WTI Crude Oil Historical Replay: 2005-11 to 2006-05
Replay 124 daily bars as WTI crude surged 20.3% from 57.69 to 69.41 between November 2005 and May 2006, navigating a 15.6% drawdown. You will step through each session, face 21 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated trades.
124 daily bars · 21 decision points · 2005-11 to 2006-05 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 182 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 15.6% and a 33.9% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −15.6%
- Max run-up
- +33.9%
- Duration
- 182 days
- Largest single-day move
- +4.5%
- Bars
- 124 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 scenario places you in the energy markets of November 2005, when WTI crude oil was navigating a complex backdrop of geopolitical tensions, inventory dynamics, and growing global demand. The period from 2005-11-14 to 2006-05-15 spans 124 daily bars—a full six months of trading where every session brought fresh uncertainty about supply, OPEC policy, and the sustainability of energy prices. You are tasked with making simulated decisions through 21 decision points, with 7 deemed critical to the outcome.
Over the course of this replay, WTI crude surged from 57.69 to 69.41, delivering a 20.3% return for those positioned correctly. The journey was far from linear—a 15.6% drawdown tested conviction, while the largest single-bar move of 4.5% could have wiped out careless risk management in an instant. This was not a smooth climb but a volatile grind where patience and discipline were as important as directional conviction.
This replay hones your ability to manage positions through drawdowns without abandoning a sound thesis, to size positions appropriately relative to known volatility, and to resist the psychological pull of revenge trading after sharp adverse moves. It teaches that even a correct directional call can fail if process and risk management are neglected.
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