BEL 20 Uptrend Replay (2002-08-05 to 2002-08-27)
Replay the BEL 20 uptrend from July to September 2002 and decide where the 7.1% rally would have taken you. Step through each of the 34 daily bars, face 7 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
34 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2002-07 to 2002-09 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 45 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 10.6% and a 19.3% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −10.6%
- Max run-up
- +19.3%
- Duration
- 45 days
- Largest single-day move
- +6.4%
- Bars
- 34 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 7
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 2002, European equity markets were still absorbing the fallout from the dot-com collapse and a wave of corporate scandals. The BEL 20, Belgium's benchmark index, moved through a landscape where investors questioned whether the worst had passed. This period offered a genuine test of conviction and risk discipline—the kind of environment where choices between patience and capitulation define long-term outcomes.
Over the 34 daily bars spanning 2002-07-23 to 2002-09-06, the BEL 20 advanced from 2042.35 to 2186.5—a 7.1% rally. The path, however, was turbulent. A maximum drawdown of 10.6% during this stretch meant that mistimed entries could have turned paper gains into painful unrealized losses. The largest single-bar move of 6.4% underscored how quickly sentiment could shift, testing stop-loss discipline and position sizing alike. Across the replay, 7 decision points awaited participants, with 3 flagged as critical moments where direction could pivot.
This replay distills the mental and procedural challenges that separate disciplined traders from reactive ones. Facing a 10.6% drawdown requires emotional composure and adherence to pre-set rules—exactly the skills this scenario builds. Participants practice sizing positions, holding through volatility, and resisting the urge to abandon a thesis at the worst moment. The core lesson: sustainable performance comes from process consistency, not from predicting every bar. By replaying this BEL 20 advance, learners develop the decision-making muscle needed for any market environment.