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Crypto Price Target Calculator

Find the price a holding must reach for a target value or return, after exit fees, and the move that requires from here.

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Working out what a position needs to do, before it is under pressure, is a discipline exercise more than a calculation. It is easy to hold a vague target and much harder to hold a specific one once price is moving.

This produces the specific version. Given your units and average entry, it calculates the price required for a target value or a target return, net of exit fees, along with the true break-even price - which is always above the entry, not at it.

Your numbers

Results update as you type. Nothing is sent anywhere.

Result

Price required

5,229.25

Price for the target value
5,229.25
Price for the target return
0
Break-even price
2,389.56
Move from the entry
119.72%
Move from the current price
67.6%
Position cost
$11,424
Current value
$14,976
Current result
$3,552
Exit fee at the target
$100

This tool is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not financial or investment advice, and past performance does not guarantee future results.

The break-even price is above the average entry once exit fees are included. Selling exactly at your entry price is a small loss.

A required price is a calculation, not a forecast. Nothing here suggests any price will be reached, and setting a target does not make it more likely.

Deciding in advance what a position must do, and by when, is a discipline exercise. It works far better before the position is open than after it moves against you.

How to use the crypto price target calculator

  1. Enter the units held and your average entry price.
  2. Enter either a target value or a target return percentage.
  3. Add the exit fee so the required price covers it.
  4. Enter the current price to see the move required from here.

What people use this for

  • Setting an exit level before a position is open rather than during it.
  • Finding the true break-even price after exit fees.
  • Working out what a specific portfolio value requires from one holding.
  • Checking how far a target sits from the current price.

Worked examples

Every figure below is produced by running this calculator against the example inputs, so the numbers always match the tool.

A target portfolio value

4.8 units at an average of $2,380, targeting $25,000 with a 0.4% exit fee.

Price required
5,229.25
Break-even price
2,389.56
Move from the current price
67.6%

A target return instead

The same position aiming for a 50% return net of fees.

Price for the target return
3,584.34
Move from the entry
50.6%
Current result
$3,552

Break-even is above the entry

Selling at exactly your average entry price is a small loss, because the exit costs something. On a low-fee venue that gap is trivial; on a high-fee one, or on a position built through many small purchases, it is not.

The break-even output makes the real line explicit, which matters most for positions being closed near the entry.

A required price is not a likely price

Nothing here suggests any price will be reached. The calculation runs the other way: given a target you have chosen, it reports what that target implies.

Targets set as a multiple of the entry are particularly worth checking against this, because the move they require is often much larger than it sounds when stated as a price.

Decide before, not during

The value of writing down an exit level is entirely in the timing. A level chosen while the position is calm is a decision; a level chosen while it is moving is a reaction, and reactions in this market tend to be expensive in both directions.

That is the whole case for running this calculation at entry rather than looking for it later.

Methodology and assumptions

What this calculator does, and what it deliberately does not do.

  • Results are arithmetic on the numbers you enter. Nothing here predicts prices or connects to an exchange, broker or market data feed.
  • Nothing you type is transmitted or stored - the calculation runs entirely inside your browser.

This tool is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Nothing on this website is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security, currency, derivative or digital asset. No price is predicted and no return is promised or implied.

Trading and investing carry the risk of substantial loss, including the loss of your entire capital. Leveraged products can produce losses that exceed your deposit. Tax treatment depends on your jurisdiction and your circumstances.

Frequently asked questions

Why is the required price higher than the target divided by units?

Because the exit fee comes out of the proceeds, so the sale has to be slightly larger to net the target amount.

Can I enter both a target value and a target return?

Both are calculated and shown. The headline figure uses the target value when one is entered.

Does this predict whether the price will get there?

No. It has no price data and makes no forecast. It reports what a target you chose would require.

Is this investment advice?

No. It is arithmetic on figures you supply, for informational and educational purposes only.

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