ATX Downtrend Replay (2011-07-01 to 2011-08-10)
Replay 58 daily bars of the ATX's brutal 2011 summer, where the index fell 15.6% from 2701.86 to 2280.09 amid a 26.0% drawdown. Step through each session, tackle 11 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated trades.
58 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2011-06 to 2011-08 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 84 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 26.0% and a 9.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −26.0%
- Max run-up
- +9.6%
- Duration
- 84 days
- Largest single-day move
- −6.1%
- 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 Austrian ATX entered the summer of 2011 facing mounting headwinds. This replay spans 58 daily bars from June 8 to August 31, 2011, immersing traders in the challenge of managing a sustained equity downtrend. Eleven decision points, four marked as critical, force participants to act decisively as conditions deteriorate session by session. The stakes are clear: preserve capital while others capitulate.
The index fell from 2701.86 to 2280.09, a decline of 15.6%. Yet the headline figure understates the trauma: maximum drawdown reached 26.0%, meaning peak-to-trough losses were far steeper than the closing comparison suggests. The largest single-bar move of 6.1% shows that volatility clustered in sudden gaps rather than gradual erosion. Those caught in the wrong direction or with oversized positions faced severe margin pressure.
For decision training, this scenario strips away the comfort of hindsight. Participants must practice sizing positions that survive drawdowns, setting pre-defined exit levels before sentiment sours, and resisting the urge to average down into a falling knife. The four critical decision points test whether traders have a repeatable process for cutting losses and redeploying capital. Psychology matters as much as analysis: the ability to act when the crowd panics separates disciplined practitioners from impulsive ones. This replay builds that muscle.