Heating Oil Historical Replay: 2021-04 to 2021-07
Replay 62 daily bars of heating oil from April to July 2021, when a 15.5% climb brought visible boom-era volatility. Step through each session, face 11 decision points, and receive AI coach review on simulated capital only.
62 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2021-04 to 2021-07 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 89 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 5.3% and a 20.4% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −5.3%
- Max run-up
- +20.4%
- Duration
- 89 days
- Largest single-day move
- +4.4%
- 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
The early 2020s energy landscape presented traders with a complex backdrop of post-pandemic recovery and shifting demand patterns. This replay examines heating oil from April 9, 2021 to July 7, 2021, a span of 62 daily bars when market participants faced the challenge of navigating a market in ascent. The period captured the tension between supply constraints and recovering consumption, setting the stage for significant price discovery.
The replay documented a climb from 1.81 to 2.09, representing a 15.5% increase over the data span. However, the journey was far from linear, with a maximum drawdown of 5.3% testing the resolve of participants. The largest single-bar move of 4.4% underscored the boom-era volatility that defined this market, where each session brought the potential for sharp reversals. Eleven decision points punctuated this period, four of which were critical junctures that demanded decisive action.
For decision training, this scenario excels at teaching traders to maintain discipline during trending markets that oscillate unpredictably. Participants learn to process information under uncertainty, manage risk when drawdowns occur, and control psychology when single sessions move 4.4%. The value lies not in predicting outcomes but in building the habits and mental frameworks that allow traders to execute consistently regardless of market conditions.
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