WTI Crude Oil Historical Replay: 2008-08 to 2008-11
Replay the WTI crude oil slide from 121.41 to 54.39 across 76 turbulent days in 2008. Make decisions at 13 daily checkpoints, then receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices in this educational market replay.
76 daily bars · 13 decision points · 2008-08 to 2008-11 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 106 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 55.2% and a 32.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −55.2%
- Max run-up
- +32.7%
- Duration
- 106 days
- Largest single-day move
- +15.7%
- Bars
- 76 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 13
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 summer of 2008, crude oil dominated global markets as prices surged toward historic highs, driven by geopolitical tensions, supply concerns, and speculative fervor. The United States was grappling with an economy showing the first cracks of the financial crisis while consumers faced record pump prices. For traders and analysts, the energy complex represented both extraordinary profit potential and mounting systemic risk.
Between August 4 and November 18, 2008, WTI crude oil collapsed from $121.41 to $54.39—a loss of -55.2% across just 76 trading days. The maximum drawdown matched the final decline at 55.2%, with volatility punctuated by a single-day move of 15.7%. Participants faced 13 decision points, including 5 critical junctures where positioning could mean the difference between preservation and catastrophic loss.
This replay sharpens decision-making under regime shifts—when trends reverse violently and conventional wisdom fails. Participants confront decision fatigue, the temptation to catch falling knives, and the psychological cost of watching portfolio value evaporate. Stripped of hindsight comfort, the scenario tests disciplined risk management and reveals how process and psychology matter more than prediction.