WTI Crude Oil Historical Replay: 2015-06 to 2015-12
Replay the second half of 2015 as WTI crude collapsed 37.0% from 58.33 to 36.76, marked by a 38.2% drawdown and 20 decision points. Step through each authentic trading day, face critical policy-driven moments, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated decisions.
116 daily bars · 20 decision points · 2015-06 to 2015-12 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 164 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 38.2% and a 29.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −38.2%
- Max run-up
- +29.8%
- Duration
- 164 days
- Largest single-day move
- +10.3%
- Bars
- 116 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 20
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 second half of 2015 found WTI crude oil at the center of a complex web of global economic forces. Supply was abundant, OPEC maintained its production strategy, and demand signals from emerging markets, particularly China, painted an uncertain picture. Geopolitical tensions and shifting monetary policy expectations added layers of unpredictability that made energy trading especially challenging during this period.
What unfolded was a sustained price collapse. WTI fell from 58.33 to 36.76, a decline of -37.0%, with a maximum drawdown of 38.2%. The volatility was punctuated by a single-bar move of 10.3%, a reminder of how quickly positions can move against a trader. Across 116 trading days from 2015-06-29 to 2015-12-10, participants faced 20 decision points, 7 of which were critical junctures where policy developments or market structure shifts demanded immediate strategic responses.
This replay teaches the importance of process discipline in adverse conditions. The depth of the drawdown and the magnitude of intraday spikes test not just analytical models but emotional resilience. Traders learn that surviving a -37.0% move requires position sizing that accounts for extended drawdowns, a systematic framework that prevents reactive decisions, and the psychological stamina to maintain conviction when the tape is working against you. The scenario offers a rigorous laboratory for developing these skills without real capital at risk.