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WTI Crude Oil Historical Replay: 2024-08 to 2024-12

CommoditiesEnergyCNBoom2024-08 to 2024-12Difficulty 3/5FreeView charts

Replay 86 trading days of WTI crude oil from August to early December 2024, watching prices slide 10.8% into a 17.9% drawdown. Step through daily decisions, tackle five critical inflection points, and receive an AI coach review of your choices in this simulated market replay.

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86 daily bars · 15 decision points · 2024-08 to 2024-12 · Commodities

Key facts

This window spans 123 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 17.9% and a 17.3% run-up.

Max drawdown
−17.9%
Max run-up
+17.3%
Duration
123 days
Largest single-day move
−6.1%
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

How to play
  1. The market advances day by day. You only see candles up to the current day — as if you were really there.

  2. At key decision points choose Buy / Trim / Exit / Hold. Each decision advances the timeline by one day.

  3. 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

WTI crude oil was a focal point for energy traders navigating the 2020s. From August 1 to December 2, 2024, the market presented 86 trading days of sustained pressure as oil prices entered a pronounced downtrend. For participants managing energy exposure, this period tested the ability to respond to evolving supply-demand dynamics and macroeconomic headwinds without the benefit of hindsight.

Prices declined from 76.31 to 68.1, representing a 10.8% slide over the replay window. The market carved through a maximum drawdown of 17.9%, while the largest single-bar move of 6.1% punctuated the volatility. Against this backdrop, traders faced 15 decision points, with 5 critical inflection points demanding disciplined risk management and clear situational awareness.

This replay hones the ability to manage positions through extended drawdowns without letting emotions override process. Participants learn to set appropriate stops, size positions according to volatility, and make calculated choices at inflection points when the directional path remains uncertain. The experience underscores that survival in volatile markets depends not on predicting every move, but on maintaining a repeatable decision framework that accounts for risk and preserves capital for the next opportunity.