BEL 20 Downtrend Replay (2011-07-22 to 2011-08-10)
Replay the BEL 20's sharp 17.1% drawdown across 30 trading days in summer 2011 on FinFable's simulated platform. Step through each session, navigate seven decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your choices.
30 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2011-07 to 2011-08 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 39 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 17.1% and a 8.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −17.1%
- Max run-up
- +8.8%
- Duration
- 39 days
- Largest single-day move
- +5.5%
- 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
In the summer of 2011, Belgium's benchmark BEL 20 index entered a sharp downward trajectory that tested the resolve of every market participant. The period from late July to early August brought mounting concerns over European sovereign debt contagion, creating an environment where confidence in financial markets eroded rapidly. Investors navigating this scenario faced the difficult task of making decisions under increasing pressure as the index fell.
The replay captures exactly 30 trading days of this correction, from mid-July through mid-August 2011, during which the BEL 20 descended from 2466.25 to 2118.71, representing a 14.1% decline. The journey was not smooth—the index experienced its largest single-day move of 5.5%, and the maximum drawdown reached 17.1%, creating moments of acute stress for anyone managing positions. Seven decision points are embedded throughout this historical sequence, each presenting a choice between holding, adjusting, or exiting.
This scenario is particularly valuable for training the psychological dimension of investing. The ability to distinguish between noise and signal, to maintain risk discipline when uncertainty peaks, and to follow a defined process rather than react emotionally—these are the skills this replay exercises. Participants learn that survival in severe corrections depends not on predicting the bottom but on having clear criteria for when to act and when to endure.