Copper Historical Replay: 2018-05 to 2018-08
Between May 9 and August 6, 2018, copper tumbled 10.5% from $3.04 to $2.72 as trade-war fears shook markets. Step into this 62-bar replay, navigate 11 decision points, and receive an AI coach review on each call—simulated capital, purely educational.
62 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2018-05 to 2018-08 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 89 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 18.2% and a 8.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −18.2%
- Max run-up
- +8.2%
- Duration
- 89 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.5%
- Bars
- 62 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
In the spring and summer of 2018, copper found itself squarely in the crosshairs of escalating trade tensions between the United States and China. As the global economy's most watched industrial metal, copper's fortunes are tightly bound to the health of international commerce. This 62-bar daily replay, spanning May 9 to August 6, 2018, drops participants into a period when tariffs threatened to disrupt supply chains and dampen demand across the 2010s commodity markets.
The price action told a grim story. Copper closed at 3.04 and ultimately fell to 2.72, a decline of -10.5%. What makes this period especially instructive is the journey: the maximum drawdown reached 18.2%, meaning intraday and multi-day losers overwhelmed the final tally. The largest single-bar move hit 3.5%, underscoring how quickly sentiment could shift in either direction. Navigating these swings required not just directional conviction but a framework for sizing positions and managing risk through turbulent stretches.
This replay offers more than a history lesson—it is a decision-training crucible. Participants must navigate 11 decision points, including 4 critical junctures where the stakes for timing and conviction were highest. The scenario tests process discipline, risk management, and psychological resilience under sustained pressure. For learners, the value lies in confronting a real period of geopolitical uncertainty, making choices, and reviewing outcomes—all with simulated capital, purely for educational growth.