New York Historical Replay: 1994-04 to 1996-09
Replay New York's 1994-04 to 1996-09 property boom across 30 monthly bars with only a 1.7% max drawdown. Step through each authentic day, navigate 6 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
30 monthly bars · 6 decision points · 1994-04 to 1996-09 · Property
Key facts
Peak-to-trough drawdown of 1.7% with a 4.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −1.7%
- Max run-up
- +4.6%
- Largest single-month move
- +0.9%
- Bars
- 30 Monthly bars
- Decision points
- 6
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 early 1990s, New York property markets entered a sustained expansion phase. This replay scenario covers April 1994 through September 1996, a 30-month window within that broader boom, inviting participants to navigate authentic monthly bars and face the decisions that shaped outcomes during this era of rising values.
Across the 30 monthly bars, prices moved from 76.88 to 80.45, a gain of 4.6%. The market was remarkably tranquil: a maximum drawdown of just 1.7% and the largest single monthly move reaching only 0.9%. Six decision points punctuated the trajectory, with two marked as critical junctures where positioning choices carried heightened consequence.
This scenario rewards process over prediction. With volatility so subdued, the temptation to overtrade or chase small moves becomes the primary psychological trap. Participants learn to manage risk discipline when the stakes feel low, to respect position sizing when drawdowns remain shallow, and to maintain emotional equilibrium across extended periods of gradual appreciation. The 1990s boom setting provides a calm laboratory for building habits that serve well when conditions inevitably shift.
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