Drawdown recovery calculator
The gain a decline demands back
Enter a peak-to-trough decline and see the gain required to return to even — the asymmetry that makes depth matter more than upside.
- Gain needed to break even
- 42.86%
- Capital remaining
- 70.00%
What the inputs mean
- Peak-to-trough decline
- Depth of the decline in percent.
Formula
Worked example
A 50% decline → 100% gain required to break even.
Questions people ask
Why does the required gain rise so fast?
The gain is earned on the capital that survived. Halve the capital and every future percentage is worth half as much in dollars.
Limitations
Every result here is arithmetic on the numbers you enter. It carries no view on any specific security, assumes returns are steady when real returns are not, and ignores taxes, slippage and commissions. Use it to size and sanity-check, not to forecast.
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Score any name free, then bring the number back here.
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