Inflation · DAX Index (2011)
Replay the DAX Index from 2011-02-22 to 2011-09-21 and watch the benchmark collapse 25.8% as inflation fears ignited volatility. You will navigate 26 decision points day by day, including 9 critical moments, while an AI coach reviews your choices in this purely educational market simulation.
150 daily bars · 26 decision points · 2011-02 to 2011-09 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 211 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 32.6% and a 15.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −32.6%
- Max run-up
- +15.6%
- Duration
- 211 days
- Largest single-day move
- −5.8%
- 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
The DAX Index entered 2011 as European equities faced mounting pressure from surging commodity prices and tightening central bank policies. This replay transports you to February 22, 2011, as inflation concerns began rattling global markets. Over the next seven months, you will navigate 26 decision points day by day, including 9 critical moments that could define portfolio outcomes during one of the decade's most volatile periods.
The benchmark fell from 7318.35 to 5433.8, a decline of 25.8% by September 21, 2011. The journey was brutal—maximum drawdown reached 32.6% and individual sessions saw moves of up to 5.8%, testing the resolve of even experienced traders. Across 150 trading days, the market offered no safe harbor, punishing those who chased momentum and rewarding disciplined risk management.
This scenario isolates the psychological trap of confirmation bias under stress. When headlines screamed inflation and central banks signaled tightening, most observers anchored to bearish narratives without questioning their timing or magnitude. Effective decision training here means practicing position sizing before volatility spikes, setting predefined exit levels, and reviewing each trade against your process rather than the outcome. The goal is building resilience so that when historical volatility resurfaces, your system—not your emotions—guides the response.