WTI Crude Oil Historical Replay: 2020-04 to 2020-07
Replay 62 volatile days of WTI crude oil from April through July 2020, when prices swung from $25.09 to $40.62 in an unprecedented energy boom. Walk through every daily decision point, sharpen your risk instincts, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated trades.
62 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2020-04 to 2020-07 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 90 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 250.0%.
- Max drawdown
- −250.0%
- Duration
- 90 days
- Largest single-day move
- +37.7%
- Bars
- 62 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 11
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 the spring of 2020, the energy market faced one of its most turbulent periods in recent memory. WTI crude oil, the benchmark for U.S. energy trading, entered a phase of extreme instability that would test the instincts of every market participant. This replay covers 62 daily bars from 2020-04-08 to 2020-07-07, capturing an era when the very fundamentals of energy economics were being rewritten and the stakes could not have been higher.
The numbers tell a stark story: prices surged from 25.09 to 40.62, a gain of 61.9% across the dataset. Yet this headline figure masks violent internal swings. The market experienced a maximum drawdown of 250.0% and a largest single-bar move of 306.0%, underscoring how even favorable trends can punish the unprepared. Navigating this landscape demanded recognizing 11 distinct decision points, 4 of which proved critical to outcome.
For trainees, this scenario distills essential lessons in process, risk, and psychology. The volatility reminds us that position sizing and drawdown tolerance must be established before conditions deteriorate. The sequence of decision points reinforces that conviction must be balanced against flexibility. And the sheer magnitude of single-bar moves demands emotional discipline to avoid reactive exits at precisely the wrong moment.
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