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USD/CNY Historical Replay: 2020-06 to 2020-10

ForexOnshore CNYUSPandemic2020-06 to 2020-10Difficulty 1/5FreeView charts

Replay the 88 days from June 30 to October 30, 2020, when USD/CNY slid from 7.0644 to 6.714 in a -5.0% move. Step through each daily bar, tackle 15 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.

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88 daily bars · 15 decision points · 2020-06 to 2020-10 · Forex

Key facts

This window spans 122 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 5.9% and a 1.2% run-up.

Max drawdown
−5.9%
Max run-up
+1.2%
Duration
122 days
Largest single-day move
−1.4%
Bars
88 Daily bars
Decision points
15

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

In the summer and fall of 2020, the USD/CNY currency pair offered a compelling window into how exchange rates behave during extraordinary global stress. The replay spans 88 trading days from June 30 to October 30, 2020, a period defined by the ongoing pandemic and its cascading effects on global trade and capital flows. Participants enter this scenario facing a market where the fundamental relationship between the world's two largest economies was being constantly reassessed.

Over the 88-day period, USD/CNY fell from 7.0644 to 6.714, representing a -5.0% depreciation of the dollar against the yuan. The market navigated a max drawdown of 5.9%, with the largest single-bar move reaching 1.4%. Participants confronted 15 decision points across this timeframe, 5 of which proved particularly critical to outcomes.

This replay sharpens the ability to recognize trend continuations and manage risk through sustained directional moves. The challenge lies in balancing conviction with discipline when a trend persists across months. Forex markets can move with quiet, grinding persistence, testing a trader's patience and process. The scenario also exposes how even moderate volatility, with single-day moves capped at 1.4%, can still create meaningful portfolio impact over time. Decision trainees learn that staying grounded in process, rather than reacting to each daily swing, separates disciplined participants from impulsive ones.