WTI Crude Oil Historical Replay: 2020-08 to 2020-12
Replay 84 days of 2020 WTI crude oil, navigating a 16.3% drawdown as the pandemic reshaped energy markets. You make decisions at 15 points, then review each move with an AI coach in a simulated educational environment.
84 daily bars · 15 decision points · 2020-08 to 2020-12 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 120 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 16.3% and a 37.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −16.3%
- Max run-up
- +37.2%
- Duration
- 120 days
- Largest single-day move
- +8.5%
- Bars
- 84 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 15
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 period from August to December 2020 found crude oil markets at a precarious crossroads. The pandemic had already inflicted historic damage on energy demand, and traders faced the daunting task of navigating continued uncertainty while positioning for recovery. WTI crude, which had experienced unprecedented volatility earlier in the year, now confronted questions about the durability of any rebound and the sustainability of prices that had clawed back from crisis lows.
The replay spans 84 trading days from late August through year-end, tracking WTI's journey from $42.61 to $48, representing a 12.6% gain. However, this seemingly positive outcome came with significant turbulence: a maximum drawdown of 16.3% tested discipline, while the largest single-day move of 8.5% demanded composure under pressure. The market's path was neither smooth nor predictable, rewarding those who could read shifting dynamics rather than simply betting on direction.
The scenario offers a rigorous test of decision-making under ambiguity. Fifteen decision points, five deemed critical, force participants to confront the core challenges of energy trading: managing drawdowns without panic, sizing positions appropriately for volatility spikes, and maintaining process over outcome. Participants learn that surviving drawdowns is often more important than maximizing gains, and that psychological resilience matters as much as technical analysis in navigating real market conditions.