IL Historical Archive
Archive files covering IL: every file tells what happened and why it mattered, paired with playable scenarios built from authentic market data.
12 files
2005 · Stocks · US
December 8, 2005: ADX Ignition and the New Narrative for Global Equities
On December 8, 2005 the Abu Dhabi Exchange index began a rally that opened a 61-scenario cluster spanning 14 countries and two years of price action.
Read the file →2005 · Stocks · BE
2005 Summer: Three Equity Markets, One Shared Lesson on Riding Uptrends
Three major equity indices climbed in summer 2005, each testing traders' ability to manage pullbacks within sustained uptrends across Belgium, Israel, and the US.
Read the file →2004 · Stocks · US
2004–2005: Reading the World's Markets in Parallel
A year-end 2004 pivot sent markets on sharply divergent paths—China's reform shock, Indonesia's commodity surge, and a mixed global picture that tested every trading style.
Read the file →2002 · Stocks · US
Late 2002 – Early 2003: Defensive Rotation and the Healthcare ETF Test
Healthcare stocks faced a critical test as markets digested the dot-com wreckage. How did XLV perform as a defensive play during post-crisis recovery?
Read the file →2000 · Stocks · US
2000–2001: BEL 20 and the Post-Dot-Com Correction — When Europe's Blue Chips Met the Tech Wreck
How Belgium's BEL 20 index — starting at 3007.82 on September 27, 2000 — absorbed the dot-com collapse's shockwave across 150 trading days, shedding 7.0% with a 19.0% maximum drawdown.
Read the file →1996 · Stocks · AE
1996: Frontier Booms, Developed-Market Corrections, and the Psychology of Drawdowns
A divided 1996: UAE and Thai markets surged 39% and 78% while US small-caps corrected 2.1% with 15.6% drawdowns. What this divergence means for decision training.
Read the file →1996 · Stocks · AE
1996: How a Quiet Year in Global Equities Planted Seeds for 1997's Divergence
A year of mixed signals across ten markets—from Mexico's sideways IPC to Korea's Hanbo stress—shows how texture within trends matters more than headlines.
Read the file →1996 · Stocks · AE
1996 Summer: Abu Dhabi's ADX Crash and the Anatomy of a Gulf Market Correction
A 33% drawdown in 30 trading days—how the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange collapsed in summer 1996 and what its recovery revealed about emerging market structure.
Read the file →1995 · Stocks · US
1995 Global Stock Markets: Corrections, Rallies, and the Discipline Divide
A cluster of corrections across eight markets in late 1995 gave way to sustained rallies, testing investors' resolve and separating disciplined traders from reactive ones.
Read the file →1993 · Stocks · US
August 1993: The Synchronous European Equity Rally That Never Traveled Alone
On August 9, 1993, the AEX closed at 155.35—European equity uptrends were converging across nine markets and five market regimes, setting the structural template for the decade ahead.
Read the file →1993 · Stocks · AE
1993 Global Equities: Corrections, Rallies, and the Volatility Spectrum
1993 saw diverging equity markets: US small-caps fell 0.6% net with 6.4% max drawdown, while Abu Dhabi surged 29.6% and Austria gained 28.6%.
Read the file →1992 · Stocks · AE
1992: How Global Stock Markets Taught Traders to Weather the Storm
1992 stock markets across eight countries revealed a universal truth—trends and drawdowns travel together. From Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam, corrections tested every trader's discipline.
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