Drawdown Recovery Calculator
Calculate the gain required to recover from a trading drawdown — losses require larger gains to recover.
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About the Drawdown Recovery Calculator
Drawdown recovery is asymmetric: a 10% loss needs 11.1% to recover, but a 50% loss needs 100%.
Reference table
Loss vs Recovery Required
| Drawdown | Recovery Needed |
|---|---|
| 10% | 11.1% |
| 20% | 25% |
| 30% | 42.9% |
| 40% | 66.7% |
| 50% | 100% |
| 60% | 150% |
| 70% | 233% |
| 80% | 400% |