Average Entry & Break-Even Calculator
Add up to six gold entries and three partial closes to get your average entry, break-even price, open risk to the stop and the stop you need to keep risk within your limit.
- Break-even price (incl. costs)
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- Open risk to the stop
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- Profit locked in by partial closes
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- Stop needed to keep risk at your limit
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How to find your average entry price
Average entry = (price 1 × lots 1 + price 2 × lots 2 + ...) ÷ total lots. If you buy 0.10 lot at 4,100 and another 0.10 lot at 4,090, your average is 4,095. Your platform shows only this average, so it is easy to forget that your risk has doubled.
Worked example: adding to a trade
You buy 0.10 lot at 4,100 and 0.10 lot at 4,090, with the stop at 4,080. Total 0.20 lot, average 4,095. If the stop is hit you lose (4,095 − 4,080) × 0.20 × 100 = $300. On a $5,000 account that is 6%, not the 1% you planned. To keep the risk at 1% ($50) with 0.20 lot, the stop would have to sit at 4,095 − 50 ÷ 20 = 4,092.50. The calculator does this sum for you.
Partial closes
Closing part of a winning trade locks in profit and makes the rest of the trade smaller. The calculator takes each partial close out at the average entry, shows the profit locked in, and recalculates the open risk on the lots that are left.
When scaling in and partial closes help, and when they hurt: break-even and partial close, when they help. Adding to a losing trade is a different thing: read averaging down and test it with the martingale and grid stress tester.
Frequently asked questions
How do I calculate the average price of several gold trades?
Multiply each entry price by its lot size, add the results, then divide by the total lots. 0.10 at 4,100 and 0.10 at 4,090 give (410 + 409) ÷ 0.20 = 4,095.
What is my break-even price after adding to a trade?
Your average entry plus your costs: for a buy, average entry + (spread and commission per lot, in dollars of price). The calculator includes costs if you enter them.
Does adding to a trade increase my risk?
Yes. More lots at the same stop means a bigger loss if the stop is hit. The calculator shows the new open risk and where the stop must be to stay within your limit.
How do partial closes change my average entry?
On most platforms the remaining position keeps the same average entry; the closed part books its profit or loss. Your open risk falls because fewer lots are left.
Can I share the result?
Yes. Press ‘Copy a link to this result’. The numbers are stored in the link itself, not on our servers.
Educational tool only. Not financial advice and not a signal. Check your own broker's contract specification, margin rules and costs. Past data does not predict future prices. See our risk disclaimer.