Risk Management

Drawdown Recovery

Definition

The percentage gain required to recover from a drawdown. Due to math asymmetry, a 50% loss requires a 100% gain to break even.

Example

After a 20% drawdown, you need a 25% gain on the remaining capital just to get back to breakeven.

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