Rebar Historical Replay: 2020-07 to 2020-11
Replay rebar across 86 daily bars from 2020-07-02 to 2020-11-06, navigating a peak drawdown of 8.7% during pandemic volatility. Work through 15 decision points—including 5 critical moments—receive AI coach feedback, and learn purely with simulated capital.
86 daily bars · 15 decision points · 2020-07 to 2020-11 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 127 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 8.7% and a 8.0% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −8.7%
- Max run-up
- +8.0%
- Duration
- 127 days
- Largest single-day move
- +2.1%
- 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
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 and autumn of 2020, the ferrous market faced the extraordinary challenge of pandemic-era uncertainty. This replay spans 86 daily bars from July 2 to November 6, placing traders inside a market where every session carried the weight of economic reopening, supply disruptions, and shifting demand signals. The stakes were clear: navigate sustained volatility while maintaining discipline through drawdowns that tested even seasoned participants.
The price trajectory tells a story of resilience amid turbulence. From a starting level of 3573, rebar closed at 3782—an overall gain of 5.8%. Yet this seemingly modest positive outcome came wrapped in significant intra-period stress, with a maximum drawdown of 8.7% and occasional single sessions moving as much as 2.1%. Such oscillations demanded constant position awareness and the ability to endure temporary losses without abandoning sound process.
For decision trainees, this scenario distills the pandemic trading experience into 15 actionable moments, 5 of which represent critical junctions where conviction and capital management were equally vital. The lesson is not about predicting the next move but about building the psychological resilience and risk discipline to survive drawdowns while keeping positions aligned with evolving market logic. Simulated capital allows exploration of responses without financial consequence, turning volatility into a classroom rather than a battlefield.