EUR/TRY Historical Replay: 2018-04 to 2018-07
Between April and July 2018, EUR/TRY climbed from 4.967 to 5.3797 as an emerging-market crisis gripped the lira. Replay 66 daily bars, navigate 12 decision points, and receive an AI coach review, simulated capital only.
66 daily bars · 12 decision points · 2018-04 to 2018-07 · Forex
Key facts
This window spans 91 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 6.7% and a 13.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −6.7%
- Max run-up
- +13.8%
- Duration
- 91 days
- Largest single-day move
- +4.1%
- Bars
- 66 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 12
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
EUR/TRY, the euro against the Turkish lira, is a high-beta emerging-market pair that can swing violently on geopolitical headlines, central bank surprises, and capital-flow reversals. Between April and July 2018, the world watched as Turkey descended into a currency crisis that would reshape EM sentiment for months. The scenario spans 66 daily bars from 2018-04-08 to 2018-07-08, pitting traders against 12 decision points—4 of them critical—amid a decade defined by EM volatility. Replay users must navigate a sustained one-way grind punctuated by sudden spikes, where a 4.1% single-day move can wipe out weeks of careful positioning.
The closing rate climbed from 4.967 to 5.3797—an 8.3% move—as the lira surrendered steadily under pressure. A maximum drawdown of 6.7% tested even disciplined traders, while intraday spikes reminded participants that calm markets can become turbulent without warning. The 66 daily bars form a historical mosaic that captures the grinding anxiety of a currency under siege, not a single dramatic collapse but a slow bleed that erodes confidence day by day.
The teaching value lies in decision training under uncertainty: process discipline, not directional conviction, determines survival in EM crises. Traders must learn to size positions for tail-risk environments, respect stop levels when volatility spikes to 4.1% in a single bar, and maintain emotional neutrality when a pair drifts 8.3% against them over months. The 12 decision points—including the 4 critical ones—force real choices about when to hold, when to cut, and when to adapt, all under simulated conditions that carry no financial risk yet replicate the psychological weight of live trading.
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