Drawdown recovery calculator
A loss needs a bigger gain to recover. See how big.
Result
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| Drawdown | Gain needed |
|---|---|
| 5% | 5.3% |
| 10% | 11.1% |
| 20% | 25.0% |
| 30% | 42.9% |
| 40% | 66.7% |
| 50% | 100.0% |
| 75% | 300.0% |
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How it works
If you lose 20%, 10,000 becomes 8,000. To get back to 10,000 you need 2,000 on 8,000, which is 25%. Formula: gain needed = drawdown ÷ (100% − drawdown).
What to do with this number
Small drawdowns are easy to repair. Big ones take a long time. This is why a daily loss limit matters more than any single trade.
Discipline Guard locks new trades for the day when your daily loss limit is reached.
Let the panel do this on every trade
The panel stops new trades when your daily loss limit is reached, so a bad day stays small.
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