Drawdown recovery calculator
How far you fell, and the gain required to get back to level. The asymmetry is brutal and it is arithmetic.
The fall
The climb back
You lose
50%
You must gain
100%
Years at 8%
9.0
Losses and gains are not symmetrical. Down 50% then up 50% leaves you down 25%, not level. This single asymmetry is why avoiding catastrophe matters more than catching winners, and why position size decides survival.
Drag the fall and read the climb
The thing most people get wrong
A 50% fall needs a 100% gain to recover. A 70% fall needs 233%. Losses and gains are not symmetrical, and this single fact governs position sizing, leverage, and why avoiding catastrophe matters more than catching winners.
How to use it properly
- 1Drag the fall to 50% and read the gain required.
- 2Then drag it to 70% and watch the required gain more than double.
- 3That curve is why professionals talk about risk before they talk about return.
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