FTSE 250 Uptrend Replay (2022-12-20 to 2023-02-02)
Replay the FTSE 250's 2.0% climb from 19292.4 to 19680.3 across 60 authentic daily bars. Work through 11 decision points, four of them critical, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated trades.
60 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2022-11 to 2023-02 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 86 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 4.5% and a 11.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −4.5%
- Max run-up
- +11.2%
- Duration
- 86 days
- Largest single-day move
- +3.6%
- Bars
- 60 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-sized companies, entered a pivotal phase in late 2022 as investors absorbed shifting interest rate expectations and persistent economic uncertainty. The period spanning 2022-11 to 2023-02 offered a nuanced uptrend scenario that rewarded methodical analysis over impulsive action. This was not a dramatic breakout but a grinding advance where patience and risk discipline would separate competent execution from fortunate guessing.
Across 60 authentic daily bars, the index climbed 2.0% from 19292.4 to 19680.3, yet this modest headline number concealed meaningful turbulence beneath the surface. The journey included a maximum drawdown of 4.5%, testing any thesis that assumed smooth sailing, while individual sessions registered moves of up to 3.6%, creating moments where conviction would be severely strained. Eleven decision points structured the experience, with four critical nodes demanding clear-eyed choices about entry, scaling, and risk exposure.
For decision trainees, this replay illustrates that profitable outcomes depend less on predicting direction than on managing process through uncertainty. The scenario reveals how drawdowns erode confidence, how oversized positions amplify emotional strain, and how psychological resilience determines whether a sound strategy survives a challenging environment. Practicing under these authentic conditions builds the discipline required for the volatile markets of the 2020s, where the gap between knowledge and execution separates theoretical understanding from practical competence.