Source: https://whitepips.com/tools/drawdown-calculator Summary: Free drawdown calculator: the gain needed to recover any loss, and how many losing trades in a row reach a WhitePips plan's daily and maximum loss. Last updated: 2026-10-28 # Drawdown and recovery calculator A 10% loss needs an 11.1% gain to recover, a 50% loss needs 100%. Enter a loss and a risk per trade to see the recovery and how long a losing streak a plan's limits allow. - **11.1%** gain that recovers a 10% loss - **100%** gain that recovers a 50% loss - **$7,500** Max Loss on a $100K Edge 1 Step Your figures WhitePips plan Loss from the starting balance _%_ Loss Risk per trade _%_ Risk 5% → **5.3%** 10% → **11.1%** 15% → **17.6%** 20% → **25.0%** 25% → **33.3%** 30% → **42.9%** 40% → **66.7%** 50% → **100.0%** The result Gain needed to recover **—** Gain needed, by loss **loss ÷ (1 − loss)** Losing trades that fit in one day **—** That loss on this account **—** Losing trades to the daily loss **—** Losing trades to the max loss **—** Room left before the max loss **—** ## How it is calculated Gain to recover = loss ÷ (1 − loss) · Losing streak = limit ÷ (balance × risk per trade) ### Measure the hole Lose 10% of $100,000 and you have $90,000. A drawdown and the gain that undoes it are not the same size, because the gain is earned on the smaller balance. ### Climb from the smaller balance Getting back to $100,000 is $10,000 on $90,000, which is 11.1%. At 20% down the recovery is 25%, at 50% down it is 100%. The deeper the hole, the faster the climb steepens, which is why loss limits are set where they are. ### Count the streak The second half of the tool counts how many full losses in a row fit inside a limit at a fixed risk per trade: limit ÷ (balance × risk). Worked example ### Losing streaks on a $100K Edge 1 Step The Max Daily Loss is $4,000 and the Max Loss is $7,500. At 1% risk ($1,000 a trade) that is 4 losing trades in one day and 7 in total; at 0.5% it is 8 and 15. On WhitePips futures accounts the Maximum Loss Limit trails: on One Step it is end-of-day trailing ($2,000 on $50K), recalculated at each session close and only ever moving up. On a trailing limit, profit taken and then given back still counts against you, so the room left can be less than the starting figure. Max Daily Loss **$4,000** Max Loss **$7,500** (Static) At 1% a trade **4 in a day** (7 in total) At 0.5% a trade **8 in a day** (15 in total) The WhitePips rule it meets ### Max Loss, static or trailing WhitePips CFD plans use a static Max Loss, fixed from the starting balance. The futures plans trail: on One Step the limit is end-of-day trailing ($2,000 on $50K), recalculated at each session close and only ever moving up. [The rule, explained](https://whitepips.com/rules#rule-cfd-max-loss-type) [Static and trailing drawdown explained](https://whitepips.com/blog/static-and-trailing-drawdown) For education. The results are arithmetic on the figures you enter; the contract specification, prices and commission on your platform decide real results. Nothing here is financial advice, and trading leveraged products can lose money. ## Drawdown and recovery calculator: questions **How much do I need to make back after a 20% loss?** 25%. The gain is earned on the smaller balance: $80,000 needs $20,000 to return to $100,000, which is 25% of $80,000. **What is the difference between static and trailing drawdown?** A static limit is fixed from the starting balance and never moves. A trailing limit follows the account's high (or, end-of-day trailing, each session's closing balance) up, and stops once it reaches the starting balance. WhitePips CFD plans use a static Max Loss; the futures plans trail. [Static and trailing drawdown explained](https://whitepips.com/blog/static-and-trailing-drawdown) . **Does the daily loss reset every day?** Yes. On CFD accounts it is measured from each day's opening balance, so it refreshes at the start of the trading day. On futures the Daily Loss Limit is soft where a plan sets one: reaching it stops trading for the rest of the day and the account stays open. **Is a drawdown on a funded account my own money?** No. WhitePips accounts are simulated; losses reduce the simulated balance and can end the account under its rules, but you are never asked to pay a trading loss. The fee you paid for the account is what you can lose. ## More free tools [Risk **Position size calculator** Lots to trade from your balance, risk per trade and stop loss, set against a plan's daily and max loss. Open the tool](https://whitepips.com/tools/position-size-calculator) [Risk **Risk-reward calculator** R multiple, breakeven win rate and expectancy from entry, stop and target. Open the tool](https://whitepips.com/tools/risk-reward-calculator) [Payouts **Consistency rule calculator** Is your best day or trade within the plan's share, and what total profit opens the payout. 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