Drawdown Recovery Calculator

See exactly how much gain you need to recover from any drawdown. The math is harder than most traders think.

Inputs

Drawdown Suffered20%

1%90%

DANGER

To recover from a 20% drawdown, you need:

25.0%

gain just to break even

Why It's Asymmetric

Losing 50% of $1,000 = $500. To get back to $1,000 from $500, you need a 100% gain — not 50%. This is why preserving capital is the #1 rule in trading.

Common Drawdown Levels

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