New York Historical Replay: 2008-08 to 2011-01
Replay a 30-month US property crash from August 2008 with prices falling 14.2%. Step through monthly decisions, face two critical inflection points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
30 monthly bars · 6 decision points · 2008-08 to 2011-01 · Property
Key facts
Peak-to-trough drawdown of 14.2% with a 3.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −14.2%
- Max run-up
- +3.7%
- Largest single-month move
- −2.4%
- 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
The US property market entered a prolonged downturn in August 2008, a period when the broader financial system faced unprecedented stress. Over the next 30 months, investors and market participants navigated one of the most challenging real estate environments in decades, with the market spanning both the late 2000s and into the early 2010s. This replay places you at the center of that uncertainty, requiring monthly decisions as conditions evolved.
The closing price fell from 193.48 to 165.92, representing a total decline of -14.2% over the 30-month period. The maximum drawdown matched this magnitude at 14.2%, confirming the severity of the sustained pressure. Perhaps most instructive for decision training was the largest single-bar move of 2.4%, demonstrating that even within a gradual decline, individual months could deliver sharp reversals that tested conviction. Six decision points punctuated this period, with two critical inflection points demanding particularly careful judgment.
This scenario sharpens several core competencies for market participants. The extended timeframe teaches patience and the discipline of avoiding reactive decisions during prolonged adversity. The presence of two critical decision points illustrates how a handful of choices can disproportionately shape outcomes. The 2.4% single-bar volatility reminds practitioners that short-term noise can obscure longer-term trends, making it essential to separate signal from sentiment when evaluating positions under pressure.
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