Crisis · DAX Index (2010)
From February 2010, the DAX endured a 10.5% drawdown as Greek sovereign fears rattled Europe across 148 daily bars. Replay each session, navigate 9 critical decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated trades.
148 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2010-02 to 2010-09 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 207 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 10.5% and a 15.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −10.5%
- Max run-up
- +15.8%
- Duration
- 207 days
- Largest single-day move
- +5.3%
- Bars
- 148 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 25
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 early 2010, the DAX Index stood as a barometer of European economic confidence. The Greek sovereign debt crisis threatened to unravel the nascent recovery of the continent's financial system, raising questions about fiscal contagion, banking stability, and the durability of the eurozone itself. Investors faced a landscape where political promises and sovereign balance sheets clashed daily, and the German benchmark found itself at the epicenter of shifting sentiment across European markets.
From February 8 to September 3, 2010, the DAX navigated 148 daily bars that tested the resolve of every participant. The index closed the period at 6134.62, representing an 11.8% gain from its opening close of 5484.85, yet this headline figure masked a turbulent journey. A maximum drawdown of 10.5% punctuated the spring months, while the largest single-bar move of 5.3% underscored how quickly sentiment could reverse. Across these seven months, traders confronted 25 decision points, with 9 deemed critical for portfolio outcomes.
This replay demands that participants internalize how crises evolve in distinct phases: initial shock, policy response, and eventual resolution or escalation. The 10.5% drawdown reminds us that losses arrive faster than gains, while the 5.3% single-session swings test conviction and position sizing. Practicing through these 9 critical moments builds the emotional discipline required to act decisively without panic, helping traders develop a repeatable process rather than reactive impulses when uncertainty dominates the market.
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