Inflation · DAX Index (2008)
Replay the DAX across a brutal 2008 stretch where the index fell 10.5% to 6127.44 over 150 trading days. You step through daily bars, face 26 decision points including 9 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of every call in a simulated training environment.
150 daily bars · 26 decision points · 2008-02 to 2008-09 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 212 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 15.8% and a 16.9% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −15.8%
- Max run-up
- +16.9%
- Duration
- 212 days
- Largest single-day move
- −4.2%
- Bars
- 150 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 26
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 year 2008 opened with the DAX index at the center of a complex inflationary environment driven by commodity and food price pressures. From February 6 through September 5, 2008, traders faced a treacherous 150-session journey where the German blue-chip benchmark would ultimately shed 10.5%, closing at 6127.44. This was not a steady decline but rather a volatile descent marked by sharp reversals and policy uncertainty, testing the resolve of every participant who dared to navigate its waters.
The numbers tell a story of contained but persistent weakness: the index retreated from 6847.51 to 6127.44 over the period, experiencing a maximum drawdown of 15.8% and its largest single-day swing reaching 4.2%. Throughout this tumultuous stretch, traders confronted 26 pivotal decision points—9 of which proved critical to performance outcomes. The market offered no easy answers, only the relentless pressure of a macro backdrop that punished complacency and rewarded disciplined process.
This replay is ultimately a study in decision architecture under pressure. Participants must grapple with recognizing when inflation concerns shift market sentiment, sizing positions appropriately for a 15.8% drawdown environment, and maintaining composure when 4.2% single-day moves test emotional limits. The 2008 DAX episode teaches that surviving volatile corrections requires not prediction but preparation—a robust framework that separates analysis from action and keeps psychology from corrupting process.
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