CSI 300 Uptrend Replay (2013-07-19 to 2013-09-12)
Replay the 2013 CSI 300 rally across 80 daily bars with a 5.5% rise and a 6.8% drawdown. Step through every decision point, weigh each 6.0% swing, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated trading choices.
80 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2013-06 to 2013-10 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 120 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 6.8% and a 17.4% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −6.8%
- Max run-up
- +17.4%
- Duration
- 120 days
- Largest single-day move
- −6.0%
- Bars
- 80 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 11
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 CSI 300 index in the summer of 2013 presented investors with a challenging environment of modest gains and significant intraday turbulence. Over an 80-day window spanning from late June to mid-October, traders faced a market that climbed just 5.5% while delivering moments of sharp volatility. This period tested discipline, risk management, and the ability to maintain perspective during drawdowns that reached 6.8% and single-day swings as large as 6.0%. The scenario encompasses 11 decision points, 4 of which the analysis identifies as critical junctures where directional conviction or prudent caution would have defined outcomes.
Navigating this replay requires participants to step through each inflection, weigh evidence, and confront the psychological strain of incomplete information that defined 2013 market conditions. Starting from a close of 2.35 and concluding near 2.48, the index delivered positive returns but demanded tolerance for interim setbacks. The largest single-bar move of 6.0% served as a reminder that short-term noise can overwhelm long-term signals, while the 6.8% drawdown tested whether participants could endure temporary losses without abandoning their thesis. Each decision point functions as a checkpoint, forcing deliberate evaluation rather than passive drift.
The broader lesson centers on process over outcome prediction. The numbers reveal that even in a trending market, consistent execution of a sound approach matters more than foresight. For decision training, this scenario sharpens three skills: sizing positions to survive drawdowns, maintaining conviction through volatility spikes, and recognizing when caution outweighs aggression. Completing the replay equips traders with practical insight into managing risk in environments where the direction is favorable but the path is turbulent.
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