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DRAWDOWN CALCULATOR

See why recovery is asymmetric.

Calculate the balance after a drawdown and the percentage gain required to recover to the starting balance.

CALCULATOR / 02DRAWDOWN

Drawdown recovery

Losses and recovery are asymmetric: a 20% fall needs a 25% gain on the reduced balance to return to the starting point.

STARTING BALANCEDRAWDOWN %

BALANCE AFTER LOSS9,000

GAIN TO RECOVER11.11%

PUT THE NUMBER IN CONTEXT

Define invalidation, portfolio exposure, daily stop conditions and what would pause the strategy before placing a trade.