Risk management · Lesson 25

The math of losses (drawdown)

Drawdown math

Lose fifty percent and you need one hundred percent just to get back.

To recover

-10%needs +11%
-25%needs +33%
-50%needs +100%
-75%needs +300%

Lose ten percent, you need eleven. Lose half, you need to double. Lose seventy five, you need three hundred percent.

Lesson

  • Small losses are easy to recover
  • Big losses are almost impossible
  • Protect capital first

Small losses are easy to recover. Big ones almost never are. Protect your capital first.

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