ADX Downtrend Replay (1985-08-28 to 1985-09-16)
Replay a sharp 11.7% drawdown on the ADX over 30 daily bars from August to September 1985. You walk through each session, face seven decision points including three critical ones, and receive an AI coach review in a simulated training environment.
30 daily bars · 7 decision points · 1985-08 to 1985-09 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 42 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 11.7% and a 7.3% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −11.7%
- Max run-up
- +7.3%
- Duration
- 42 days
- Largest single-day move
- −6.8%
- Bars
- 30 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 7
Every figure above is computed programmatically from this replay’s own candle series — no editorial input, no LLM. Methodology: Methodology
The market advances day by day. You only see candles up to the current day — as if you were really there.
At key decision points choose Buy / Trim / Exit / Hold. Each decision advances the timeline by one day.
After settlement you get a six-dimension score and an AI coach review. Your result enters the scenario leaderboard.
Event Replay
What happened — and what it teaches
The ADX (Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange) in the summer of 1985 presented investors with a challenging environment. This historical replay covers 30 daily trading bars from August 15 to September 26, 1985, capturing a significant correction period in the 1980s Gulf markets. The era was marked by regional economic transitions and evolving investor sentiment, making this period particularly instructive for understanding market volatility dynamics.
The index closed the period at 2.55 from an opening of 2.78, representing an 8.3% decline. Beneath that headline figure lay more turbulent undercurrents: the maximum drawdown reached 11.7%, with the largest single-bar move hitting 6.8%. Throughout the replay, traders confronted seven decision points, of which three were critical junctures where positioning and risk management choices carried heightened consequence.
For decision training purposes, this scenario excels at forcing participants to confront the gap between anticipating a correction and executing through one. The sequence of decision points mirrors real market pressure: early moves appear manageable, but accumulating losses and uncertainty test conviction. Process discipline, position sizing, and emotional regulation become as important as directional conviction. The 1985 ADX correction serves as a historical laboratory for examining how risk manifests not just in prices but in the psychology of those navigating them.
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