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USD/COP Historical Replay: 2023-04 to 2023-07

ForexEmerging MarketsUSCrisis2023-04 to 2023-07Difficulty 2/5FreeView charts

Between April and July 2023, USD/COP swung through a 13.0% drawdown as the dollar reversed against the Colombian peso. In this historical replay, you step through 12 daily decision points with AI coach feedback, all on simulated capital.

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68 daily bars · 12 decision points · 2023-04 to 2023-07 · Forex

Key facts

This window spans 95 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 13.0% and a 6.7% run-up.

Max drawdown
−13.0%
Max run-up
+6.7%
Duration
95 days
Largest single-day move
+3.2%
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

How to play
  1. The market advances day by day. You only see candles up to the current day — as if you were really there.

  2. At key decision points choose Buy / Trim / Exit / Hold. Each decision advances the timeline by one day.

  3. 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

Between April and July 2023, USD/COP became a battleground for emerging-market currency sentiment as US fiscal uncertainty rippled across global FX markets. The Colombian peso faced pressure from shifting expectations around Federal Reserve policy and congressional debates over the US debt ceiling, creating a backdrop where daily swings could redefine risk appetite overnight. Traders navigating this environment had to weigh domestic Colombian economic data against macro forces that could strike without warning.

The numbers tell a story of sharp reversal: the pair fell from 4583.25 to 4173.6099, a decline of -8.9% over roughly three months. What makes this period particularly instructive is the 13.0% max drawdown compressed within that overall move, meaning the path was anything but smooth. The largest single-bar move of 3.2% occurred during a single session, illustrating how quickly positions can be tested when headline risk materializes. Across 12 decision points, four were flagged as critical junctures where positioning and risk management made the difference between weathering the storm and accumulating losses.

This replay teaches that process discipline matters more than directional conviction in volatile FX environments. Managing position size to survive a 13.0% drawdown without forced liquidation requires pre-commitment to risk rules before emotions escalate. The psychology of watching a 3.2% single-day move is where most traders deviate from their plans, and this scenario surfaces that tension deliberately. By stepping through each decision point with AI coach feedback, participants practice calibrating their risk tolerance against authentic market pressure, building habits that transfer to live environments.