WTI Crude Oil Historical Replay: 2023-06 to 2023-09
Replay 62 daily bars of WTI crude oil from June to September 2023 as prices climbed 22.8% from 71.29 to 87.54. Step through 11 decision points, four of them critical, while the AI coach reviews each move in a fully simulated environment.
62 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2023-06 to 2023-09 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 90 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 6.7% and a 30.4% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −6.7%
- Max run-up
- +30.4%
- Duration
- 90 days
- Largest single-day move
- −4.3%
- 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
Between June and September 2023, WTI crude oil occupied the center of global commodity markets as prices climbed steadily higher. Energy traders and analysts watched OPEC+ supply management, inventory reports, and macroeconomic signals shape an increasingly complex landscape. The replay covers 62 daily bars from June 8 to September 6, placing participants directly inside the decision-making flow of a live market environment.
Prices rose from 71.29 to 87.54, delivering a 22.8% return over the period. Yet the journey proved anything but linear. A maximum drawdown of 6.7% tested conviction midstream, while a largest single-bar move of 4.3% reminded participants that commodity markets can swing sharply on news. Across the 62 days, 11 decision points emerged—four of them critical moments where directional conviction and risk discipline mattered most.
This replay teaches that energy trading demands both process and psychological resilience. Maintaining discipline through a 6.7% pullback separates systematic participants from reactive ones. Position sizing relative to a 4.3% intraday swing separates survivable risk from account-threatening exposure. The four critical decisions underscore that peak volatility moments are also peak learning moments. Success in commodity markets is built not by predicting outcomes but by executing a repeatable process under uncertainty, a skill this historical window sharpens with every replay.