Impermanent Loss Calculator
See what a price move costs you as a liquidity provider in a 50/50 pool. Slide the price change to compare providing liquidity against simply holding the two assets in your wallet.
How far one pooled asset moves relative to the other.
A +50% move gives about -2.02% impermanent loss versus simply holding the two assets.
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How Impermanent Loss Is Calculated
In a 50/50 pool, the value you can withdraw is tied to the square root of the price ratio between the two assets. Compare that against the value you would have if you had just held both assets unchanged, and the gap is impermanent loss. It is always a loss relative to holding, and it grows as the price ratio drifts further from where you deposited.
Impermanent Loss By Price Move
| Price move of one asset | Impermanent loss vs holding |
|---|---|
| +25% | -0.60% |
| +50% | -2.02% |
| +100% | -5.72% |
| +200% | -13.40% |
| +400% | -25.46% |
Frequently Asked Questions
It is the gap between the value of your share in a liquidity pool and the value you would have if you had simply held the two assets in your wallet. As one asset's price diverges from the other, the pool rebalances and leaves you holding more of the cheaper asset, so withdrawing is worth less than holding would have been.
It is called impermanent because the loss shrinks back toward zero if prices return to the ratio you deposited at. The moment you withdraw your liquidity while prices are diverged, the loss is locked in and becomes permanent. Holding through a round trip in price is the only way it can fully reverse.
Yes. The further the price ratio drifts from where you entered, the larger the impermanent loss. A small move costs a fraction of a percent, but a large divergence can run into double digits. A 2x move gives about 5.7%, and a 4x move climbs past 13%, so volatile pairs carry far more exposure than stable ones.
They can. Liquidity providers earn a share of the swap fees the pool collects, and on an active pool those fees may exceed the impermanent loss over time. Whether you come out ahead depends on trading volume, how far prices diverge, and how long you stay in. This tool shows the loss side only, so weigh it against the fees you expect to earn.
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