Drawdown Recovery & Risk of Ruin Calculator
Understand the non-linear mathematics of drawdown recovery and protect your capital from catastrophic ruin.
Loss & Edge Parameters
20%
Required Gain %
0%
Gain on remaining equity to recover
Current Balance
$0.00
Risk of Ruin
0%
< 1% is institutional safe
The Non-Linear Drawdown Law
Notice how required recovery gain accelerates exponentially as loss deepens. Losing 50% requires 100% gain just to return to zero.
10% Loss
+11.1%
20% Loss
+25.0%
30% Loss
+42.9%
50% Loss
+100.0%
70% Loss
+233.3%
90% Loss
+900.0%
Consecutive losses to halve account: