Grid Drawdown Calculator
Direct answer
The Grid Drawdown Calculator walks price down level by level through a discrete grid: every buy level above the target price has filled, capital used equals filled grids times capital per grid, floating PnL equals position value minus cost used, with the floating loss at the lower bound also shown.
The Grid Drawdown Calculator answers the bluntest question: if price keeps falling, how big is my floating loss? Given the range, grid count, capital and the price level you fear, it returns grids filled, capital used, floating loss, average cost and capital left.
A grid keeps converting cash into coins as price falls — deeper price means heavier positions and bigger floating loss. Map the downside before deciding to run a grid.
Grid Drawdown Calculator
Result
All figures follow the assumptions on this page and are for reference only.
- Grids filled
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- Capital used
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- Capital left
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- Floating PnL
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- Floating loss rate
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- Avg. cost of holdings
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- Coins held
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- Floating PnL at lower
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- Loss rate at lower
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Key data & facts
- Filled buy grids
- Every buy level above the target price
- Cost used
- Filled grids × capital per grid
- Floating PnL
- FloatingPnL = Σ( coins per grid × target price ) − cost used
- Capital per grid
- Capital ÷ grid countExample: 1000 USDT ÷ 50 grids = 20 USDT
- Reference case
- Floating loss at the lower boundExample range 2500–3500 with a 20 USDT step
What is the Grid Drawdown Calculator?
Maximum drawdown is the largest drop from a peak. For a grid, the core question is: at a given lower price, how much have the filled positions lost and how much capital is left?
This tool simulates level by level instead of treating capital as one lump-sum entry, which matches how a real grid behaves.
How to use it
- Enter the grid range, grid count and capital.
- Enter the price level you are worried about (inside the range or below the lower bound).
- Click Calculate to see grids filled, capital used, floating loss and average cost at that price.
- Change the target to the lower bound and below it to see the worst case.
Formulas
Every buy level ABOVE the target price has filled
Capital used = filled grids × capital per grid.
FloatingPnL = Σ( coins per grid × target price ) − cost used
Worked example
Range 2500–3500, 50 grids, 1000 USDT: 20 USDT per grid with a 20 USDT step. At 2600, roughly 45 grids bought above that price have filled, using ~900 USDT with floating loss concentrated in the most recent high-priced fills.
Below 2500 every grid is filled and capital is exhausted; from there each further 1% drop shows up directly as floating loss on the position.
Practical tips
- Treat drawdown as a precondition for running a grid. If the worst-case loss exceeds what you can take, the grid is too large or the range too low.
- Watch average cost, not intuition. Loss depends on the gap between average cost and current price; how fast the grid lowers average cost decides how hard it is to recover.
FAQ
Does floating loss keep growing below the lower bound?
Yes. Below the lower bound the grid stops buying by design, but positions already held keep losing as price falls — from there the loss is fully market-driven.
How can I reduce maximum drawdown?
Smaller position size, a higher lower bound, fewer grids, reserved cash or a stop loss all compress the worst-case floating loss to different degrees.
Is floating loss a realized loss?
Not until you close. If price recovers and fills the sells, it can become realized profit; if you stop out at the low, it becomes a realized loss.
Sources & references
- What Is a Maximum Drawdown (MDD)?Investopedia
- What Is a Drawdown in Finance?Investopedia