War · FTSE 100 Index (2003)
Feel the tension of 144 trading days as war headlines batter the FTSE 100, producing an 18.0% drawdown. Replay each session, weigh policy-driven shocks, make your calls, then receive an AI coach review of your decisions in this simulated historical market.
144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2002-12 to 2003-07 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 210 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 18.0% and a 28.0% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −18.0%
- Max run-up
- +28.0%
- Duration
- 210 days
- Largest single-day move
- +6.1%
- Bars
- 144 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 25
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 scenario opens on December 23, 2002, placing you inside a FTSE 100 market already vibrating with geopolitical anxiety. The 2000s era frames a market where the prospect of military action in Iraq had become the dominant driver of sentiment. Over the next seven months, through July 21, 2003, you will navigate 144 trading days in which every headline carried the weight of potential escalation. The stakes are clear: policy uncertainty was rewriting risk premiums across every sector.
The index closed the period at 4044.3, a modest 2.7% gain from the opening 3936.9. But that headline number conceals the turbulence beneath. An 18.0% maximum drawdown tested portfolios severely, while the largest single-bar move of 6.1% reminded traders how rapidly sentiment could shift on war news. Across these 144 daily bars, 25 decision points emerged—9 of them critical moments demanding clear judgment under pressure.
This replay sharpens your ability to distinguish between information noise and genuine signal when geopolitical fear distorts valuations. You will practice maintaining discipline during extreme volatility and recognizing how emotional reactions can derail sound strategy. The goal is building resilience through measured, consistent responses—not trying to predict headlines but developing a repeatable process that survives whatever the 2000s era delivers.