + fees

Current Value

₹0.00

Current price × quantity

Percentage Lost

0%

Loss ÷ amount invested

Gain Needed to Recover

0%

Rise in price that gets you back to break-even

TDS if You Sell Now

₹0.00

1% of the sale value, even on a loss

Total Loss

₹0.00

Current value − amount invested

In India a crypto loss cannot be set off against other income or carried forward. For a trade in profit, use the Crypto Profit Calculator.

How it is calculated

Six figures from the numbers you enter, plus one if you plan to buy more.

  • Amount invested = buy price × quantity + fees
  • Current value = current price × quantity
  • Loss = amount invested − current value
  • Percentage lost = loss ÷ amount invested
  • Gain needed to recover = (amount invested ÷ current value) − 1
  • Break-even price = amount invested ÷ quantity
  • After buying more = (amount invested + current price × extra units) ÷ (quantity + extra units) gives the new break-even price
  • TDS if you sell = 1% of the current value

Frequently asked questions

Short answers on measuring a crypto loss and what it takes to recover from one.

Subtract what your holding is worth now from what it cost you, including fees. If you bought 0.5 BTC at ₹32,00,000 and paid ₹5,000 in fees, you invested ₹16,05,000. At a price of ₹24,00,000 the holding is worth ₹12,00,000, so the loss is ₹4,05,000, or 25.23% of what you invested.

Because the gain is measured from a smaller amount. After a 33.33% loss, ₹30,00,000 has become ₹20,00,000, and getting back to ₹30,00,000 takes a 50% rise. A 50% loss needs a 100% gain, and a 75% loss needs a 300% gain.

It is the price per unit at which selling would return exactly what you invested, fees included. The calculator divides the amount invested by the quantity. In the example above it is ₹32,10,000 per BTC.

Yes, if you buy below your current break-even. Buying another 0.5 BTC at ₹24,00,000 in the example above brings the break-even down from ₹32,10,000 to ₹28,05,000, so the price needs to rise 16.88% instead of 33.75%. It also means more money is at risk if the price keeps falling.

No. Under Section 115BBH, a loss from one crypto asset cannot be set off against any other income, including gains on other crypto, and it cannot be carried forward to later years. A losing trade has ₹0 tax, but it does not reduce the tax on your winning trades.

Yes. The 1% TDS is taken from the sale value, whether or not you made a profit. It is a credit against your income tax for the year, so you can claim it when you file your return. Use the Crypto TDS Calculator to check the yearly limits.

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