Every trade starts underwater. This shows how far price has to move before you're flat — and what over-trading quietly costs you across a year.
Costs scale with frequency, not conviction
A cost of 0.14% per round turn sounds trivial until you take 40 trades a month. Then it's 67% of one position's size every year, paid before any profit.
The notional value of a typical trade.
Entry and exit are charged separately on most venues.
Spread is quoted; slippage is what you actually observe in your fills.
See the monthly and annual drag your current pace creates.
Costs are charged on both sides of every trade. Find out how far price has to move before you're flat — and what your trade frequency costs over a year.
SimpleAlgo V5 confirms signals on the closed candle rather than every tick, which keeps you out of the marginal trades that cost more in fees than they ever return.
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