Crypto percentage change calculator
Percentage gain or loss between two prices, the price you'd need for a given gain, and why a 50% loss needs a 100% gain to recover.
How it's calculated
- Percentage change = (ending price − starting price) ÷ starting price × 100
- Price for an X% move = buy price × (1 + X ÷ 100)
- Gain needed to recover a loss of L% = L ÷ (100 − L) × 100
Why losses need bigger gains to recover
A percentage loss and the gain that undoes it are measured from different starting points. Fall 50% from $100 and you have $50; getting back to $100 means gaining $50 on $50, which is +100%. The deeper the fall, the steeper the climb:
| Loss | Gain needed to get back to even |
|---|---|
| −10% | +11.1% |
| −20% | +25.0% |
| −25% | +33.3% |
| −33.3% | +50.0% |
| −50% | +100.0% |
| −60% | +150.0% |
| −75% | +300.0% |
| −80% | +400.0% |
| −90% | +900.0% |
| −95% | +1,900.0% |
| −99% | +9,900.0% |
Crypto has seen falls of 75% to 90% for major coins, and 99% for many small ones. After a 90% fall, the price has to rise tenfold just to get back to where it started. That's why past crashes took years to recover, and why risk matters more than headline gains.
Worked examples
- From $60,000 to $75,000: (75,000 − 60,000) ÷ 60,000 = +25%.
- A 50% gain on a $2,500 buy price: $2,500 × 1.5 = $3,750.
- Down 20%: you need +20 ÷ 80 = +25% to recover.
To include fees and see dollar profit, use the crypto profit calculator.
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Questions
How do I calculate percentage change in crypto?
Subtract the starting price from the ending price, divide by the starting price, and multiply by 100. $40 to $50 is (50 − 40) ÷ 40 = +25%.
If a coin drops 50%, how much does it need to go up to break even?
100%. Half the value has to double to get back to the start.
What price do I need for a 2x?
Twice your buy price, which is a 100% gain. A 3x is three times your buy price, a 200% gain.
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