Turn open risk into locked profit
Scaling out isn’t just banking gains — it lowers the break-even on everything you keep, often to a risk-free level. This tool shows exactly where that new floor sits. Plan the scale-out rungs on the take-profit ladder calculator.
Where's break-even after taking some off?
Close part of a winner and your remaining position's break-even moves — the banked profit acts as a cushion. Long 3 ETH from $2,500, close 1 at $2,800 (+$300 banked): the remaining 2 ETH can fall to $2,350 before the whole trade nets zero. That's $150 of cushion per remaining coin.
The formula: new break-even = entry − (realized profit ÷ remaining size). This number is what makes scale-out strategies psychologically sustainable — after the first partial, a stop at original entry means the trade cannot lose money overall, and you're playing with house edge in the literal sense.
The error people make is moving the stop to the new break-even — deep below entry — "because the math allows it." The math allows it; the strategy doesn't. Giving back all banked profit to hope is exactly the behavior partial closes exist to prevent. Bank the partial, move the stop to entry, and let the cushion be a bonus rather than a budget.
FAQ
How does a partial close change my break-even? Booking profit on part of the position gives you realized cash. Spread that profit across the coins you still hold and their effective break-even falls below your original entry. The bigger the partial and the further in profit, the lower your remaining break-even.
What is a “risk-free runner”? When your realized profit from scaling out fully covers the cost basis of the remaining position, the runner can’t lose money even if it retraces to your entry. You’re playing with the market’s money — pure upside with your original risk already recovered.