ATX Downtrend Replay (2013-03-08 to 2013-04-05)
Replay a Vienna-listed ATX correction from February to April 2013, when the index fell 4.0% across 38 daily bars. Step through each session, tackle 7 decision points, and receive an AI coach review in a simulated, educational market-replay environment.
38 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2013-02 to 2013-04 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 55 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 8.7% and a 6.1% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −8.7%
- Max run-up
- +6.1%
- Duration
- 55 days
- Largest single-day move
- +2.5%
- Bars
- 38 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 Vienna Stock Exchange's ATX index entered a correction phase between late February and mid-April 2013, a period marked by heightened uncertainty in European equity markets. This 38-day replay captures a microcosm of the broader 2010s volatility, where investors navigated shifting sentiment across the continent. Participants face the challenge of managing positions through a documented pullback with authentic historical price action.
The index declined from 2421.64 to 2325.82, representing a 4.0% fall over the replay window. The journey was not smooth—maximum drawdown reached 8.7%, with individual sessions moving as much as 2.5%. Across 7 decision points, including 3 critical junctures, players must determine entries, exits, and risk management in real time without knowing the outcome in advance.
This scenario sharpens decision-making under uncertainty, where the difference between a disciplined response and panic often defines outcomes. The challenge lies in processing downside moves without abandoning sound methodology, a recurring theme across market cycles. For trainees, the value is in building confidence to act systematically when the noise of a drawdown tests resolve.
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