WTI Crude Oil Historical Replay: 2018-09 to 2018-12
Replay the 2018 WTI crude oil crash as 68 daily bars unfold from 68.72 down to 51.65. You step through each session, face 12 decision points including 4 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of your choices in this simulated, educational scenario.
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 34.2% and a 13.1% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −34.2%
- Max run-up
- +13.1%
- Duration
- 97 days
- Largest single-day move
- −7.7%
- 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
The 2018 WTI crude oil collapse offers a stark window into commodities volatility during a pivotal era for energy markets. Over 68 daily bars spanning September to December, participants experience the full arc of a sustained sell-off that reshaped sentiment across the energy sector. The scenario immerses you in the decision-making pressures faced by traders navigating an extended downtrend, with 12 distinct choice points—including 4 that test your ability to hold positions under extreme stress.
What unfolded was a -24.8% decline from 68.72 to 51.65, accompanied by a maximum drawdown of 34.2% that would have tested any portfolio's resilience. The largest single session delivered a 7.7% move, underscoring the tail-risk characteristics that define commodity trading. These numbers are not abstractions—they represent the actual price action that unfolded bar by bar, each day presenting a new tactical challenge against a relentless backdrop of falling prices.
This environment transforms risk management principles from theory into lived experience. Each decision point becomes a test of emotional discipline—whether to add positions, hedge exposure, or exit entirely. The 4 critical moments demand clear-eyed assessment of whether recent declines represent opportunity or warning, forcing traders to confront the psychological traps of loss aversion and recency bias. Replaying this crash in a simulated setting builds the cognitive frameworks needed to manage volatility without being paralyzed by fear or seduced by false certainty.