USD/COP Historical Replay: 2011-06 to 2011-12
Replay the USD/COP climb from 1754.4 to 1899.6 across 122 daily bars shaped by EM crisis volatility. Step through 21 decision points with 7 critical turns, submit your calls, and receive an AI coach review in a simulated educational setting.
122 daily bars · 21 decision points · 2011-06 to 2011-12 · Forex
Key facts
This window spans 172 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 7.1% and a 14.0% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −7.1%
- Max run-up
- +14.0%
- Duration
- 172 days
- Largest single-day move
- +4.2%
- Bars
- 122 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 21
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 USD/COP pair during the second half of 2011 captured a textbook case of emerging market vulnerability during global risk-off episodes. The period from June 23 to December 12, 2011, unfolded against the backdrop of the unprecedented US credit rating downgrade in August—an event that triggered waves of uncertainty across global markets. For traders navigating FX markets, this era tested the ability to manage positions in a currency pair sensitive to both US dollar dynamics and Colombian domestic conditions.
The exchange rate climbed from 1754.4 to 1899.6, representing an 8.3% depreciation of the Colombian peso over 122 trading days. The journey was anything but linear, with the pair experiencing a maximum drawdown of 7.1% and volatility punctuated by single-bar moves reaching 4.2%—movements large enough to test even seasoned risk management protocols. This combination of directional drift and sharp intraday spikes created a demanding environment where entry timing and stop discipline were continuously challenged.
This replay offers a rigorous examination of decision-making under duress. Participants faced 21 decision points, with 7 representing critical inflection moments that demanded clear judgment. The scenario teaches that in volatile EM FX, process matters more than prediction—maintaining discipline through unexpected market swings, sizing positions to survive drawdowns, and recognizing how stress distorts risk perception. For educational purposes, this period illustrates that navigating crisis environments requires both analytical frameworks and psychological resilience.
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