Long Position Profit Calculator

See what a crypto long position makes at your target after fees, where it breaks even and what it loses if the stop-loss is hit.

Your long position

Rupees spent on the coins, before the fee.

Price per coin you buy at.

Price per coin you plan to sell at.

Below the entry price, where you would sell to cut the loss.

Trading fees, optional

Your long position

Fill in your position and choose Calculate Profit. Your figures appear here.

Coins Bought

0

Amount invested ÷ entry price

Fees

₹0.00

To buy and to sell at the target

Break-Even Sell Price

₹0.00

Sell price that covers the fees

Loss at Stop-Loss

₹0.00

Enter a stop-loss to see the risk

Net Profit at Target

₹0.00

Gross profit − fees

Before tax, for a spot long without leverage. Fees are charged on the value traded on each side. For a long with leverage, use the Crypto Futures P&L Calculator; for the tax on a sale in India, the India Crypto Tax Calculator.

How it is calculated

A long position buys coins now and makes money if they are sold for more, less a fee on each side.

  • Coins bought = amount invested ÷ entry price
  • Gross profit = coins × (target price − entry price)
  • Fees = amount invested × entry fee, plus coins × target price × exit fee
  • Net profit = gross profit − fees
  • Return = net profit ÷ amount invested
  • Break-even sell price = entry price × (1 + entry fee) ÷ (1 − exit fee)
  • Loss at the stop-loss = coins × (stop-loss price − entry price) − fees, with the exit fee on the stop-loss value
  • Reward to risk = net profit at the target ÷ loss at the stop-loss

Frequently asked questions

Short answers on long positions, stop-losses and what this calculator counts.

A long position means you buy a coin expecting its price to rise, then sell it later. You make money if you sell for more than you paid, after fees. Buying Bitcoin on a spot exchange and holding it is a long position, and so is a long in futures, though futures add leverage, funding and the risk of liquidation.

Divide the amount you invest by the entry price to get the coins, then multiply the coins by the rise in price. Invest ₹1,00,000 in Bitcoin at ₹25,00,000 and you get 0.04 BTC. Sell at ₹30,00,000 and the 0.04 BTC is worth ₹1,20,000, a gross profit of ₹20,000. With a 0.1% fee on each side, ₹100 to buy and ₹120 to sell, the net profit is ₹19,780, a 19.78% return.

A stop-loss is the price at which you sell to cap the loss if the market turns against you. In the example above, a stop-loss at ₹23,00,000 loses ₹8,000 on the price and ₹192 in fees, ₹8,192 in all. Seeing that next to the profit at the target shows whether the trade is worth taking. This calculator works out the loss; the exchange has to place the stop-loss order for you.

It is the net profit at your target divided by the loss at your stop-loss. In the example, ₹19,780 ÷ ₹8,192 gives 2.41 : 1, so the trade aims to make about ₹2.41 for every ₹1 it risks. Many traders look for at least 2 : 1. For sizing a trade from the amount you are willing to lose, use the Crypto Position Size Calculator.

Profit from selling crypto is taxed at a flat 30%, or 31.2% with cess. Only the cost of buying can be deducted, so trading fees do not lower the tax, and a loss cannot be set off against other income or other crypto gains. 1% TDS is also deducted from the sale value. This calculator shows figures before tax; use the India Crypto Tax Calculator for the tax on a sale.

The Crypto Trade Profit Calculator handles a long or a short with one exit price. This one is made for a long: it adds a stop-loss, shows the loss if it is hit and the reward to risk, and shows the result at price moves from a 20% fall to a 100% rise. For a long with leverage, use the Crypto Futures P&L Calculator; for a short, the Short Position Profit Calculator.

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