RBOB Gasoline Historical Replay: 2007-08 to 2007-11
Replay the 2007 RBOB gasoline crisis across 66 daily bars as subprime stress hit commodities, with prices climbing 30.7% from 1.89 to 2.47. Step through each session, make your calls at 12 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated trading discipline.
66 daily bars · 12 decision points · 2007-08 to 2007-11 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 93 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 7.5% and a 30.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −7.5%
- Max run-up
- +30.7%
- Duration
- 93 days
- Largest single-day move
- −4.3%
- 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
In the late summer and fall of 2007, the RBOB gasoline market entered a period of intense volatility as subprime mortgage stress rippled through global financial markets. This replay covers 66 daily trading sessions from late August through late November, placing traders in the midst of an energy crisis that was testing portfolio allocations and risk models across the commodity space. Understanding how energy prices behave when broader financial conditions deteriorate is a critical skill for any market participant.
The market moved decisively higher, with prices climbing from 1.89 to 2.47, representing a 30.7% gain over the period. Yet this upward trajectory was far from smooth. The market experienced a maximum drawdown of 7.5%, and traders had to contend with a largest single-bar move of 4.3%. Such intraday volatility creates genuine psychological pressure, as positions can swing rapidly between profit and loss within the same session.
This scenario offers a rigorous test of trading discipline. With 12 decision points to navigate, including 4 critical junctures, participants must balance conviction in a directional trend against the humility to manage risk when conditions shift. The 7.5% drawdown serves as a reminder that even correct directional calls require position sizing and exit discipline. Ultimately, the lesson is about process over prediction: surviving volatility requires rules, not conviction alone.
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