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Seattle Historical Replay: 2020-03 to 2022-08

PropertyCity IndexUSBoom2020-03 to 2022-08Difficulty 4/5FreeView charts

Replay Seattle property prices from March 2020 to August 2022, a stretch that climbed 41.9% from 266.65 to 378.41. Step through 30 monthly decision points with simulated capital and receive an AI coach review of every call you make.

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30 monthly bars · 6 decision points · 2020-03 to 2022-08 · Property

Key facts

Peak-to-trough drawdown of 8.6% with a 55.3% run-up.

Max drawdown
−8.6%
Max run-up
+55.3%
Largest single-month move
+5.6%
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

How to play
  1. The market advances day by day. You only see candles up to the current day — as if you were really there.

  2. At key decision points choose Buy / Trim / Exit / Hold. Each decision advances the timeline by one day.

  3. 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

Seattle's urban property market entered March 2020 facing a global pandemic that had never before disrupted real estate on this scale. Over the following thirty months, the city would become a test case for how ultra-low interest rates, remote work adoption, and population shifts could reshape residential demand in gateway markets. For participants in this replay, the stakes were clear: navigate an unprecedented macro environment where traditional valuation anchors were shifting beneath your feet.

The thirty-month journey saw prices surge 41.9 percent from 266.65 to 378.41, rewarding those who positioned early. Yet the path was not straight. A maximum drawdown of 8.6 percent tested conviction, and the largest single monthly move of 5.6 percent demanded discipline when volatility struck. Six decision points peppered the replay, with two critical junctures where positioning choices made the difference between capturing the trend or being shaken out. The boom unfolded as an educational laboratory of momentum and mean reversion.

This replay hones decision training on three fronts: process, risk, and psychology. The 8.6 percent drawdown reminds us that even powerful trends impose volatility costs, making position sizing and stop discipline essential. The 5.6 percent monthly spike shows that fast moves can trigger emotional overreactions; a defined framework prevents chasing peaks. Psychologically, holding through a drawdown while peers panic, or resisting the urge to overextend near cycle highs, separates measured risk-taking from reckless gambling. These lessons transfer beyond this specific market to any scenario where uncertainty meets opportunity.