Natural Gas Historical Replay: 2020-05 to 2020-08
Replay 66 daily bars of the 2020 natural gas recovery as close climbed 46.8% from 1.71 to 2.51. Step through each day, face 12 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your choices on simulated capital.
66 daily bars · 12 decision points · 2020-05 to 2020-08 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 95 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 20.0% and a 69.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −20.0%
- Max run-up
- +69.6%
- Duration
- 95 days
- Largest single-day move
- +16.7%
- Bars
- 66 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
In the spring of 2020, the natural gas market was navigating unprecedented uncertainty as the global economy attempted to recover from pandemic-related disruptions. Energy demand remained fragile, supply dynamics were in flux, and price volatility created both peril and opportunity for traders and analysts studying market behavior. This replay immerses participants in 66 daily bars of authentic market data from May 21 to August 24, 2020, placing them at the decision-making table during a critical recovery phase.
Over the course of those 66 trading days, natural gas prices staged a remarkable recovery, climbing from 1.71 to 2.51—a gain of 46.8%. Yet the journey was far from linear. The market endured a maximum drawdown of 20.0%, with individual daily moves reaching as large as 16.7%, creating an environment that demanded constant vigilance and adaptive strategy. Participants faced 12 decision points, including 4 critical junctures where a single choice could meaningfully shift outcomes.
This scenario exposes the core challenges of trading volatile energy markets. Participants must master position sizing to weather the 20.0% drawdown without panic, develop conviction strategies to hold through significant daily fluctuations, and balance the need for timely entries against the risk of overtrading during volatile periods. The psychological dimension cannot be overstated—maintaining discipline when facing 16.7% single-bar moves separates successful traders from those who capitulate. The 4 critical decision points serve as crucibles where emotional control determines whether theoretical strategies survive real market pressure.
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