Copper Historical Replay: 2022-07 to 2022-10
Replay 66 trading days of copper from 2022-07-22 through a 10.8% drawdown across China's reopening volatility. Work through 12 decision points, four of them critical, with AI coach feedback after each bar.
66 daily bars · 12 decision points · 2022-07 to 2022-10 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 94 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 10.8% and a 10.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −10.8%
- Max run-up
- +10.7%
- Duration
- 94 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.7%
- 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 summer of 2022, copper traders faced one of the most turbulent stretches in recent memory as China's zero-COVID policies created whiplash between lockdown restrictions and tentative reopening signals. The red metal, a barometer for global industrial health, found itself caught between weakening domestic demand and shifting sentiment around Beijing's policy trajectory. This 66-trading-day replay places you inside that uncertainty, where every daily bar could swing on a rumor or policy announcement.
The period from July 22 through October 24, 2022 delivered a net gain of 3.9%, with copper closing at 3.48 from an opening of 3.35. Yet this modest headline number concealed violent intraday convulsions—the largest single-day move reached 3.7%—and a maximum drawdown of 10.8% tested every trader's risk tolerance. Navigating 12 distinct decision points, including 4 critical junctures demanding immediate directional conviction, required discipline to avoid being whipsawed by the volatility.
This scenario sharpens several essential competencies: sizing positions to withstand a double-digit drawdown without panic-selling, distinguishing genuine trend signals from noise during China's policy pivots, and maintaining emotional equilibrium when the market moves against you. The gap between the headline 3.9% return and the actual trading experience—featuring a 10.8% peak-to-trough decline—underscores why process discipline and psychological resilience matter more than prediction accuracy in volatile markets.