Copper Historical Replay: 2019-07 to 2019-10
Between July 10 and October 4, 2019, copper drifted from $2.69 to $2.56, a quiet -4.8% slide marked by an 8.4% drawdown. Replay 62 daily bars, navigate 4 critical decision points, and let the AI coach review every simulated trade you almost made.
62 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2019-07 to 2019-10 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 86 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 8.4% and a 6.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −8.4%
- Max run-up
- +6.8%
- Duration
- 86 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.4%
- 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
The scene places you in the copper futures market during the summer and early fall of 2019, a period shaped by escalating US-China trade tensions that cast doubt across global industrial demand. Copper, often treated as a proxy for economic health, felt pressure as investors weighed slowing growth prospects against supply constraints and currency swings. The replay runs from July 10 to October 4, 2019, presenting 62 daily bars for you to navigate decision by decision.
Over those 62 trading days, copper drifted from $2.69 to $2.56, a modest but steady -4.8% slide. The surface calm concealed a more turbulent undercurrent: the market endured an 8.4% maximum drawdown, with volatility surfacing in a single-day move of 3.4%. Eleven decision points were embedded across the replay, four of them flagged as critical moments where directional conviction and risk calibration mattered most. The challenge was not a dramatic collapse but rather sustained erosion, testing patience and position discipline.
This replay trains you to manage loss tolerance and sizing discipline under pressure. Enduring an 8.4% drawdown without abandoning a sound process demands clear pre-entry rules and defined risk thresholds. The lesson lies in recognizing when price drift reflects temporary market noise versus a genuine fundamental shift. Practicing through 11 decision points builds the habit of separating process from outcome, reinforcing psychological resilience for scenarios where patience, not boldness, determines long-term performance.