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# PnL Tracker

See what you've actually made or lost — realized, unrealized, and total profit and loss, per position and per chain.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Realized PnL** is locked in from lots you've closed. **Unrealized PnL** is paper gain/loss on what you still hold. **Total PnL** is the two combined. Novamp shows all three, and marks data it can't compute rather than guessing.
{% endhint %}

## Overview

PnL is built into your [Portfolio](/portfolio-and-analytics/portfolio.md). It computes profit and loss from your trade history and current holdings across `🟢 Robinhood Chain`, `🔵 Base`, `🟡 BNB Chain`, `⚪ Ethereum`, and `🟪 Solana`, and surfaces it at three levels: **account**, **per chain**, and **per position**.

## How it works

```mermaid
flowchart LR
  A[Buys: cost basis] --> C[Avg entry price]
  B[Sells: proceeds] --> D[Realized PnL]
  C --> E[Unrealized = current value - cost of holdings]
  D --> F[Total PnL = realized + unrealized]
  E --> F
```

* **Cost basis** comes from your buys (weighted-average entry).
* **Realized** = proceeds from closed lots minus their cost.
* **Unrealized** = current value of open holdings minus their cost.
* **Total** = realized + unrealized.

On Solana, position-level PnL (avg entry, realized, unrealized, total, and %) is shown per token in the positions table and backed by the wallet data provider. On EVM, the token page also shows **your** weighted-average entry price and per-holder PnL in the Holders tab.

## How to use it

**Account level**

The portfolio hero shows **Realized PnL**, **Unrealized PnL**, and **Total PnL** tiles, colored green/red, masked when **Hide balances** is on.

**Per chain**

Each **By chain** card shows that chain's total PnL, or **Unavailable** when the provider can't complete it for that chain.

**Per position**

* **Solana positions** table columns: Avg entry · Realized · Unrealized · Total (with %).
* **Closed** tab: zero-balance lots with realized PnL and total (with %).
* **EVM token page**, Holders tab: entry market cap and PnL for each wallet, including yours.

## Important details

| Term            | Meaning                                            |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| Avg entry       | Weighted-average price you paid across buys        |
| Realized PnL    | Profit/loss locked in from closed lots             |
| Unrealized PnL  | Paper profit/loss on current holdings              |
| Total PnL       | Realized + unrealized                              |
| Total PnL %     | Total PnL relative to cost basis                   |
| **Unavailable** | Provider couldn't compute PnL for that chain/token |

{% hint style="warning" %}
In-app EVM swap rows are recorded **locally** and are **not** provider-grade PnL — they're a convenience tape, not an accounting source. Rely on the position/closed tables for realized figures, and treat unrealized PnL as an estimate that moves with live price.
{% endhint %}

## What happens next?

1. Every buy updates your cost basis; every sell books realized PnL.
2. Unrealized PnL re-marks as prices move.
3. When a position's balance reaches zero, it moves to **Closed** with its final realized PnL.

## Troubleshooting

| Symptom                             | Likely cause                              | What to do                                           |
| ----------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| PnL reads **Unavailable**           | No provider PnL for that chain/token      | Expected on unsupported/thin markets                 |
| Avg entry shows "—"                 | No recorded buys for that lot             | PnL can't be computed without a cost basis           |
| Numbers differ from another tracker | Different cost-basis method / data source | Compare methodologies; on-chain history is the truth |
| Unrealized swings a lot             | Live price is volatile                    | Normal for thin/new tokens                           |

## Continue exploring

* [💼 Portfolio](/portfolio-and-analytics/portfolio.md)
* [📊 Charts & Market Data](/portfolio-and-analytics/charts-and-data.md)
* [📊 Token Detail Pages](/traders/token-detail.md)
* [🗂️ Glossary](/resources/glossary.md)


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