Boom · DAX Index (2009)
Replay the DAX Index climb from 4800.56 in mid-2009 as Europe’s recovery took shape. You step through each daily bar, weigh 26 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your calls—purely educational, simulated capital only.
150 daily bars · 26 decision points · 2009-06 to 2010-01 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 215 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 8.6% and a 32.3% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −8.6%
- Max run-up
- +32.3%
- Duration
- 215 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.8%
- 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
In mid-2009, markets were climbing out of the deepest financial crisis in decades. The DAX Index sat at 4800.56 as European policymakers worked to stabilize banking systems and restore confidence. Investors faced extraordinary uncertainty—would recovery take hold, or would a double-dip erase the gains? This replay spans 150 trading days from June 25, 2009 to January 26, 2010, capturing a pivotal chapter in Germany's economic story.
The index rose 18.1% over the period, reaching 5668.93 by late January 2010. Yet the trajectory was anything but smooth—a maximum drawdown of 8.6% tested patience, while the largest single-bar move of 3.8% reminded traders that volatility can strike without warning. You will navigate 26 decision points across these months, with 9 deemed critical to the outcome. Each day brings fresh uncertainty about whether policy signals justify conviction or demand caution.
This scenario sharpens the ability to act under ambiguity. With no hindsight available, you must distinguish between noise and meaningful shifts in sentiment. Managing risk through drawdowns, avoiding the trap of recency bias, and maintaining discipline when volatility spikes are the core skills this historical episode develops. The boom teaches that even favorable trends punish reckless positioning. Process, not prediction, determines long-term performance in these replayed conditions.
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