Primer 05
Drawdown, and the arithmetic of getting back
A drawdown is the fall from an account's peak to its lowest point before a new peak is set.
The arithmetic is unforgiving: after a 50% loss, you need a 100% gain just to return to where you started. Small drawdowns are the ones you can climb out of.
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