ADX Uptrend Replay (1998-12-14 to 1999-01-06)
Replay the ADX rally of late 1998 into early 1999 as the index climbed 40.5% from 10.5 to 14.75 across 32 daily bars. Walk through 7 decision points, including 3 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
32 daily bars · 7 decision points · 1998-12 to 1999-01 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 45 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 13.4% and a 51.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −13.4%
- Max run-up
- +51.2%
- Duration
- 45 days
- Largest single-day move
- +14.9%
- Bars
- 32 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 Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange entered the final weeks of 1998 amid the broader 1990s regional boom, with the ADX index presenting a classic strong-trending scenario. Participants entering this replay faced the challenge of navigating a market poised for significant movement, with seven decision points embedded across the dataset—three flagged as critical inflection moments where directional conviction would be tested.
The index climbed 40.5% from 10.5 to 14.75 over 32 daily bars spanning early December 1998 to mid-January 1999. The journey was not linear: a maximum drawdown of 13.4% tested conviction midstream, while the largest single-bar move of 14.9% demanded composure under sudden volatility. Each deviation from the trend line presented a moment where participants had to decide whether to hold, adjust, or reposition.
This replay sharpens skills in disciplined trend-following under uncertainty. The 13.4% pullback reminds traders that even strong momentum phases extract a psychological toll, and the 14.9% single-bar spike tests whether fear overrides process. Success here hinges on maintaining conviction without overtrading, recognizing critical points without second-guessing, and building the patience to let profitable setups run while managing drawdown risk systematically.