BEL 20 Uptrend Replay (2013-06-24 to 2013-08-13)
Replay a 74-day stretch of the BEL 20 that closed barely changed at 0.1%, yet carved a 10.1% drawdown. Step through each trading day, tackle 11 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
74 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2013-05 to 2013-09 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 101 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 10.1% and a 15.5% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −10.1%
- Max run-up
- +15.5%
- Duration
- 101 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.0%
- Bars
- 74 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 Belgian benchmark index entered the summer of 2013 amid lingering uncertainty over European sovereign debt concerns and global monetary policy signals. The BEL 20, tracking Belgium's twenty largest listed companies, offered traders a concentrated window into how a mature European equity market navigates crosscurrents of economic data, central bank rhetoric, and shifting risk appetite. This replay places you inside the decision-making crucible of that summer stretch, where every trading day brought fresh data requiring interpretation under uncertainty.
The 74-day trading span from late May through early September delivered a deceptively flat headline result: the index closed virtually unchanged at 0.1%, settling from 2728.25 to 2731.09. Yet this masks the turbulence beneath the surface—a maximum drawdown of 10.1% tested portfolio discipline, while the largest single session surge of 3.0% offered both opportunity and peril. Navigating this asymmetry demanded consistent risk frameworks rather than outcome chasing.
The scenario's eleven decision points—four flagged as critical—force confronting the psychological trap of anchoring to recent price action when underlying conditions shift. A flat close can disguise a wild ride, and maintaining process discipline through a 10.1% equity curve dip separates sustainable decision-making from reactive gambling. This replay trains the mental muscle of sticking to pre-defined criteria even when nominal progress appears minimal, and recognizing that headline returns tell only part of the risk story.
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