WTI Crude Oil Historical Replay: 2023-07 to 2023-10
Replay 64 daily bars of WTI crude oil from 2023-07-24 to 2023-10-20, watching price climb 12.7% to 88.75. Walk through 11 decision points, including 4 critical moments, and receive an AI coach review of your choices in a simulated educational environment.
64 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2023-07 to 2023-10 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 88 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 12.1% and a 19.0% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −12.1%
- Max run-up
- +19.0%
- Duration
- 88 days
- Largest single-day move
- +5.8%
- Bars
- 64 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 replay spans 2023-07-24 to 2023-10-20, covering 64 daily bars of WTI crude oil trading during a period when energy markets faced uncertainty from shifting monetary policy expectations and supply dynamics. Participants must navigate price action within this specific timeframe, making real-time decisions without knowledge of what follows. The scenario captures 11 decision points, including 4 critical moments that test both analytical rigor and emotional discipline.
The price trajectory shows WTI climbing from 78.74 to 88.75, representing a 12.7% gain over the period. However, this upward move was not linear. Participants endured a maximum drawdown of 12.1%, requiring them to hold positions through adverse moves while managing risk. The largest single-bar move of 5.8% illustrates how quickly commodity prices can swing on news flow, creating sharp intraday turning points that separate disciplined traders from reactive ones. Across these 64 trading days, every decision carried compounding consequences.
This replay teaches that surviving volatility demands more than directional conviction. Process discipline—stick to entry rules, size positions appropriately, and accept drawdowns as part of the edge—matters far more than predicting each daily bar. The psychological dimension surfaces when a 5.8% single-day move tests conviction, or when a 12.1% drawdown pressures participants to abandon their thesis. By replaying these 4 critical moments with simulated capital, learners can observe how emotional reactions distort judgment, then rebuild cleaner decision habits before risking real funds. The 2020s energy market provides a rich classroom for this training.