ATX Downtrend Replay (2022-04-21 to 2022-05-09)
Relive an Austrian ATX correction stretching across 30 daily bars, with drawdowns reaching 9.9%. Step through each session, face 3 critical decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
30 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2022-04 to 2022-05 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 43 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 9.9% and a 6.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −9.9%
- Max run-up
- +6.6%
- Duration
- 43 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.6%
- 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
Austria's blue-chip index entered a correction phase in spring 2022. The ATX, spanning 30 trading days from early April through mid-May, presented traders with a sustained downtrend environment. What made this period particularly demanding was the combination of persistent selling pressure and sudden volatility spikes, creating an atmosphere where every decision carried significant weight. The market was testing investor conviction, asking whether participants could maintain discipline during extended periods of losses.
The data reveals the scope of the challenge: the index closed the period at 3205.92, marginally above its starting point of 3168.59, representing a mere 1.2% net gain despite the turbulent journey. Beneath this flat net result lay a maximum drawdown of 9.9%, meaning traders who entered near the peak would have seen nearly a tenth of their capital vanish before recovery. The largest single-bar move of 3.6% underscores how quickly sentiment could shift within a single session. Across these 30 bars, traders confronted 7 decision points, with 3 critical junctures demanding particularly careful judgment.
This replay teaches that surviving a correction requires more than correct directional calls. Position sizing becomes paramount when drawdowns approach double digits, as protecting capital during the deepest losses is what enables participation in eventual recovery. The psychology of holding through a 9.9% decline tests conviction, while the appearance of 3.6% single-day moves demands emotional regulation to avoid panic selling at lows. The 3 critical decision points scattered across the period illustrate how a handful of choices can determine whether a strategy ultimately captures the 1.2% upside or capitulates before the turn. For trainees, this scenario sharpens the discipline needed to balance risk management with opportunity recognition under sustained pressure.