Dow Jones Ind. Downtrend Replay (1994-01-31 to 1994-04-04)
Replay 88 daily bars of the 1994 Dow correction, a -2.5% slide that hid a 9.7% drawdown. Step through each session, tackle 11 decision points including 4 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
88 daily bars · 11 decision points · 1993-12 to 1994-05 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 126 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 9.7% and a 6.0% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −9.7%
- Max run-up
- +6.0%
- Duration
- 126 days
- Largest single-day move
- −2.4%
- Bars
- 88 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 11
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 Dow Jones Industrial Average entered early 1994 at a pivotal moment for US equities. This replay covers 88 daily bars from December 29, 1993 to May 4, 1994, a period when the market faced the psychological test of a correction. Participants step into a market where the prevailing trend had shifted, and every decision carried weight in determining whether to hold, reduce exposure, or stand aside.
The headline numbers tell a story of modest decline: the Dow closed at 3697.75, down from 3794.33, a net loss of -2.5%. Yet this figure conceals the true turbulence of the period. The maximum drawdown reached 9.7%, and the largest single-bar move hit 2.4%. In other words, while the finishing line looked benign, the path between was filled with sharp intraday swings that tested every participant's risk tolerance and conviction.
This replay offers more than a historical record; it is a training ground for decision-making under uncertainty. With 11 decision points, including 4 critical ones, participants must navigate moments where the difference between a sound process and a reactive one becomes stark. The key takeaway is that outcomes alone do not define skill; the process of managing risk, processing information, and maintaining psychological equilibrium through volatility does. Understanding the gap between reported performance and experienced volatility prepares traders for the psychological realities of real market corrections.
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