Natural Gas Historical Replay: 2020-06 to 2020-09
Replay the 2020 natural gas recovery from 1.64 to 1.83, a 11.6% rebound across 64 daily bars marked by a punishing 31.2% drawdown. You make decisions bar by bar, face 11 branching points, and receive an AI coach review of every simulated choice.
64 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2020-06 to 2020-09 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 91 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 31.2% and a 79.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −31.2%
- Max run-up
- +79.7%
- Duration
- 91 days
- Largest single-day move
- +16.7%
- Bars
- 64 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 summer of 2020, natural gas emerged as a test case for volatile commodity recovery. The market had been reshaped by pandemic disruptions, and prices were attempting to stabilize after sharp moves. This replay spans the 2020s decade, focusing on a 64-trading-day window where the underlying energy sector was finding its footing. Participants face the challenge of positioning within a commodity known for sudden reversals.
The scenario runs from June 23 to September 22, 2020, tracking a modest recovery of 11.6% as prices moved from 1.64 to 1.83. Yet this headline figure obscures a turbulent journey: the period carried a maximum drawdown of 31.2%, and individual bars could swing as violently as 16.7%. Participants navigate 11 decision points, four of which are critical inflection moments that demand clear risk reasoning.
This replay sharpens several decision-making muscles. The gap between modest gains and severe interim losses teaches the importance of drawdown management and position sizing. The prevalence of large single-bar moves tests emotional composure under sudden volatility. With four critical nodes, participants must practice disciplined process rather than reactive guessing, building habits that distinguish skilled execution from speculative gambling.
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