FTSE 250 Downtrend Replay (1992-05-20 to 1992-09-16)
Replay the 1992 FTSE 250 downtrend across 150 daily bars marked by a 23.6% maximum drawdown and a 7.4% single-day plunge. Step through each session, weigh 11 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated calls.
150 daily bars · 11 decision points · 1992-03 to 1992-10 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 214 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 23.6% and a 21.4% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −23.6%
- Max run-up
- +21.4%
- Duration
- 214 days
- Largest single-day move
- +7.4%
- Bars
- 150 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 spring and summer of 1992, the FTSE 250 index entered a treacherous phase that would test the resolve of any market participant. This replay spans 150 daily bars from late March through late October, capturing a sustained downtrend in the UK mid-cap market during a decade already marked by economic uncertainty. The scenario is classified as a crash event, with volatility as its defining characteristic. Participants enter this environment knowing that trend-following instincts will be challenged at every turn.
The headline numbers reveal the severity of what unfolded. The index closed this period with a modest 4.5% recovery, moving from 2412.4 to 2521.6, yet this flattering final figure obscures a brutal journey. Maximum drawdown reached 23.6%, meaning portfolios could have been eroded by nearly a quarter of their value before any recovery began. Most striking was the largest single-bar move of 7.4%, a one-day plunge that would have tested stop-loss discipline and emotional composure simultaneously. Across this span, 11 decision points emerged, with 4 designated as critical junctures where positioning choices carried amplified consequences.
This replay distills the downtrend experience into a decision-training framework. Process discipline matters most when trends accelerate against you: pre-defining exit thresholds becomes the difference between controlled risk and runaway losses. The 7.4% single-day drop serves as a psychological stress test, forcing participants to confront whether their risk models account for tail events that feel impossible until they occur. Finally, the gap between 23.6% drawdown and the ultimate 4.5% close illustrates that patience and conviction require validation through consistent position management, not merely holding through pain. Each of the 11 decision points acts as a checkpoint, asking: is your process adapting to new information, or is it anchoring to prior assumptions?
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