Trading Calculators

Loss Recovery Calculator

The percentage gain needed to recover from a loss — a 50% drop needs a 100% gain to break even.

Enter values

Result

Gain needed to break even

42.86%

Loss vs gain needed

Loss	Gain to recover
10%	11.1%
20%	25%
25%	33.3%
33%	49.3%
50%	100%
60%	150%
75%	300%
90%	900%

About the Loss Recovery Calculator

The percentage gain needed to recover from a loss — a 50% drop needs a 100% gain to break even.

Also known as: drawdown recovery, gain needed to recover, recover losses.

How to use this calculator

Enter loss / drawdown.
The result updates instantly as you type — press Calculate (or Enter) at any time.
Review the breakdown shown under the main result.
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Formula

Gain = 1 / (1 − loss) − 1

Worked example

Using the values pre-filled in the calculator above:

Loss / drawdown = 30 %

the calculator returns:

Gain needed to break even: 42.86%