Minneapolis Historical Replay: 1995-03 to 1997-08
Replay Minneapolis real estate from March 1995 through August 1997 across 30 monthly bars, watching prices climb from 74.59 to 82.73. Walk through six decision points in this simulated boom, then receive an AI coach review of your choices.
30 monthly bars · 6 decision points · 1995-03 to 1997-08 · Property
Key facts
Peak-to-trough drawdown of 0.8% with a 10.9% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −0.8%
- Max run-up
- +10.9%
- Largest single-month move
- +2.1%
- 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 early 1995, Minneapolis entered a distinctive phase of its real estate cycle as the broader 1990s economic expansion reshaped urban property markets across the United States. The city, a significant midwestern economic hub, presented traders with a window into how metropolitan housing markets evolved during a period of steady growth. Over 30 monthly bars spanning from March 1995 through August 1997, participants navigated a market where the trajectory was upward but required careful judgment to traverse effectively.
The replay charts a measured appreciation: prices climbed from 74.59 to 82.73, delivering a 10.9% total return. This was not a straight line higher. The maximum drawdown of 0.8% demonstrates that even gentle trends encounter pullbacks, while the largest single-bar move of 2.1% shows volatility remained present, if controlled. Six decision points punctuated the replay, including two marked as critical, demanding that participants assess changing conditions and adjust their approach accordingly.
This replay trains participants to manage positions through gradual appreciation without becoming complaisant. The tight constraints on maximum drawdown and volatility tested whether traders could execute disciplined entries at favorable price levels while respecting the limited downside. The two critical decision points evaluated judgment under genuine pressure. The enduring lesson centers on process: steady gains compound through patient capital allocation, and disciplined risk management during benign conditions builds the habits necessary when markets become less forgiving.