2009 Archive Volume
In mid-2009, copper surged 26.4% and silver 39.1% as metals recovery tested every trader's conviction and discipline across 2009.
9 files in this volume
The year in numbers
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- Replayable scenarios
This year's files
- 012009 Commodities: Metals Rebound from Crisis Lows
In mid-2009, copper surged 26.4% and silver 39.1% as metals recovery tested every trader's conviction and discipline across 2009.
Read the file → - 022009 Q2: Dollar Rotation and the Drawdown Gap — How a Broad EM Forex Boom Tested Process Over Prediction
April–July 2009: the dollar retreated broadly against EM currencies as risk appetite returned, but max drawdowns of 10–17% on 4–14% realized moves tested every trader's discipline.
Read the file → - 032009: The Post-Crisis Recovery — Global Equities Rebound Through Hidden Volatility
How global equity markets climbed from the 2008 abyss in 2009 — and what the gap between headline gains and internal drawdowns revealed for traders who lived through each session.
Read the file → - 042009 Property Markets: The Great Divergence After the Subprime Crash
Spring 2009 found global property markets at a crossroads—US cities still searching for a bottom after the subprime collapse, while Canada and China embarked on divergent recovery paths.
Read the file → - 052009-11-17: Soft Commodities Diverge — A Post-Crisis Divergence Study
Six commodities, same six months: cotton +19%, sugar -36.5%, orange juice +27.2%. The divergence reveals why disciplined drawdown management matters more than directional calls.
Read the file → - 06February 2009: The Global Commodities Rebound — When Risk Assets Surged From Crisis Lows
February 2009: commodities began a broad rebound from crisis lows, with WTI crude soaring 65% and copper gaining 34% — yet the process demanded navigating 13-15% drawdowns.
Read the file → - 07February–May 2009: The Global Forex Boom That Followed the Financial Crisis
Crisis aftermath turned bullish—60 forex pairs rallied as risk appetite returned amid QE1 and fiscal stimulus. A decision-training archive for traders.
Read the file → - 08July 2009: Four National Property Replays and the Divergent Paths of Post-Crisis Housing Markets
Four national property replays started July 2009 — Norway gained 29.9%, Hungary 23.0%, the US 14.9%, while Bulgaria fell 10.1% by October 2016.
Read the file → - 092009-11 to 2012-04: The Second Leg — US Housing Markets Grind Lower
Thirty months after the subprime crash, US housing entered a grinding bottoming phase with cities diverging sharply — Atlanta lost 22.7% while Boston fell only 4.4%.
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