WTI Crude Oil Historical Replay: 2009-04 to 2009-07
Replay 68 daily bars of WTI crude oil from 2009-04 to 2009-07 as it climbed 24.3% from 48.39 to 60.14, navigating a 17.3% drawdown along the way. Step through 12 decision points, four of them critical, and get an AI coach review of your simulated choices for educational insight into volatility and boom cycles.
68 daily bars · 12 decision points · 2009-04 to 2009-07 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 98 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 17.3% and a 58.4% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −17.3%
- Max run-up
- +58.4%
- Duration
- 98 days
- Largest single-day move
- −8.8%
- 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
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 April 2009, WTI crude oil was navigating the aftermath of one of the most turbulent periods in energy markets. As prices attempted to recover from the previous year's collapse, traders faced the challenge of distinguishing sustainable rebounds from dead-cat bounces. This 2000s replay spans 68 daily bars and tests whether participants can manage risk during a commodity boom cycle.
Over the three-month period, the price climbed from 48.39 to 60.14, delivering a 24.3% gain. Yet the journey was far from linear: the scenario included a 17.3% drawdown and an 8.8% largest single-bar move. With 12 decision points, four of them marked as critical, participants were forced to act under uncertainty rather than simply hold a position.
The episode teaches that volatility is not merely a metric but a test of process. Managing a 17.3% drawdown without abandoning a 24.3% trend requires disciplined risk frameworks and emotional control. The largest single-bar move of 8.8% reminds traders that intraday shocks can challenge even well-constructed positions. For decision training, this replay emphasizes that outcomes are less important than the quality of choices made under pressure.
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