I've noticed that many beginners in crypto make the same mistake — they buy a coin and just wait for it to grow. Sometimes this can take weeks or months. And it's all because they don't understand what profit is and why they need to calculate it in advance.

Profit is essentially your target gain, expressed as a percentage. When you enter a position, you should immediately know at what price you'll exit. This isn't fortune-telling, but simple math.

The formula is straightforward: Target Price = Entry Price × (1 + Profit in Percentage / 100)

Why is this important? Because profit is not just a number in your head. It's your action plan. When you calculate profit in advance, you:

- Clearly know when to close the trade
- Make many small profitable trades instead of one big one that you might not wait for
- Systematically grow your capital

Take a simple example. You bought a coin at 1.000 USDT, aiming for 0.5% profit. You calculate: 1.000 × 1.005 = 1.005. That's your target price. You set a sell order at 1.005, and it's done.

Or another scenario: you entered at 0.328, aiming for 0.6%. Calculation: 0.328 × 1.006 = 0.330. Exit at this level.

What profit should you choose? If you don't want to hang in the position — set 0.3–0.6%. For volatile coins, 0.7–1.0%. Above 1.5% is risky, especially if the market is sideways. Too small profit (below 0.2%) simply won't cover the commission. Too large — you might wait and stay in the negative for several days.

One important detail: exchange fees are usually 0.1% for entry and 0.1% for exit, totaling 0.2%. So, the profit should be at least greater than this. If you set 0.5%, then your net profit after fees will be about 0.3%.

The main takeaway: trading is not intuition, it's math. Always calculate profit before entering. Better five trades at 0.5% than one at 5% that you won't wait for. The system works; only discipline is needed.