Drawdown recovery calculator
See the gain needed to recover a specified loss, and why the percentage is asymmetric.
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Gain needed to recover a drawdown
A percentage loss and its recovery percentage use different bases.
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Gain on remaining capital needed to return to the starting value
Recovery gain = loss fraction ÷ (1 − loss fraction)
For example, after an assumed 20% loss, $80 remains from a $100 starting value. Returning from $80 to $100 takes $20, or 25% of the remaining $80.
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