USD/KES Historical Replay: 2011-06 to 2011-12
Replay 122 daily bars of USD/KES across a 16.9% drawdown window from June to December 2011. Work through 21 decision points, including 7 critical ones, with day-by-day feedback from an AI coach on simulated historical markets.
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 16.9% and a 21.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −16.9%
- Max run-up
- +21.6%
- Duration
- 172 days
- Largest single-day move
- −5.0%
- 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 replay scenario immerses trainees in USD/KES trading across 122 daily bars from June 23 to December 12, 2011 — a period shaped by the US credit rating downgrade and its aftermath. The 2010s era witnessed emerging market currencies under strain as global capital sought refuge. Participants confront a demanding drawdown window while navigating 21 decision points, 7 of them flagged as critical.
The pair ultimately closed barely changed at 89.45 to 89.25, a modest -0.2% net result, yet the journey was turbulent. A single session produced the largest move of 5.0%, while the broader trajectory carved through a 16.9% drawdown. This contrast between flat final settlement and violent intraperiod swings is precisely what makes crisis replay scenarios so instructive.
For decision training, the scenario forces participants to manage risk discipline under sustained pressure. The gap between calm closing prices and volatile intermediate action tests both process adherence and emotional regulation. Historical crisis replays like this build the muscle memory needed to execute strategy when markets behave erratically — the core skill that separates prepared traders from reactive ones.
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