Why drops and recoveries are not symmetric
After a 30% drop, 70% of your capital remains. To get back to 100%, you need to add 30 points on top of that 70%, i.e. 30 ÷ 70 ≈ 42.86%.
The deeper the drop, the more extreme the required gain — a pure consequence of ratios, independent of the asset.
Drop levels compared
−10% → needs about +11.11%.
−20% → needs +25.00%.
−30% → needs about +42.86%.
−50% → needs +100% (a double).
−80% → needs +400% (a 5x).
Notes
These are pure arithmetic conversions, excluding fees and slippage. With costs, the required gain is higher still.
The required gain says nothing about whether a recovery will happen — this page makes no market call.
FAQ
Why does a 50% drop need a 100% rise?
100 falling 50% leaves 50. Going from 50 back to 100 requires +50, which is +100% relative to the smaller base of 50.
Does this apply to every coin?
Yes. It depends only on price ratios, so BTC, ETH or any other asset gives the same result.