FTSE 250 Downtrend Replay (2002-12-02 to 2003-03-12)
Replay the FTSE 250 correction across 140 daily bars with a 16.9% drawdown and 11 decision points to navigate. Step through each authentic trading day, face critical choices, and receive an AI coach review in this simulated training environment.
140 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2002-10 to 2003-05 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 202 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 16.9% and a 15.4% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −16.9%
- Max run-up
- +15.4%
- Duration
- 202 days
- Largest single-day move
- +3.2%
- Bars
- 140 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
The FTSE 250 in late 2002 entered a correction phase that would test the resolve of every market participant. From December 2002 through March 2003, the index moved through a period of sustained downward pressure, creating an environment where protecting capital became as important as identifying opportunity. With 140 daily bars of authentic price action and 11 decision points woven through the scenario, participants faced a realistic simulation of navigating market uncertainty during a genuine historical correction. This was not a crisis, but a grinding, persistent decline that demanded discipline over impulse.
Across the 2002-10-11 to 2003-05-01 data span, the index ultimately closed at 4374.9, representing a 4.4% gain from the 4188.9 starting level. Yet this headline number obscures a turbulent journey: a maximum drawdown of 16.9% tested portfolio resilience, while the largest single-bar move of 3.2% reminded participants that individual sessions can deliver sharp surprises. Among the 11 decision points embedded in the timeline, 4 were designated as critical moments where positioning choices carried amplified consequence.
This replay teaches that process matters more than prediction. Navigating a correction requires evaluating each trading day on its own terms rather than anchoring to initial positions. Risk management surfaces as the central discipline when a 16.9% drawdown can materialize despite an eventual positive outcome. Psychologically, the scenario reveals how persistent downside pressure erodes conviction, making it essential to establish decision rules before emotions intensify. The FTSE 250 correction of this era stands as a classroom for calibrating risk tolerance and maintaining systematic thinking under pressure.