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Estimate profit and loss on a trade from entry, exit, and total capital committed.
Use this PnL calculator when you want a simple money-based view of trade performance without doing the arithmetic manually. The calculator is designed to give a fast answer, but the quality of the answer still depends on accurate inputs and a clear idea of what decision you are trying to support.
- Enter Opening Price, Closing Price, and Position Value using the same units you plan to compare or report.
- Read the main profit / loss first, then use the supporting outputs to understand the trade-offs behind that result.
- Compare your numbers with the worked examples below if you want a quick reasonableness check.
The profit figure converts price movement into actual account impact, while ROI shows the trade outcome as a percentage for easier comparison across positions. On this page, the primary output is profit / loss.
Scenario 1: Opened at $425, closed at $510 on $3,200 position. Inputs used: buyPrice: 425, sellPrice: 510, investment: 3200. Example result: $640.00. This price move turns a $3,200 position into an estimated PnL of $640.00. Scenario 2: Opened at $72, closed at $64 on $5,800 position. Inputs used: buyPrice: 72, sellPrice: 64, investment: 5800. Example result: $-644.44. Because the market moved against the trade, the estimated PnL comes to $-644.44.
Core formula: profit = (investment / buy price) * sell price - investment. The calculator first determines how many coins your investment bought, then values those coins at the exit price to compute profit and ROI.
- ROI tracks price performance, not fees or taxes.
- Large moves scale linearly with your initial investment size.
Use this calculator when reviewing a completed trade or planning an exit target for a crypto position. Related paths for follow-up analysis include crypto roi calculator, futures pnl calculator, crypto profit calculator, and position size calculator.
Most bad outputs come from a few repeated input errors or interpretation mistakes. Use this short checklist before relying on the result.
- Ignoring trading fees or taxes when estimating take-home profit.
- Confusing percent move in the asset with percent move in the account.
- Comparing trades without accounting for different position sizes.
