Drawdown Recovery Calculator
Enter your peak and current balance to see exactly what it takes to recover. The math behind drawdowns is asymmetric — a 50% loss needs a 100% gain to break even.
Drawdown
$2,000
20.0% from peak
Need to Gain
25.0%
to break even
Consecutive Wins
14
at $150 avg win
Expected Recovery
~57
~19 trading days
Drawdown Severity
Moderate drawdown. Stay disciplined. At your current stats, recovery should take approximately 19 trading days. Don't increase risk to recover faster.
The Asymmetry of Drawdowns
Drawdowns are deceptively dangerous because recovery is non-linear. The deeper you fall, the harder it is to climb back:
- 10% drawdown → need 11.1% gain to recover
- 25% drawdown → need 33.3% gain to recover
- 50% drawdown → need 100% gain to recover
- 75% drawdown → need 300% gain to recover
Why prevention beats recovery
This is why professional traders focus obsessively on risk management. Keeping drawdowns under 10-15% means recovery is achievable within normal trading performance. Beyond 30%, traders often need to reduce position size — further slowing recovery.