ADX Downtrend Replay (1986-06-25 to 1986-07-15)
A 21.1% drawdown defined the 1986 ADX correction across 30 daily bars. Step through the move bar by bar, face seven decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
30 daily bars · 7 decision points · 1986-06 to 1986-07 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 42 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 21.1% and a 13.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −21.1%
- Max run-up
- +13.2%
- Duration
- 42 days
- Largest single-day move
- −8.3%
- 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) entered a pronounced correction phase during the summer of 1986. The market had been operating in an era of regional growth and oil-driven optimism, yet even established exchanges face downturns. For traders active in the 1980s Gulf markets, this 30-bar period from June 12 to July 24 represented a period when portfolios needed active management decisions and risk discipline to survive the volatility.
The price action unfolded with the index closing at 3.27 and ultimately settling at 2.92, a decline of -10.7%. However, the realized max drawdown of 21.1% tells a harsher story, revealing how intraday swings and successive losing days compounded losses beyond the final closing difference. The largest single-bar move of 8.3% highlights moments when the market made sharp directional decisions, testing traders' conviction and stop-loss discipline. Across this span, participants encountered 7 decision points, with 3 critical junctures demanding immediate choices under uncertainty.
This replay trains decision-makers to confront the psychological strain of watching a 21.1% drawdown unfold in real time. Process discipline matters: participants must decide whether to hold, reduce exposure, or exit entirely when facing consecutive days of decline. Risk management becomes tangible when a single bar can move 8.3%, forcing concrete questions about position sizing and maximum loss thresholds. The scenario develops the emotional regulation required to avoid panic selling at the bottom while respecting the underlying trend. Success here is measured not by predicting the exact reversal point but by maintaining a structured approach that preserves capital for the eventual recovery.
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