Is the Maximum Drawdown Calculator free?

Yes. The Maximum Drawdown Calculator on calculpage is completely free with no account required.

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What category does the Maximum Drawdown Calculator belong to?

The Maximum Drawdown Calculator belongs to the Financial category on calculpage.

Financial

Calculate maximum drawdown, recovery needed, and recovery factor.

Peak Portfolio Value

Trough (Lowest) Value

Current Portfolio Value

MDD = (Trough − Peak) / Peak × 100. Recovery = (Current − Trough) / Trough × 100.

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Loan

Auto Loan

Interest

Payment

Retirement

Why is recovery always larger than the drawdown?▼

A 50% loss requires a 100% gain to recover. The math is asymmetric: losing half means you need to double to get back to the starting point.

What is the recovery factor?▼

Recovery factor compares the recovery percentage to the drawdown percentage. A factor above 1.0 means you have more than recovered from the drawdown.

Why does maximum drawdown matter?▼

It measures the worst-case scenario loss from peak to trough. Investors with low risk tolerance should compare strategies by their maximum drawdown.

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