Loss Recovery Calculator

Compare how much return and how many days it takes to recover from different drawdowns.

Recovery Setup

If $1M falls by 30.00%, how long does it take to recover?

Starting Capital

Max $100M

Current Loss (%)

0-99%

Base Daily Return (%)

0-10%

Comparison Step (%)

0-2%

Scenarios

1-8 scenarios

Recovery Summary

The same loss can take very different recovery periods depending on the daily return.

Amount After Loss

$700K

-30.00%

Required Return to Break Even

+42.86%

1.43x the remaining amount needed

Loss Amount

$300K

From $1M principal

0.50%

Base

72 days

Recover to $1M

At recovery $1M

Same as base

1.00%

36 days

Recover to $1M

At recovery $1M

36 days faster than base

1.50%

24 days

Recover to $1M

At recovery $1M

48 days faster than base

2.00%

19 days

Recover to $1M

At recovery $1.02M

53 days faster than base

Recovery Difficulty by Loss Rate

As drawdowns deepen, the required recovery return rises faster than the loss itself.

Loss	Remaining	Required Return	0.50%	1.00%	1.50%	2.00%
-5%	95%	+5.26%	11 days	6 days	4 days	3 days
-10%	90%	+11.11%	22 days	11 days	8 days	6 days
-20%	80%	+25.00%	45 days	23 days	15 days	12 days
-30%	70%	+42.86%	72 days	36 days	24 days	19 days
-40%	60%	+66.67%	103 days	52 days	35 days	26 days
-50%	50%	+100.00%	139 days	70 days	47 days	36 days
-60%	40%	+150.00%	184 days	93 days	62 days	47 days
-70%	30%	+233.33%	242 days	121 days	81 days	61 days
-80%	20%	+400.00%	323 days	162 days	109 days	82 days
-90%	10%	+900.00%	462 days	232 days	155 days	117 days

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