After selling half of your $ETH , even if the remaining coins rise back to your purchase price, the overall trade may still not break even.
As of 10:06 a.m. Beijing time on October 18, ETH was trading at around 2,408 USDT. Suppose you originally bought 1 ETH for 2,500 USDT and now sell half at this price. Even if the remaining half rises back to 2,500 USDT, you would still be down about 46 USDT on the overall trade, excluding fees.
The reason is simple: you already lost money when you sold that half. When the remaining half returns to your cost basis, it only makes up for its own loss. I think that after selling in stages, you should recalculate the entire trade; looking only at the remaining position can easily lead to a mistaken impression.
Add the proceeds from what you’ve sold to the current market value of the coins you still hold, then subtract your original investment and fees—that gives you the profit or loss on the entire trade. The remaining position breaking even doesn’t mean the entire trade has broken even.
As of 10:06 a.m. Beijing time on October 18, ETH was trading at around 2,408 USDT. Suppose you originally bought 1 ETH for 2,500 USDT and now sell half at this price. Even if the remaining half rises back to 2,500 USDT, you would still be down about 46 USDT on the overall trade, excluding fees.
The reason is simple: you already lost money when you sold that half. When the remaining half returns to your cost basis, it only makes up for its own loss. I think that after selling in stages, you should recalculate the entire trade; looking only at the remaining position can easily lead to a mistaken impression.
Add the proceeds from what you’ve sold to the current market value of the coins you still hold, then subtract your original investment and fees—that gives you the profit or loss on the entire trade. The remaining position breaking even doesn’t mean the entire trade has broken even.