Forex Drawdown Calculator
Measure how far an account has fallen from its high and what it takes to recover.
Results
Drawdown
20.00%
$2,400.00
Gain needed to recover
25.00%
$2,400.00 back to the previous high
Recovery needed for common drawdowns
- 10% drawdown
- 11.1% gain
- 20% drawdown
- 25.0% gain
- 30% drawdown
- 42.9% gain
- 40% drawdown
- 66.7% gain
- 50% drawdown
- 100.0% gain
- 60% drawdown
- 150.0% gain
- 70% drawdown
- 233.3% gain
- 80% drawdown
- 400.0% gain
- 90% drawdown
- 900.0% gain
How it works
Drawdown = (peak − current) ÷ peak. Recovery needed = (peak − current) ÷ current.
Formula & methodology
Recovery % = Drawdown ÷ (1 − Drawdown)
Bigger drawdowns need disproportionately larger gains.
Illustrative example
$12,000 down to $9,600
20% drawdown; a 25% gain is needed to get back to $12,000.
Hypothetical figures for illustration only.
Frequently asked questions
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