War · DAX Index (2023)
Replay 144 daily bars of the DAX across late 2023, navigating a 10.8% drawdown after a 2.6% shock as a Middle East flare-up rattles sentiment. You step through each session, make 25 calls (9 critical), and receive an AI coach review of every decision in simulated capital.
144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2023-07 to 2024-01 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 204 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 10.8% and a 14.3% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −10.8%
- Max run-up
- +14.3%
- Duration
- 204 days
- Largest single-day move
- −2.6%
- Bars
- 144 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
The DAX, Germany's flagship equity index, entered the second half of 2023 with investors already alert to geopolitical fault lines. The replay transports you through 144 daily sessions spanning from July 2023 to late January 2024. At stake was the ability to navigate a European benchmark under pressure from a renewed Middle East flare-up, where any spark could trigger sharp sentiment shifts. You would face this not as a passive observer but as an active participant, making 25 calls across the dataset, with 9 designated as critical decision points where positioning mattered most.
The headline numbers tell a story of resilience masquerading as calm. The index closed the period at 16627.09, up 3.4% from its starting point of 16081.04. Yet this modest gain conceals considerable turbulence beneath the surface. The maximum drawdown reached 10.8%, meaning your portfolio could have been underwater by more than a tenth before recovering. The largest single-day move of 2.6% occurred without warning, illustrating how quickly sentiment can reverse when geopolitical tensions escalate. These aren't just statistics—they represent the texture of real market behavior during uncertainty.
This replay teaches that surviving volatility demands more than conviction in direction. You must cultivate a disciplined process: sizing positions appropriately, maintaining flexibility to adapt, and recognizing that drawdowns, even substantial ones, don't necessarily signal failure. The critical moments—those 9 decision points—test your ability to stay rational when fear or optimism clouds judgment. The experience shows that navigating geopolitical risk isn't about predicting outcomes but about building resilience into your approach.