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Dow Jones Ind. Downtrend Replay (2022-01-04 to 2022-03-08)

StocksDow Jones Industrial AverageUSCorrection2021-12 to 2022-04Difficulty 1/5FreeView charts

Replay an 11.3% Dow Jones Industrial drawdown across 88 daily bars from December 2021 to April 2022. Step through each session, tackle 11 decision points including 4 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.

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88 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2021-12 to 2022-04 · Stocks

Key facts

This window spans 126 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 11.3% and a 8.2% run-up.

Max drawdown
−11.3%
Max run-up
+8.2%
Duration
126 days
Largest single-day move
+2.5%
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

How to play
  1. The market advances day by day. You only see candles up to the current day — as if you were really there.

  2. At key decision points choose Buy / Trim / Exit / Hold. Each decision advances the timeline by one day.

  3. 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 entered the early 2020s facing a pivotal correction after an extended advance. From December 2021 through early 2022, the index would confront macroeconomic headwinds, shifting Fed expectations, and geopolitical uncertainty that tested investor conviction. Participants enter this replay tasked with navigating the turbulence ahead, where every session could bring new challenges to portfolio positioning.

The data reveals the scope of what unfolded across 88 daily bars: the close shifted from 34022.04 to 34496.51, a modest 1.4% net change that obscures an 11.3% max drawdown along the way. Volatility punctuated the journey, with the largest single-bar move reaching 2.5%. Eleven decision points materialized, four deemed critical enough to demand deliberate responses. The market rewarded neither passive inaction nor impulsive reaction, demanding instead a disciplined process.

This replay sharpens decision training by confronting participants with the psychological weight of riding a meaningful decline. Managing risk through a double-digit drawdown, resisting the urge to capitulate at local bottoms, and recognizing when to adjust exposure are skills honed here. The scenario illustrates that surviving volatility requires not prediction but preparation—a systematic approach to sizing, timing, and mental discipline that separates disciplined practitioners from reactive ones.