FTSE 250 Uptrend Replay (2016-02-11 to 2016-05-25)
Replay the FTSE 250's 2016-02-11 to 2016-05-25 uptrend across 144 daily bars with a 14.8% drawdown. Walk through 11 decision points, four of them critical, and receive an AI coach review of your choices. Simulated capital only, for educational decision training.
144 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2015-12 to 2016-07 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 210 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 14.8% and a 14.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −14.8%
- Max run-up
- +14.2%
- Duration
- 210 days
- Largest single-day move
- −7.2%
- Bars
- 144 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, Britain's benchmark for mid-cap equities, entered a complex recovery phase in early 2016. This scenario replays the index's uptrend trajectory from February 11 to May 25, 2016, compressed into 144 daily bars spanning from December 17, 2015, to July 14, 2016. Investors faced the challenge of navigating a market oscillating between recovery momentum and persistent macro uncertainty during this period.
The index closed at 17177.3 and ultimately settled at 16788, representing a modest -2.3% decline over the full data span. Yet within this apparently flat trajectory, the market exhibited significant internal volatility—a maximum drawdown of 14.8% and a largest single-bar move of 7.2% underscored the turbulent nature of this recovery phase. These figures capture the essence of a market that offered both substantial opportunities and considerable risks for active decision-makers.
This replay equips traders with 11 decision points, four of them critical, demanding nuanced judgment calls throughout the period. The scenario trains participants to manage risk during sharp reversals, maintain composure through volatility, and distinguish temporary fluctuations from structural shifts. By engaging with authentic market mechanics under simulated conditions, learners develop decision-making frameworks without financial exposure—building experience through historical reconstruction rather than speculation.