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Drawdown recovery calculator

Drawdown recovery is non-linear: a 50% loss requires a 100% gain to recover. Enter a drawdown to see exactly what you need.

Drawdown

Peak-to-trough drawdown%

How far below the equity peak you are right now.

Why recovery is non-linear

A 50% drawdown halves your equity. To get back to 1× you have to double what's left — a 100% gain on the new, smaller base. Bigger drawdowns hit a mathematical wall fast.

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Required recovery

Required gain to recover

25.00%

from a 20.00% drawdown

5.3%

10%

11.1%

15%

17.6%

20%

25.0%

25%

33.3%

30%

42.9%

40%

66.7%

50%

100.0%

60%

150.0%

70%

233.3%

80%

400.0%

90%

900.0%

Drawdown

20.00%

Recovery gain

25.00%

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