Copper Historical Replay: 2006-04 to 2006-07
Replay copper's 2006 Q2 boom across 66 daily bars, where prices surged 41.4% from 2.63 to 3.72 amid intense volatility. Step through 12 decision points, including 4 critical ones, then receive an AI coach review of each choice in this simulated training environment.
66 daily bars · 12 decision points · 2006-04 to 2006-07 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 97 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 24.0% and a 55.1% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −24.0%
- Max run-up
- +55.1%
- Duration
- 97 days
- Largest single-day move
- +12.1%
- Bars
- 66 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 12
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
In the spring of 2006, base metals markets experienced one of their most volatile periods of the decade. Copper, a cornerstone of global industrial activity, became the focal point of extraordinary price swings as demand from emerging economies collided with supply constraints. This replay transports you to that intense environment—66 daily bars spanning April 5 to July 11—where fortunes could be made or lost in the span of a single trading session. The stakes were high: participants had to navigate a market that could move 12.1% in a single day while managing the psychological pressure of a 24.0% maximum drawdown.
The numbers tell a stark story. Starting at 2.63, copper prices surged 41.4% to close at 3.72 over this 66-day period. This dramatic advance was far from smooth—participants faced repeated sharp reversals and the prospect of watching their positions swing wildly against them. The replay presents you with 12 decision points, including 4 critical junctures where the right choice could preserve capital and the wrong one could compound losses. Every entry and exit carried weight.
This scenario trains you to manage positions when emotions run high. Success requires a clear process for sizing exposure, predefined rules for when to add or reduce risk, and the discipline to distinguish signal from noise amid violent price action. The lessons learned here—staying objective during drawdowns and resisting the urge to overtrade—apply far beyond this single commodity boom.