BEL 20 Downtrend Replay (2008-02-26 to 2008-03-17)
Replays a Belgian BEL 20 correction with a 6.3% max drawdown across 30 daily bars. Users step through each day, tackle 7 decision points including 3 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review using simulated capital.
30 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2008-02 to 2008-03 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 43 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 6.3% and a 4.4% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −6.3%
- Max run-up
- +4.4%
- Duration
- 43 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.3%
- Bars
- 30 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
The BEL 20, Belgium's benchmark equity index, entered a correction phase during late February and early March 2008. At that moment, global markets were navigating a period of elevated uncertainty, with financial institutions facing mounting pressures and investor confidence wavering across European exchanges. The index would test the resolve of participants as it descended from levels around 3761.88, inviting careful analysis of how traders might have responded to evolving conditions.
The data span covering 30 daily bars from mid-February through late March 2008 reveals the mechanics of this decline. The closing level retreated from 3761.88 to 3700.41, representing a net contraction of 1.6%. Yet the path was far more volatile than this net figure suggests, with the index experiencing a maximum drawdown of 6.3% and its largest single-day swing reaching 3.3%. These figures underscore how corrections often unfold through intermittent selling waves rather than steady declines.
For decision training purposes, this replay session offers rich terrain for examining risk management under pressure. Participants confront 7 decision points, of which 3 are flagged as critical, requiring them to articulate their reasoning before the AI coach delivers its review. The scenario teaches that staying grounded in process rather than reacting to short-term fluctuations becomes essential when facing drawdowns of this magnitude. Historical replays like this one build the psychological resilience and systematic thinking that serve traders across all market environments.
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