# Suspicious DD $ numbers

**URL:** <https://forums.collective2.com/t/suspicious-dd-numbers/1554>\
**Category:** C2\
**Created:** [December 2, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/suspicious-dd-numbers/1554 "2009-12-02T20:51:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![DanielV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@DanielV](https://forums.collective2.com/u/DanielV)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/suspicious-dd-numbers/1554/1 "2009-12-02T20:51:38Z")

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The csv file with recently closed trades contains some DD $ entries where the $ drawdown is smaller (i.e. less negative) than the pnl loss. How is that possible?  
  
  
  
Example:  
  
VT26 system: 11/24 10:45am, long XGZ9  
  
DD $ = - 682.50  
  
Trade P/L = -888

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**Author:** ![GaryLynn2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/garylynn2/32/23549_2.png) [@GaryLynn2](https://forums.collective2.com/u/GaryLynn2)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/suspicious-dd-numbers/1554/2 "2026-03-20T15:14:06Z")

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I ran into this exact same issue 16 years later. Here are three trades from the max drawdown period of Adaptive Investments. The equity curve shows a DD of over $3,000. The CSV data does not indicate this same level of DD. The bottom trade also has a DD amount less than the trade loss.

 ![Snip20260319_67](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/collective2/original/3X/7/9/798a2bcc95f40bcc727dca4d6fe94d2dc8a28837.png)

![Snip20260319_66](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/collective2/optimized/3X/a/c/ac47929f56fb2cc44ad581bb5eff96b97385c8ef_2_690x40.png)