2000 Archive Volume
October 2000 opened two national property indexes at 63.66 and 241.54 — their divergent volatility over seven years teaches how fuel source shapes market character.
5 files in this volume
The year in numbers
- 135
- Replayable scenarios
This year's files
- 012000: Two Markets, One Policy Era — China Housing Reform and Hungary's EU Decade
China's 1998 housing reform met its first market test in 2000; Hungary's EU-bound boom was just beginning. Two indices, two risk profiles, two lessons.
Read the file → - 022000–2008: Two Property Booms, One Oil-Fueled Decade
October 2000 opened two national property indexes at 63.66 and 241.54 — their divergent volatility over seven years teaches how fuel source shapes market character.
Read the file → - 032000–2001: 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 → - 042000-11-13: Gold, Platinum and Silver at the Dot-Com Peak — Six Months That Tested Conviction
Gold, platinum and silver drifted in narrow ranges as the dot-com boom peaked in November 2000; six months of low returns and hidden volatility followed, with max drawdowns ranging from 7.3% to 13.7%.
Read the file → - 052000: The Soft Commodity Paradox — Internet Bubble Peak, Dollar Strength, and the Hidden Risk in Quiet Markets
Six months of soft commodity futures in 2000 reveal a counterintuitive truth: the loudest macro narrative can mask the most treacherous micro environments for traders who mistake stability for safety.
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