RBOB Gasoline Historical Replay: 2022-01 to 2022-05
Gasoline futures surged 61.9% from January through May 2022 as war-driven volatility shook energy markets. Replay the 86 daily bars on FinFable, navigate 15 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your choices using simulated capital.
86 daily bars · 15 decision points · 2022-01 to 2022-05 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 124 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 18.7% and a 61.9% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −18.7%
- Max run-up
- +61.9%
- Duration
- 124 days
- Largest single-day move
- −10.6%
- Bars
- 86 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
RBOB gasoline futures entered 2022 as a market already sensitive to global supply dynamics. The January to May 2022 period brought extraordinary pressure as geopolitical conflict disrupted energy flows across major producing regions. For traders navigating this scenario, the stakes extended beyond price movement: it was a test of conviction, risk discipline, and the ability to process information under escalating uncertainty in one of the world's most actively traded commodities. The 86 daily bars of this replay capture a market in transition, where each session demanded fresh assessment of an evolving situation.
The numbers tell a stark story. From a close of 2.52 at the start of the replay period, prices surged to 4.08—a gain of 61.9% over approximately four months. Yet the path was anything but straight. The market experienced a maximum drawdown of 18.7% and its largest single-bar move reached 10.6%, underscoring the volatility that characterized this era. Across the 86 trading days, traders faced 15 decision points, with 5 deemed critical moments where positioning and risk management would define outcomes. These figures illustrate why energy trading during this period demanded both conviction and flexibility.
This replay session offers more than historical context—it is a decision-training laboratory. The 18.7% drawdown teaches the importance of sizing and contingency planning, while the 10.6% single-bar swings test emotional resilience. With 15 decision points punctuating the 86-bar span, participants must practice the discipline of acting on analysis rather than reacting to noise. The 2020s energy landscape shown here reminds traders that volatility and opportunity are inseparable, and that psychological preparation is as vital as fundamental research.
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