Average Entry Price Calculator
Add up to five buys of the same asset and see your average entry price, your break-even price and your open profit or loss.
Average entry price
76.5957
Break-even price with fees
76.6723
Total units
3.916667
Total cost with fees
300.30
Entry fees only. The break-even price does not include the fee you will pay when you sell, or funding on leveraged positions.
A calculator uses numbers you type in. To see what your own trades actually show, upload your trade history.
Analyze my tradesWhen you buy the same asset several times at different prices, the position has one average entry price. That number decides where you break even and how much a move in the market is worth to you, so it is worth knowing exactly instead of estimating it from memory.
The average is total cost divided by total units. It is not the simple average of your buy prices unless every buy was for the same number of units. If you spend the same amount of money each time, as in dollar-cost averaging, you buy more units when the price is low, and the average ends up below the simple average of the prices. The table below shows the difference on four example prices.
The calculator also adds your entry fees to give a break-even price, and it shows the open profit or loss if you enter the current price. It does not include the fee you will pay when you sell, or funding if the position is leveraged.
Lowering your average price by buying more does not change where the market is. It changes how much you have at risk. If you add to a position that is already losing, that is a decision worth noticing, and the loss aversion and the disposition effect article explains why it is so tempting.
The same four prices, bought two ways
Four buys at prices of 100, 80, 60 and 80. In one case each buy spends the same amount of money. In the other each buy takes the same number of units.
| How you buy | Total spent | Units bought | Average price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 spent on each buy | 400.00 | 5.1667 | 77.42 |
| 1 unit on each buy | 320.00 | 4.0000 | 80.00 |
Illustration with made-up prices. Spending the same money each time buys more units when the price is low, which pulls the average down.
How the numbers are calculated
Total cost
The sum of price times units for every buy. If you enter the amount you spent instead of units, the units are that amount divided by the price.
Average entry price
Total cost divided by total units. This is the price at which a single purchase of all the units would have cost the same.
Break-even price
Total cost including the entry fee on each buy, divided by total units. It is the price at which selling would return what you paid, before the fee on the sale.
Open profit or loss
The value of your units at the current price minus the total cost. It is unrealized until you close the position.
Frequently asked questions
Is the average price the same as the average of my buy prices?
Only when you buy the same number of units each time. If the amounts differ, the larger buys count for more, so the average has to be weighted by units. That is why the calculator divides total cost by total units.
Does dollar-cost averaging lower my risk?
It spreads your entry across time, so one badly timed purchase matters less. It does not remove price risk, because every unit you hold can still lose value, and the average price only tells you where you break even.
How do fees change the break-even price?
Each buy costs a little more than its price, so you need a slightly higher price to get back what you paid. The calculator adds your entry fee to the cost and shows the result separately from the plain average.
Can I use it when I sell part of a position?
No, it is built for adding to a position. Partial sales depend on how your exchange or tax rules assign cost to the units you sold, which differs between methods, so check the rules that apply to you.
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