Dow Jones Ind. Uptrend Replay (2020-05-13 to 2020-06-08)
Replay the Dow's 5.9% climb across 36 daily bars from April 29 to June 18, 2020, navigating volatility that included an 8.9% drawdown and a 6.9% single-day move. Step through seven decision points with simulated capital and receive an AI coach review of each choice.
36 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2020-04 to 2020-06 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 50 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 8.9% and a 18.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −8.9%
- Max run-up
- +18.6%
- Duration
- 50 days
- Largest single-day move
- −6.9%
- Bars
- 36 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 replay transports you to the Dow Jones Industrial Average during the spring of 2020, specifically the period from April 29 to June 18, encompassing 36 daily bars of authentic price data. This was a market still processing the extraordinary volatility of the preceding months, where investors faced the dual challenge of participating in an emerging recovery while managing the psychological residue of recent turbulence. The stakes were considerable: navigating a market that could deliver substantial intraday swings while attempting to capture directional momentum.
Over the course of this data span, the index advanced from 24633.86 to 26080.1, representing a 5.9% gain. However, this aggregate figure conceals a far more turbulent journey. The scenario introduced participants to an 8.9% maximum drawdown, testing their ability to endure adverse moves without abandoning sound strategies. Perhaps most striking was the 6.9% single-bar volatility, a magnitude that can rapidly erode confidence and challenge disciplined execution. Seven decision points, three deemed critical, punctuated this period, each demanding clear-headed assessment under pressure.
This replay emphasizes process over prediction. The experience reveals that meaningful gains can coexist with substantial interim losses, demanding robust position sizing and pre-defined exit criteria. It underscores that volatility itself is neither opportunity nor threat but simply the environment within which sound decisions must be made. Psychologically, participants confront the challenge of maintaining conviction when confronted with sudden drawdowns, reinforcing that discipline in execution frequently matters more than prescience in forecasting.