Copper Historical Replay: 2014-08 to 2015-01
Replay 106 daily bars as copper fell from 3.2 to 2.54 between 2014-08 and 2015-01. Step through 19 decision points, navigate 4.9% single-day swings, and receive AI coach feedback on every choice, simulated capital only.
106 daily bars · 19 decision points · 2014-08 to 2015-01 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 154 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 20.9% and a 4.4% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −20.9%
- Max run-up
- +4.4%
- Duration
- 154 days
- Largest single-day move
- −4.9%
- Bars
- 106 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 19
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
Copper was under pressure in late 2014 as the US dollar surged in October, creating significant headwinds for dollar-denominated commodities. Policy divergence between the Federal Reserve and other central banks was reshaping global markets, with base metals caught in the crosscurrents of monetary tightening expectations and slowing Chinese demand signals. Participants entering this replay faced an environment where policy-driven currency moves could amplify commodity volatility, requiring careful assessment of macroeconomic linkages.
Over 106 daily bars from August 22, 2014 to January 23, 2015, copper fell from 3.2 to 2.54, a decline of 20.6%. The max drawdown reached 20.9%, while single-day moves as large as 4.9% tested risk management discipline. Players navigated 19 decision points, with 7 critical moments where positioning decisions could mean the difference between preserving capital or compounding losses during the sustained downtrend.
This replay sharpens skills in trend management and position sizing under stress. The extended decline with violent daily swings reveals how drawdowns compound and how single-day volatility can trigger emotional responses. Training here focuses on maintaining discipline when markets move against positions, respecting risk parameters, and avoiding the trap of averaging down in a trending bear market. The scenario demonstrates that surviving volatile periods requires both analytical rigor and psychological resilience.
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