Finding the true break-even price for AVAX
After buying Avalanche (AVAX), the price has to cover both the buy and the sell fee before you are actually even. Enter your entry price, investment and fee rate to get the exact break-even level.
The entry price is pre-filled with the 8.032 USDT reference price and the fee defaults to 0.1%, a common spot tier.
AVAX break-even formulas
investment × (1 − fee rate) ÷ buy priceinvestment ÷ [coins held × (1 − fee rate)]buy price ÷ (1 − fee rate)²break-even price ÷ buy price − 1Worked AVAX break-even example
Buying at 8.032 USDT with 0.1% on each side, AVAX must reach about 8.048 USDT — roughly +0.20% — before you are back to cost. Larger positions lose more in absolute terms to the same fee rate.
Break-even example table
| Break-even price | Fee rate (each side) | Required gain |
|---|---|---|
| 8.048 | 0.1% | +0.20% |
| 8.064 | 0.2% | +0.40% |
| 8.113 | 0.5% | +1.01% |
Buying at the 8.032 USDT reference price: break-even = buy price ÷ (1 − fee)², with the fee charged on both sides.
Why the AVAX fee is applied twice
The buy fee reduces the AVAX you actually receive and the sell fee reduces the cash you get back, so the fee rate enters the break-even price squared rather than as a simple addition.
FAQ
How far must AVAX rise to break even after I buy?
With 0.1% charged on both sides, about +0.20%. Buying at 8.032 USDT means AVAX must reach roughly 8.048 USDT to avoid a loss; higher fees or more frequent trading raise that bar.
How is the AVAX break-even price derived?
Break-even price = buy price ÷ (1 − fee rate)², which is the price at which net sale proceeds exactly equal what you invested, accounting for the reduced AVAX quantity on the buy and the fee on the sell.