Pandemic · FTSE 100 Index (2009)
During the 2009 H1N1 scare the FTSE 100 swung 20.6% over 150 trading days. Replay each session, tackle 26 decision points, and get AI coach feedback in this simulated market-training scenario.
150 daily bars · 26 decision points · 2009-01 to 2009-08 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 215 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 18.5% and a 39.4% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −18.5%
- Max run-up
- +39.4%
- Duration
- 215 days
- Largest single-day move
- −5.3%
- Bars
- 150 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 26
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 100 entered January 2009 trapped between mounting pandemic fears and battered investor confidence. The index began at 4059.9 as the H1N1 outbreak dominated global headlines and economic uncertainty gripped markets. For the next seven months—150 trading days through late August—participants faced a pressure test unlike any routine market move.
What unfolded was a dramatic recovery masked by violent swings. The index surged 20.6% to 4896.2, yet the journey included an 18.5% max drawdown and single-day moves reaching 5.3%. Participants encountered 26 decision points, nine of them critical junctures where direction turned sharply. The market offered no clean linear path—only a series of tests demanding disciplined engagement.
This period teaches that process trumps prediction. Navigating an 18.5% drawdown without abandoning strategy required conviction; absorbing a 5.3% single-day swing required robust position sizing. The pandemic backdrop added psychological friction—fear and uncertainty fighting against rational analysis. Successful replay demands a systematic approach, clear rules, and emotional discipline. Volatility is not the enemy; unprepared decisions are.