Dow Jones Ind. Downtrend Replay (2018-10-03 to 2018-10-29)
Replay the 2018 Dow correction across 38 daily bars from 2018-09-19 to 2018-11-09, an 8.9% max drawdown stretch. Step through each session, hit 7 decision points including 3 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
38 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2018-09 to 2018-11 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 51 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 8.9% and a 7.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −8.9%
- Max run-up
- +7.2%
- Duration
- 51 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.1%
- Bars
- 38 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 7
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 autumn of 2018 brought one of the decade's sharpest tests for US equity investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average entered a correction phase spanning 38 daily trading sessions from September 19 through November 9. Participants faced a market environment where previously comfortable positions suddenly demanded active risk assessment and strategic re-evaluation.
The index descended from 26,405.76 to 25,989.3, recording a net decline of -1.6% in closing values. Yet the headline number masked a more turbulent journey: the correction carved an 8.9% maximum drawdown from peak to trough, punctuated by a single-session move of 3.1% that tested even disciplined traders. The distance between high and low closing prices within this window revealed the psychological pressure inherent in riding volatility.
Seven decision points scattered across these weeks, three marked as critical junctures where directional conviction mattered most. This replay trains participants to confront the core tensions of correction management: when to add risk, when to reduce exposure, and how to distinguish temporary dislocations from structural breaks. The educational value lies not in predicting the next correction but in building the processes and emotional equilibrium required to navigate one when it arrives.