Gold profit calculator
Enter your entry and exit — get the profit or loss in dollars or rupees, and the move in pips.
Profit / Loss
P/L = (exit − entry) × 100 × lots, flipped for a sell. Entry pre-fills from the live gold price. Result excludes spread and swap.
How it works
Enter where you got in and where you got out. The tool multiplies the price move by the contract size and your lots, then flips the sign for a short.
A 0.10 lot bought at 4,300 and sold at 4,380 is an 80.00 move — 8,000 pips — worth about $800. Switch to INR to read it in rupees.
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Know the result before you take the trade
Running your entry and target through the profit calculator turns a setup into a number. If a trade only pays $8 but risks $20 at your stop, the maths says skip it — the reward does not justify the risk.
Remember the figure here is gross. Your broker’s spread and overnight swap come out of it, so a scalp that shows a few dollars of profit can be eaten by costs. Pair this with the position size tool to line up reward against the risk you are actually taking.
How gold profit and loss is calculated
Gold P/L is arithmetic, not opinion. The formula is: (exit price - entry price) x 100 x lots. That gives you the dollar result for a long trade. If you sell first and buy back later, reverse the order: (entry price - exit price) x 100 x lots.
The 100 is constant because one standard lot is 100 ounces and a $1.00 price move equals $100. A 0.10 lot is 10 ounces, so a $1.00 move is $10. A 0.01 lot is 1 ounce, so a $1.00 move is $1.
Price moves in cents. Each $0.01 is one pip and is worth $1 per standard lot, $0.10 on 0.10 lot, $0.01 on 0.01 lot. So a $80.00 rally is 8,000 pips. On 0.10 lot that is $800. The same move in INR terms is roughly ₹70,400 at an 88 exchange rate.
Worked long and short examples
Long example. You buy 0.10 lot XAUUSD at 4,300. Price climbs to 4,380. The move is 4,380 - 4,300 = 80.00. Multiply by 100 and by 0.10 lots: 80 x 100 x 0.10 = $800 profit. In rupees, that is about $800 x 88 = ₹70,400.
Short example. You sell 0.10 lot at 4,380, expecting a drop. Price falls to 4,300 and you buy back. The move is 4,380 - 4,300 = 80.00. Same math: 80 x 100 x 0.10 = $800 profit. Selling gold works exactly like buying, just reversed.
Risk is symmetrical. If the long trade above falls 80.00 instead of rising, you lose $800. If the short trade rallies 80.00 against you, you lose $800. Gold does not care about your direction. Position size decides the rupee value of every cent.
Gross vs net: spread and swap
The calculator shows gross P/L: pure price movement. Your broker statement shows net P/L after costs. The two main costs are spread and swap.
Spread is the gap between bid and ask. It is quoted in dollars and cents of price. A $0.30 spread equals 30 pips and costs $30 per standard lot, $3 on 0.10 lot, $0.30 on 0.01 lot. You pay it effectively on entry because your position starts slightly underwater. On a 0.10 lot long, price must rise $0.30 just to reach breakeven.
Swap is the overnight rollover charge or credit. If you hold a gold position past the broker's rollover time, typically 5pm New York, swap is applied. It can be positive or negative depending on direction and broker rates. Short-term trades ignore swap. Swing trades should not.
Reward-to-risk before you enter
Never enter a gold trade without knowing both the target and the stop. Reward-to-risk ratio compares them: potential profit at target divided by potential loss at stop.
Example: you buy at 4,300 with a target of 4,350 and a stop at 4,280. Reward is 50.00. Risk is 20.00. Ratio is 50/20 = 2.5:1. That means you risk $1 to potentially make $2.50. On 0.10 lot, the profit would be $500 and the loss $200.
Skip trades below about 1.5:1. Even a 60% win rate struggles below that after spread and occasional slippage. A 2:1 ratio means you can lose more than half your trades and still stay profitable. The ratio is not a guarantee, but it is a filter that keeps you out of impulsive, low-quality entries.
Common questions
How do I calculate profit on a gold trade?
Subtract your entry from your exit, multiply by 100 (the contract size) and by your lot size. For a sell, reverse the sign. A 0.10 lot bought at 4,300 and closed at 4,380 makes about $800.
How many pips is a gold move?
Divide the price move by 0.01. A move from 4,300 to 4,380 is 80.00 in price, which is 8,000 pips. The calculator shows the pip move next to the profit.
Does this include spread and swap?
No. The result is gross profit or loss from the price move only. Subtract your broker's spread on entry and any overnight swap to get the net figure.
Can I see profit in rupees?
Yes. Switch to INR and set your USD to INR rate. An $800 profit becomes about ₹70,400 at a rate of 88.
How much is 1 pip in gold for a 0.10 lot?
One pip in XAUUSD is a $0.01 price move. For a 0.10 lot, which is 10 ounces, one pip is worth $0.10. A full $1.00 move equals 100 pips and is worth $10 on 0.10 lot. In Indian rupees at an 88 exchange rate, one pip on 0.10 lot is about ₹8.80. This makes it easy to calculate risk: a 50-cent stop on 0.10 lot risks roughly $5 or ₹440.
What does a $0.30 gold spread cost me in rupees?
A $0.30 spread equals 30 pips. On one standard lot, that costs $30. On 0.10 lot, the cost is $3. On 0.01 lot, it is $0.30. In Indian rupees at 88 per dollar, a 0.10 lot spread costs about ₹264. This is the entry cost before price moves in your favor. Many Indian traders underestimate spread because brokers quote it in cents, but the dollar impact scales directly with position size.
How do I calculate gold profit in Indian rupees?
First calculate the dollar profit using the formula: (exit - entry) x 100 x lots. Then multiply by the current USD to INR rate, roughly 88. Example: a $200 profit is about ₹17,600. Remember that the rupee value changes with the exchange rate, so your broker statement may show a slightly different INR figure. For quick mental math, treat $1 as ₹88 and round.
Why does my broker show a loss when gold price has not moved?
That is the spread. You buy at the ask price, but your position is immediately valued at the bid price. If the spread is $0.30 and you buy 0.10 lot, you start $3 in the red. Price must rise $0.30 just to reach breakeven. This is normal and applies to every CFD broker. The calculator shows gross P/L, so your platform will always look slightly worse at entry.
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