1996 Archive Volume
Five national property indices rose in unison without meaningful correction, demanding a different kind of discipline from traders and investors.
5 files in this volume
The year in numbers
- 65
- Replayable scenarios
This year's files
- 011996: The Quiet Property Boom — Five Markets, One Shared Lesson
Five national property indices rose in unison without meaningful correction, demanding a different kind of discipline from traders and investors.
Read the file → - 021996: 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.
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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 → - 041996–1998: The Steady Ascent — How US and Norway Property Markets Rewrote the Risk Handbook
A 30-month property boom across ten US cities and Norway delivered 11–28% gains with near-zero drawdowns, a market regime that stressed process over prophecy.
Read the file → - 051996 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.
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