USD/MAD Historical Replay: 2005-11 to 2006-05
Replay the USD/MAD descent from 9.0925 to 8.2626 across 130 daily bars as a global carry-trade bubble unwinds. Walk through 23 decision points, manage volatility up to 4.1% daily, and receive an AI coach review of each simulated choice.
130 daily bars · 23 decision points · 2005-11 to 2006-05 · Forex
Key facts
This window spans 180 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 11.1% and a 4.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −11.1%
- Max run-up
- +4.6%
- Duration
- 180 days
- Largest single-day move
- −4.1%
- Bars
- 130 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 23
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 scenario places traders in the USD/MAD forex market during the unwind of a global carry-trade bubble. Over approximately six months spanning November 2005 to May 2006, participants navigate the descent of the dollar against the Moroccan dirham, a journey marked by 130 daily bars and 23 distinct decision points, eight of which are flagged as critical. The core challenge: maintain discipline as the market grinds steadily lower while managing sudden volatility spikes that can appear without warning.
The numbers tell the story: the exchange rate fell from 9.0925 to 8.2626, a decline of -9.1% over the period, while maximum drawdown reached 11.1%. Most striking is the single largest daily move of 4.1%, representing a violent intraday reversal that would have tested even experienced traders. The sustained downtrend, punctuated by these sharp reversals, created an environment where every decision carried significant consequence and margin for error remained thin.
This replay sharpens decision-making skills essential for volatile emerging-market conditions. Traders must balance conviction in a directional thesis against the need to adapt when single bars move 4.1%. The eight critical decision points become focal training moments—each offers practice in maintaining process discipline, respecting drawdown limits, and managing the psychological pressure of a market that moves against you with sudden, sharp corrections. Success here is not about predicting the next bar but about building the habits that keep you rational when volatility strikes.
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