FTSE 250 Downtrend Replay (1992-03-10 to 1992-04-08)
A 1992 FTSE 250 correction replay spans 44 daily bars with an 8.4% max drawdown and 8 decision points to navigate. You replay each session, decide at critical turning points, and receive AI coach review of your reasoning in a simulated, educational environment.
44 daily bars · 8 decision points · 1992-02 to 1992-04 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 63 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 8.4% and a 15.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −8.4%
- Max run-up
- +15.6%
- Duration
- 63 days
- Largest single-day move
- +7.4%
- Bars
- 44 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 8
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 1992 the FTSE 250 entered a correction phase that tested the resolve of investors navigating an uncertain British economy. This replay spans 44 daily bars from late February through late April, placing you inside a market where every session brought a new test of conviction. Eight decision points are embedded in the data, three of them critical junctures where the difference between holding and adjusting could define your outcome. The 1990s context means operating without modern quantitative tools, relying instead on price action, volume, and classic technical signals.
The index moved from 2493.6 to 2690.9 over the full period, delivering a net gain of 7.9%. Beneath that aggregate recovery lay significant turbulence: an 8.4% max drawdown tested portfolio values, while a largest single-bar move of 7.4% demanded rapid assessment of whether that move represented opportunity or warning. The journey was neither straight nor forgiving, rewarding those who could distinguish temporary weakness from structural breakdown.
This scenario sharpens decision-making under pressure. You must manage risk exposure during the drawdown, decide whether to add or reduce at critical points, and control emotional responses when single sessions swing 7.4%. The three critical decision points are designed to reveal whether your process accounts for both the mathematics of drawdown recovery and the psychology of holding through adverse moves. Replay it not to relive history, but to strengthen habits that transfer to any volatile market.