Brent Crude Oil Historical Replay: 2019-11 to 2020-05
Replay 124 trading days from 14 Nov 2019 to 13 May 2020 as Brent crude plunged from $62.28 to $29.19, a 53.1% decline. Make decisions bar-by-bar across 21 decision points, with 7 flagged as critical, and receive an AI coach review of each move—simulated capital only.
124 daily bars · 21 decision points · 2019-11 to 2020-05 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 181 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 71.9% and a 60.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −71.9%
- Max run-up
- +60.2%
- Duration
- 181 days
- Largest single-day move
- −24.4%
- Bars
- 124 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 21
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
This scenario replays Brent crude oil futures across 124 trading days from 14 November 2019 to 13 May 2020, straddling the late 2010s and early 2020s. The market began with prices hovering near $62, reflecting relatively stable conditions, yet the period ahead would prove transformative for energy traders. Players must navigate bar-by-bar decisions through 21 decision points, with 7 flagged as critical, as the landscape shifts beneath them.
The replay documents a catastrophic decline: Brent crude fell from $62.28 to $29.19, a -53.1% destruction of value. The maximum drawdown reached 71.9%, while the largest single-bar move measured 24.4%, underscoring the extreme volatility that defined this era. Such swings tested every assumption about position sizing and risk tolerance.
For decision training, this scenario reveals the critical importance of process over prediction. The pandemic-driven crash moved faster than most models anticipated, demanding adaptability and disciplined risk management. Traders learned that psychological resilience—sticking to pre-defined rules rather than reacting emotionally—was as vital as any fundamental analysis during this unprecedented period.
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