FTSE 250 Downtrend Replay (2020-01-02 to 2020-03-19)
Relive the 2020 FTSE 250 collapse across 112 daily bars, where the index fell 18.0% to 16,835.3 amid a 42.0% drawdown. Step through each authentic trading day, face 11 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
112 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2019-11 to 2020-04 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 162 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 42.0% and a 31.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −42.0%
- Max run-up
- +31.2%
- Duration
- 162 days
- Largest single-day move
- −9.4%
- Bars
- 112 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 early 2020, the FTSE 250—Britain's benchmark for mid-sized companies—faced an extraordinary stress test. Spanning 112 daily bars from late 2019 through April 2020, this replay captures a period when the index moved from 20,528.5 toward unprecedented uncertainty. For traders and analysts, the stakes were clear: navigate a rapidly deteriorating environment where traditional correlations broke down and volatility became the dominant market force.
The numbers tell the stark story. From peak to trough, the index ultimately closed at 16,835.3, a decline of 18.0%, while the maximum drawdown reached a jarring 42.0%. A single session saw a 9.4% swing—the largest single-bar move—capturing the panic that can grip even mature markets. Across this 112-day window, participants encountered 11 decision points, with 4 deemed critical, demanding repeated choices under escalating pressure.
This replay sharpens decision-making under pressure. Participants learn to size positions before volatility explodes, to question consensus assumptions when markets discount future outcomes, and to manage the psychological strain of watching a 42.0% drawdown unfold in real time. The 11 decision points serve as crucibles where process, risk calibration, and emotional discipline are tested against authentic historical price action spanning the 2010s and 2020s.