USD/MAD Historical Replay: 2020-11 to 2021-05
Replay a six-month USD/MAD slide from 9.137 to 8.85, a 3.1% drop across 130 daily bars. Walk through 23 decision points, including 8 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of your choices in this simulated educational scenario.
130 daily bars · 23 decision points · 2020-11 to 2021-05 · Forex
Key facts
This window spans 180 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 6.6% and a 6.0% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −6.6%
- Max run-up
- +6.0%
- Duration
- 180 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.9%
- 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
This replay transports traders to the USD/MAD cross, one of the less-followed emerging-market pairs, during a pivotal six-month window from November 2020 to May 2021. The scenario captures a period when global inflation concerns were reshaping currency markets, with the US dollar under pressure as investors weighed reflation expectations against growth uncertainties. Participants must navigate the unique challenges of a relatively illiquid EM currency where geopolitical and economic signals from Morocco, oil price fluctuations, and broader dollar dynamics interweave to create a complex trading environment.
The simulation spans 130 daily bars from 2020-11-17 to 2021-05-16, tracking a gradual but persistent decline in USD/MAD from 9.137 to 8.85, representing a -3.1% depreciation. The journey was far from linear—max drawdown reached 6.6% and the largest single-bar move of 3.9% served as a sharp reminder of tail risk in thin EM markets. Throughout the period, 23 decision points emerge, with 8 marked as critical moments where positioning could significantly alter outcomes.
The scenario offers a rigorous test of disciplined trading. Managing a slow grind lower tests patience and adherence to risk parameters. The 6.6% drawdown underscores that even gradual trends carry volatility risk, while the 3.9% single-bar spike demonstrates how quickly EM positions can move against you. Critical decision points teach the value of pre-commitment to process rather than reacting to noise, building psychological resilience applicable across market conditions.