FTSE 250 Uptrend Replay (1986-01-21 to 1986-04-04)
Replay the 1986 FTSE 250 uptrend with 104 daily bars showing a 20.1% rise and a 5.2% max drawdown. Step through each day, tackle four critical decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated trades.
104 daily bars · 11 decision points · 1985-12 to 1986-05 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 150 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 5.2% and a 27.5% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −5.2%
- Max run-up
- +27.5%
- Duration
- 150 days
- Largest single-day move
- −2.5%
- Bars
- 104 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 early 1986, the FTSE 250 entered a pronounced uptrend that would test the resolve of any investor tracking mid-cap British equities. The market moved from late 1985 through the spring, presenting traders with 104 daily bars of authentic price action and 11 decision points—four of them critical—against the backdrop of a decade defined by deregulation and economic expansion in the United Kingdom.
The numbers tell a compelling story: the index climbed from 1412.6 to 1696.5, delivering a 20.1% return over the period. Yet the journey was far from linear. A maximum drawdown of 5.2% tested conviction during pullbacks, while the largest single-bar move of 2.5% demanded real-time responses to volatility. Those who maintained discipline through the minor corrections were positioned to capture the bulk of the advance.
This replay isolates the moments that separated thoughtful execution from reactive trading. Navigating a 20.1% trend requires a repeatable process rather than guesswork, particularly when 5.2% drawdowns create doubt. The four critical decision points force participants to confront the psychological challenge of staying committed to a thesis while managing real downside risk. Completing this scenario leaves traders with sharper instincts for identifying genuine momentum versus noise in any market environment.
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