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by AznHisoka 3111 days ago
why is your profit 0?

you buy 2 at $5k it goes up to 10k and sell 1.

profit is current value - cost basis

10k - 5k = 5k profit that will be taxed

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> why is your profit 0?

Because the 5k in the market is not a realized gain