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Negative Bitcoin PNL After Buy at 111,670 — Likely Fees, FX or Leverage

I don't understand why my Bitcoin PNL on the balance is negative. An old buy order at 111,670 was executed, so I would expect the PNL to be positive now.

Please help clarify what could cause a negative PNL despite that executed buy price.

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Analysis

PNL can appear negative even after an executed buy if the exchange uses a different average entry, includes fees/commissions, applies funding or margin costs, records realized vs unrealized differentl...

Recommendation

Verify the trade history and average entry price, recalculate unrealized PNL = (current price − avg entry) × size − fees, check for partial fills, leverage/funding charges and account currency convers...

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