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Drawdown

The percentage drop in your investment from its highest point to its lowest point.

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It measures the 'pain' you feel during a market crash.
If your portfolio goes from ₹100 to ₹80, your drawdown is 20%.
Recovering from a drawdown is harder than the fall itself (e.g., a 50% loss needs a 100% gain to recover).

Your portfolio hit an all-time high of ₹10 Lakhs in Jan. In March, it fell to ₹8 Lakhs. Your current drawdown is 20%.

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