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Coking Coal Historical Replay: 2023-05 to 2023-08

CommoditiesFerrousUSCrisis2023-05 to 2023-08Difficulty 3/5FreeView charts

Replay 60 days of coking coal markets from 2023-05-25 to 2023-08-18, capturing an 11.6% close-to-close swing and a 10.9% drawdown. Step through each daily bar, face 11 decision points with AI coach review in a simulated educational environment.

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60 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2023-05 to 2023-08 · Commodities

Key facts

This window spans 85 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 10.9% and a 25.5% run-up.

Max drawdown
−10.9%
Max run-up
+25.5%
Duration
85 days
Largest single-day move
−7.0%
Bars
60 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

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

The coking coal market enters a turbulent phase in the summer of 2023, a period marked by macroeconomic uncertainty surrounding the US debt ceiling negotiations. From 2023-05-25 to 2023-08-18, traders and analysts faced 60 daily bars of price action in a market where commodity prices were buffeted by shifting dollar dynamics and growth concerns. The scenario covers 11 decision points, including 4 critical junctures where positioning could mean the difference between preserving capital or compounding losses.

The numbers tell a story of recovery and volatility. The close price moved from 1267 to 1414, an 11.6% gain over the 60-day period. However, the path was far from smooth, with a maximum drawdown of 10.9% testing the resolve of any participant holding positions through the turbulence. The largest single-bar move of 7.0% demonstrates how quickly sentiment can shift, creating both danger and opportunity within the same trading session.

For decision training, this replay illuminates three critical dimensions. First, process discipline: navigating 11 decision points requires a consistent framework rather than reactive impulses. Second, risk calibration: a 10.9% drawdown tests position sizing and stop-loss discipline. Third, psychological resilience: the combination of a 7.0% single-bar swing and an 11.6% net outcome demands emotional equilibrium regardless of whether volatility cuts for or against your position.