RBOB Gasoline Historical Replay: 2021-10 to 2022-04
Replay 122 daily bars of RBOB gasoline from October 2021 to April 2022, when crude rallied 20.5% amid Europe's energy crisis. Step through 21 decision points, including 7 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
122 daily bars · 21 decision points · 2021-10 to 2022-04 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 175 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 22.6% and a 88.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −22.6%
- Max run-up
- +88.7%
- Duration
- 175 days
- Largest single-day move
- −12.5%
- Bars
- 122 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 21
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 replay transports you to the RBOB gasoline futures market in the final months of 2021, when Europe's worst energy crisis in decades began reshaping global commodity flows. As natural gas prices exploded and power shortages loomed, refiners and traders faced a rapidly shifting landscape where traditional demand patterns were upended. Over 122 trading days spanning October 2021 through April 2022, participants had to navigate an unprecedented confluence of supply constraints, policy responses, and geopolitical tensions, all while managing positions in a market known for its volatility.
The numbers tell a story of turbulent but ultimately rewarding persistence: prices climbed from 2.49 to 3, delivering a 20.5% return, yet not before experiencing a 22.6% maximum drawdown and weathering a 12.5% single-day swing. The scenario presents 21 decision points, 7 of which represent critical inflection moments where the right call could mean the difference between capital preservation and catastrophic loss. This was not a smooth ascent but a jagged path demanding continuous reassessment.
This environment tests the core pillars of trading discipline: emotional regulation during extreme volatility, strict position management under stress, and the ability to maintain conviction when markets test your thesis. The historical record shows that participants who succeeded combined rigorous analysis with psychological resilience, understanding that surviving drawdowns is often more important than capturing every upside move. Use this replay to stress-test your decision-making process and identify which psychological traps most threaten your performance under pressure.
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