AEX Downtrend Replay (2020-08-12 to 2020-09-21)
Replay an authentic 58-bar AEX correction from 2020-07-22 to 2020-10-09, with a 7.1% max drawdown. Step through each trading day, face 4 critical decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
58 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2020-07 to 2020-10 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 79 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 7.1% and a 5.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −7.1%
- Max run-up
- +5.8%
- Duration
- 79 days
- Largest single-day move
- −2.7%
- Bars
- 58 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 11
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 AEX, Amsterdam's flagship equity index, faced a meaningful correction in late summer 2020. The scenario covers 58 trading days from late July through early October, a period when European markets grappled with post-pandemic uncertainty, uneven economic recovery, and shifting investor sentiment. This replay places you in the shoes of a portfolio manager navigating a declining market environment, with 11 decision points—including 4 critical junctures where directional conviction truly matters.
The headline number is deceptively mild: a net decline of just -1.0%, with the index closing at 567.17 from an opening 572.9. Yet the journey was far bumpier. The maximum drawdown reached 7.1%, revealing how sentiment can swing well beyond the final outcome. The largest single trading day moved 2.7%, underscoring that volatility clusters in corrections, creating sudden stress on positions and risk limits.
This replay trains three essential muscles: reading trend deterioration without premature pessimism, sizing exposure to survive drawdowns without capitulating, and staying emotionally steady when headlines feel alarming. The 4 critical decision points force you to act on incomplete information—exactly the condition that defines real market management. Process discipline, not outcome prediction, is the lesson here.