San Diego Historical Replay: 2015-04 to 2017-09
San Diego property prices climbed 17.5% from April 2015 to September 2017 across 30 monthly bars, with drawdowns staying under 0.4%. Replay each historical month, navigate 6 decision points, and receive an AI coach review in this simulated training scenario.
30 monthly bars · 6 decision points · 2015-04 to 2017-09 · Property
Key facts
Peak-to-trough drawdown of 0.4% with a 17.5% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −0.4%
- Max run-up
- +17.5%
- Largest single-month move
- +1.2%
- 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 scenario recreates the San Diego residential property market during the 2010s boom period, specifically from April 2015 to September 2017. This was a time when the US city property market was experiencing steady appreciation, with San Diego emerging as a notable performer. Participants must navigate the 30-month period month by month, facing 6 decision points including 2 marked as critical, testing their ability to read market signals and manage positions through a sustained uptrend.
The market climbed from a base index of 209.76 to close at 246.53, representing a total appreciation of 17.5% across the 30 monthly bars. Remarkably, maximum drawdown never exceeded 0.4% during the entire period, and the largest single monthly move was just 1.2%. This was not a dramatic surge but rather a grinding, consistent advance that rewarded patience and disciplined position management.
This replay teaches the underrated skill of maintaining conviction in a low-volatility trending environment. With drawdowns staying under 0.4% and monthly moves capped at 1.2%, participants face the psychological test of trusting their process when the market offers limited drama to justify decisions. The two critical decision points likely probe position sizing and risk calibration in a sustained advance. The lesson is that steady, patient approaches can capture solid returns without requiring heroic interventions or frequent tactical shifts. Process discipline and risk awareness matter as much in quiet markets as in turbulent ones.
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