FTSE 250 Downtrend Replay (2004-06-30 to 2004-08-09)
Replay a 58-session slice of a classic FTSE 250 correction that trimmed the index by 1.2% with a 7.1% drawdown. Step through each authentic daily bar, tackle 11 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
58 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2004-06 to 2004-08 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 79 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 7.1% and a 4.3% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −7.1%
- Max run-up
- +4.3%
- Duration
- 79 days
- Largest single-day move
- −1.3%
- Bars
- 58 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 mid-2004, the FTSE 250 was navigating a correction phase that tested investor resolve across the British mid-cap landscape. This replay captures 58 daily bars spanning from early June to late August 2004, a period when markets were adjusting to shifting economic signals and portfolio positioning. The scenario places participants in the shoes of traders and investors who had to navigate uncertainty without the benefit of hindsight, facing the question of how to respond when a diversified mid-cap index begins to show sustained weakness.
The correction ultimately trimmed the index by 1.2%, closing at 6086.1 from an opening level of 6162.4. However, the journey was more volatile than the headline figure suggests, with a maximum drawdown of 7.1% occurring during the period. The largest single daily move reached 1.3%, underscoring how even modest percentage declines can contain moments of sharp intraday turbulence. Participants encounter 11 decision points throughout this historical slice, with 4 designated as critical junctures where directional conviction was most severely tested.
This replay serves as a training ground for decision-making under uncertainty. The gap between the 1.2% net decline and the 7.1% drawdown reveals how losses can accumulate even when the final outcome appears benign, a critical lesson in risk perception. Facing 11 decision points forces participants to act on incomplete information, mirroring real market conditions where every choice carries consequences. The four critical moments especially test emotional discipline, as participants must decide whether to hold, adjust, or exit positions while the correction unfolds. By experiencing these pressures in simulation, practitioners can build the procedural habits and psychological resilience needed when genuine capital is at stake.
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