drawdowncalby @lotmetrik
All drawdown levels

What recovery does a 30% drawdown need?

If your capital drops 30%, you need 42.9% profit to get back to even. Recovery is calculated from the smaller remaining capital.

Drawdown-30%
Profit needed+42.9%
Getting heavy: recovery now costs more than the loss.
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Reference Table

DrawdownRecoveryDifficulty
-5%+5.3%Easy
-10%+11.1%Easy
-15%+17.6%Easy
-20%+25.0%Easy
-25%+33.3%Medium
-30%+42.9%Medium
-35%+53.8%Medium
-40%+66.7%Medium
-45%+81.8%Hard
-50%+100.0%Hard
-55%+122.2%Very Hard
-60%+150.0%Very Hard
-65%+185.7%Very Hard
-70%+233.3%Very Hard
-75%+300.0%Very Hard
-80%+400.0%Near Impossible
-85%+566.7%Near Impossible
-90%+900.0%Near Impossible
-95%+1,900.0%Near Impossible
-99%+9,900.0%Near Impossible

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