FTSE 250 Uptrend Replay (2012-06-01 to 2013-05-22)
Replay a 22.3% climb across 150 daily bars of FTSE 250 history and step into 11 decision points, including 4 critical ones. Work through each session, receive AI coach feedback, and sharpen your market judgment in a fully simulated, educational environment.
150 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2012-08 to 2013-03 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 215 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 4.5% and a 23.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −4.5%
- Max run-up
- +23.8%
- Duration
- 215 days
- Largest single-day move
- +2.3%
- 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
The scene transports participants to the FTSE 250 between August 2012 and March 2013, a period when UK mid-caps were tracing a sustained upward trajectory. With 150 daily bars of authentic price data and 11 decision points—4 framed as critical nodes—this replay challenges traders to navigate a trending market where conviction and discipline were constantly tested. The stakes lie not in predicting the outcome but in refining judgment under uncertainty.
From a closing level of 11464 in early August 2012, the index climbed to 14020 by mid-March 2013, delivering a 22.3% return. The journey was neither straight nor calm: a maximum drawdown of 4.5% tested resolve, while the largest single session move of 2.3% occasionally injected volatility into what appeared to be a smooth uptrend. Each deviation demanded a choice—hold, adjust, or step back.
This replay sharpens three core competencies: process discipline, risk calibration, and psychological resilience. The relatively contained maximum drawdown of 4.5% illustrates how uptrends still punish rigid adherence or emotional decisions. The 2.3% single-bar swings serve as reminders that even trending markets exhibit noise. By confronting 11 decision points in sequence, traders learn to distinguish signal from sentiment, building habits that transfer beyond historical scenarios. The educational value lies in practicing response rather than predicting direction.
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