RBOB Gasoline Historical Replay: 2009-02 to 2009-08
RBOB gasoline surged 66.9% from 1.21 to 2.02 across 126 trading days in 2009. Replay each session, navigate 22 decision points including 8 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated calls.
126 daily bars · 22 decision points · 2009-02 to 2009-08 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 181 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 21.3% and a 99.0% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −21.3%
- Max run-up
- +99.0%
- Duration
- 181 days
- Largest single-day move
- +11.1%
- Bars
- 126 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 22
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 early 2009, global commodities markets were recovering from the financial crisis. RBOB gasoline, a key energy futures contract, entered a period of extraordinary volatility as investors digested stimulus measures and shifting demand signals. This six-month replay covers 126 trading days from February 13 to August 13, placing traders in the mindset of navigating an uncertain but trending market.
The numbers tell a dramatic story. RBOB gasoline surged 66.9% from 1.21 to 2.02, yet the path was anything but straight. The market experienced a maximum drawdown of 21.3% and witnessed its largest single-bar move of 11.1%, underscoring the kind of violent swings that test conviction and risk management alike. Across these 126 days, traders faced 22 decision points, with 8 deemed critical moments where positioning and discipline were most severely evaluated.
This replay emphasizes process over prediction. Volatile trends punish impatience and reward those with clear plans for scaling in and out. The 21.3% drawdown serves as a reminder that even correct directional bets can feel catastrophic without proper sizing. For trainees, the value lies in experiencing how 11.1% single-bar moves test emotional regulation and how the distinction between 22 routine decisions and 8 critical ones shapes long-term outcomes. Studying this era from the 2000s helps build the psychological resilience needed when markets move in ways that strain conventional wisdom.
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