Rebar Historical Replay: 2013-06 to 2013-09
Walk through 72 trading days of 2013 ferrous volatility across a 5.9% drawdown. Replay each session, navigate 13 decision points, and receive AI coach review of your simulated calls.
72 daily bars · 13 decision points · 2013-06 to 2013-09 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 101 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 5.9% and a 12.1% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −5.9%
- Max run-up
- +12.1%
- Duration
- 101 days
- Largest single-day move
- +2.2%
- Bars
- 72 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 13
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
In the summer of 2013, the ferrous market navigated a period of heightened policy uncertainty that tested both fundamentals and sentiment. Over 72 trading days from June 17 to September 26, traders faced a market that would ultimately deliver a modest 3.9% gain—3477 to 3613—while enduring a maximum drawdown of 5.9%. The environment demanded constant recalibration as macro forces weighed on commodity prices.
The period proved choppy despite the positive eventual outcome. The largest single-bar move of 2.2% underscored the volatility lurking beneath surface stability. With 13 decision points embedded in the replay—five deemed critical—participants were forced to navigate moments where a wrong call could mean significant underperformance against the benchmark.
This replay sharpens three core skills: reading policy signals under uncertainty, managing risk through a 5.9% drawdown without abandoning sound process, and controlling the psychological temptation to overtrade in volatile conditions. Each of the 13 decision points serves as a mirror for examining one's own reasoning under pressure, making this scenario a valuable training ground for disciplined commodity trading.
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