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📉 Drawdown Recovery Calculator

Understand how much gain you need to recover from a drawdown.

Drawdown Parameters

Initial Balance ($)

Drawdown (%)

Expected Monthly Return (%)

Quick Reference: Drawdown vs Recovery

Drawdown	Balance Left	Recovery Needed	Difficulty

Why Recovery Gets Harder

A 10% loss requires an 11.1% gain to break even
A 25% loss requires a 33.3% gain to break even
A 50% loss requires a 100% gain — you need to double your money
The relationship is exponential, which is why risk management is critical