Drawdown calculator
What a loss takes to win back, and how many losing trades in a row it takes to reach your limit.
How much you need to win back
Common losses
| Loss | Gain needed |
|---|---|
| -5% | +5.3% |
| -10% | +11.1% |
| -20% | +25% |
| -30% | +42.9% |
| -40% | +66.7% |
| -50% | +100% |
| -75% | +300% |
| -90% | +900% |
Gain needed to get back
+25%
After losing 20%, you need 25% on what is left to get back to where you started.
Losing streaks against your limit
Your prop firm's limit, or your own
Balance after losses in a row
| Losses in a row | Down from start | Balance left |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1.00% | 99.00% |
| 3 | -2.97% | 97.03% |
| 5 | -4.90% | 95.10% |
| 10 | -9.56% | 90.44% |
| 15 | -13.99% | 86.01% |
| 20 | -18.21% | 81.79% |
Each loss risks the % of the balance left at the time, the way a position size calculator sizes trades.
Losing trades in a row that reach your limit
11
Risking 1% of your balance per trade, you can lose 10 trades in a row and stay inside a 10% limit. Loss number 11 reaches it.
Words used here
- Drawdown
- How far the account is below its starting point or its last high, usually as a %.
- Losing streak
- Losses in a row. Even with a 60% win rate, 5 losses in a row happen regularly over hundreds of trades.
- Max loss limit
- The drawdown at which a prop firm fails the account, or where you have decided to stop.
Questions
Questions traders ask
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With your own trades
The same numbers, next to your open trades
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