USD/KRW Historical Replay: 2023-03 to 2023-06
Replay the 2023 USD/KRW banking-crisis window across 68 daily bars from March to June, watching the pair close only -0.4% despite a 5.6% drawdown and 1.6% single-bar swings. Step through 12 decision points, face 4 critical calls, and review each move with the AI coach in a simulated classroom replay.
68 daily bars · 12 decision points · 2023-03 to 2023-06 · Forex
Key facts
This window spans 92 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 5.6% and a 4.4% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −5.6%
- Max run-up
- +4.4%
- Duration
- 92 days
- Largest single-day move
- −1.6%
- Bars
- 68 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
The USD/KRW pair faced a pivotal stress test in the spring of 2023 when the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in the United States and the subsequent turmoil surrounding Swiss financial institutions sent shockwaves through global markets. This 68-day replay window spanning March 22 to June 22 captures a period where traditional safe-haven dynamics and emerging market vulnerability collided, placing Korean won traders at the intersection of systemic banking anxiety and currency resilience. For participants navigating this scenario, understanding how contagion fears transmit across borders and ripple through FX markets became the essential skill separating measured responses from reactive decisions.
Price action during this period tells a nuanced story of compression beneath apparent calm. The pair ultimately closed the window down just -0.4%, transitioning from 1303.4399 to 1298.21, yet this modest net decline concealed a far more turbulent journey beneath the surface. A maximum drawdown of 5.6% revealed sustained directional pressure, while the largest single-bar move of 1.6% demonstrated how quickly sentiment could shift within any given session. These figures illustrate why passive position-holding during crisis windows demands psychological resilience even when directional conviction appears justified.
The scenario presents 12 decision points across 4 critical junctures, forcing participants to confront the fundamental challenge of acting with conviction during uncertainty without surrendering to either panic or paralysis. This replay hones the ability to distinguish between temporary dislocations and structural regime shifts, emphasizing the psychological dimension where discipline meets doubt. Students emerge with sharper instincts for position sizing under stress, stop discipline during drawdown periods, and the patience required to let volatility normalize without abandoning sound process.
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