Iron Ore Historical Replay: 2023-06 to 2023-09
Replay a 64-bar iron ore window from June to September 2023, where prices climbed 10.4% amid a 17.5% drawdown and a 12.0% single-day swing. Step through each session, decide at 11 checkpoints, and receive an AI review of your simulated trades.
64 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2023-06 to 2023-09 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 91 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 17.5% and a 18.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −17.5%
- Max run-up
- +18.8%
- Duration
- 91 days
- Largest single-day move
- −12.0%
- 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
In the summer of 2023, iron ore occupied a pivotal position in global commodity markets as traders scrutinized every signal from China's economic trajectory. The 64-bar window from June 6 to September 5 captured a period when expectations of Chinese demand recovery vied with concerns about overcapacity and property sector weakness. For market participants, the question was whether the ferrous complex would sustain momentum or succumb to the gravitational pull of slowing industrial activity.
The numbers tell a story of conviction tested by volatility. Prices climbed from 766.5 to 846.5, delivering a 10.4% return, yet the journey was anything but smooth. The maximum drawdown of 17.5% tested the resolve of any long positions, while a single-day swing of 12.0% demonstrated how quickly sentiment could reverse. This was not a straight-line advance but a battleground where each session demanded fresh assessment of the evolving fundamental picture.
For decision training, this scenario distills into three core lessons. Eleven decision points, four deemed critical, form the backbone of navigating this market. First, signal discrimination matters enormously—the ability to distinguish fundamental shifts from short-term noise separates disciplined traders from reactive ones. Second, risk calibration must account for drawdowns that far exceed the final return, reminding us that survival during the trough enables participation in the recovery. Third, psychological resilience becomes the ultimate edge when 12.0% single-day moves test conviction to its limits. This replay teaches that process consistency, not outcome prediction, forms the foundation of sound market judgment.