RBOB Gasoline Historical Replay: 2018-09 to 2018-12
Replay 68 days of RBOB gasoline history from September to December 2018 as the contract fell 26.5% through a brutal energy-sector crash. Step into daily decision points, face four critical forks, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated trades.
68 daily bars · 12 decision points · 2018-09 to 2018-12 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 97 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 35.0% and a 9.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −35.0%
- Max run-up
- +9.7%
- Duration
- 97 days
- Largest single-day move
- −7.9%
- 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
RBOB gasoline futures, a cornerstone of US energy markets, entered a decisive period in late 2018 as the broader energy sector confronted mounting headwinds. From September 5, 2018, market participants faced an environment where commodity prices were sliding, demand signals were mixed, and volatility was elevated. The 2010s had already demonstrated that energy trading could deliver sharp reversals, but this particular window would test even experienced traders with its relentless pressure.
Over 68 trading days through December 11, 2018, RBOB gasoline endured a substantial decline, falling from 1.96 to 1.44—a loss of 26.5%. The maximum drawdown reached 35.0%, and days when prices moved 7.9% in a single session created conditions where risk management assumptions were constantly challenged. Twelve decision points were embedded in the replay, with four marked as critical junctures where positioning and choices carried heightened consequence.
This scenario distills essential lessons for decision training. Navigating the decline demanded strict process discipline, as the extended nature of the move made it easy to second-guess entries or exits. Risk management proved critical: surviving a 35.0% drawdown requires position sizing and stop protocols that most traders underestimate until tested. Psychologically, the replay captures the fatigue and doubt that accompany prolonged adverse moves, reinforcing why emotional control and adherence to pre-defined rules are inseparable from sound trading practice.