Your trade
Choose your trade type and enter your entry and your fees. Everything updates as you type.
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Your break-even
The price where you get back exactly what you put in, after all costs.
Where your costs come from
Your entry and break-even on a price ladder (highest price at the top)
Live price chart
The chart follows the coin you picked above. It loads only when you tap the button, so the page stays fast. Chart by TradingView.
How much do fees move your break-even?
Your break-even price at different fee levels, with the same fee on entry and exit. Your trade type, entry, amount, funding and other costs are taken from above.
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What is a crypto break-even calculator?
Your break-even price is the price at which a trade ends with no profit and no loss. It is not the same as your entry price, because fees are taken when you open the trade and again when you close it. On futures, you may also pay or earn funding while the trade is open. A break-even calculator adds all of these costs up and shows the exact price you need to reach just to get your money back. It works for spot trades and for futures longs and shorts, for any coin, and in any currency from the menu at the top of this page.
How to use this calculator
- Tap your currency at the top, then pick your coin. The live price appears above the boxes, and the chart below follows your coin.
- Choose your trade type: spot, futures long or futures short.
- Type your entry price and the amount you invest. For futures, use the full value of the position, not your margin. Tap "Use live price" to use the current price.
- Type your entry and exit fees. For futures, also type your leverage, the funding rate and how long you plan to hold the trade.
- Add any other costs, such as a withdrawal fee. Press Calculate, then read your break-even price and the cost breakdown. Use Download CSV to keep the result.
How the result is calculated
The calculator uses standard formulas, so you can check every number yourself. Here V is the position value, E is the entry price, X is other costs, and the fees are written as decimals.
- Spot: coins = V × (1 − entry fee) ÷ E, and break-even = (V + X) ÷ (coins × (1 − exit fee))
- Futures long: break-even = (V × (1 + entry fee) + funding + X) ÷ (coins × (1 − exit fee)), with coins = V ÷ E
- Futures short: break-even = (V × (1 − entry fee) − funding − X) ÷ (coins × (1 + exit fee))
- Funding = V × funding rate × (hours held ÷ 8). Longs pay it when the rate is positive, and shorts receive it.
- Price move needed = (break-even − entry) ÷ entry
For a simple spot trade with the same fee on both sides, this reduces to entry ÷ ((1 − fee) × (1 − fee)). Investopedia explains the break-even point in more detail.
Worked example (spot). You invest 1,000 in Bitcoin at 60,000, and the fee is 0.1% on both the buy and the sell.
The break-even price is 60,000 ÷ (0.999 × 0.999) = 60,120.18, a move of +0.20%. You pay about 1.00 to buy and 1.00 to sell, so your costs total 2.00.
Futures example. You open a 10,000 long at 60,000 with 0.05% fees per side, and a funding rate of 0.01% per 8 hours for 3 days. Funding costs 9.00 and fees cost about 5.00 each way, so total costs are 19.01. Your break-even price is 60,114.06, a move of +0.19%.
Why fees and funding matter
A trade that moves in your favor by a small amount can still end in a loss, because costs have to be paid first. The smaller your target move, the bigger the share that fees take. That is why break-even matters most for short-term and high-frequency trading. Funding adds a cost that grows with every hour you hold a futures position, so a long trade held for weeks can need a much higher break-even than the same trade held for a day. Compare your break-even with your target in our risk/reward calculator, and check what a finished trade made with our profit/loss calculator.
Where the numbers come from
Live coin prices come from CoinGecko. Currency conversion uses daily exchange rates, so a large amount can differ slightly from what your bank or exchange shows. Real trades also involve spreads and slippage, and funding rates change every period, so treat the result as an estimate. New to trading? Our beginner guides explain the basics, and Binance Academy has free lessons on charts and risk. You can also browse all of our free crypto calculators.
Frequently asked questions
Why is my break-even higher than my entry price?
Because you pay a fee when you buy and another when you sell. The price has to rise enough to cover both before you get your money back. On futures, funding can add to this.
What is the funding rate?
On perpetual futures, traders on one side pay traders on the other side at regular intervals, usually every 8 hours. When the rate is positive, longs pay shorts. When it is negative, shorts pay longs. You can find the current rate on your exchange.
Should I use the maker or the taker fee?
Use the fee that matches how you place your orders. A limit order that waits in the order book usually pays the lower maker fee. A market order pays the higher taker fee. Use the table above to see how much the difference moves your break-even.
Does it include tax?
No. Tax rules are different in every country, so this calculator does not include tax. Add an estimate to the other costs box if you want it counted.
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This is not financial advice. This calculator gives estimates for information only and is not tax or investment advice. Crypto prices are volatile and you can lose money. Prices by CoinGecko and exchange rates by Exchange Rate API.
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