Boom · FTSE 100 Index (2013)
The FTSE 100 Index rose 4.5% across 150 trading days in 2013, carving a slow bullish path through UK policy signals. Replay each session, decide through 26 decision points, and let the AI coach review your reasoning in a simulated, educational setting.
150 daily bars · 26 decision points · 2013-03 to 2013-10 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 216 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 11.9% and a 11.1% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −11.9%
- Max run-up
- +11.1%
- Duration
- 216 days
- Largest single-day move
- +3.1%
- 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 the spring of 2013 navigating the fragile recovery of the UK economy. With monetary policy still accommodative and fiscal consolidation underway, investors faced the delicate task of positioning through a period of tentative growth signals and policy uncertainty. The market was not chasing explosive rallies; it was digesting gradual improvements in economic data while remaining vulnerable to shifts in sentiment around Bank of England guidance.
Across 150 trading days from 2013-03-21 to 2013-10-23, the index traced a modest but meaningful advance, closing at 6674.5 from an opening of 6388.6 for a total return of 4.5%. The path was anything but straight: a maximum drawdown of 11.9% tested conviction, while the largest single-bar move of 3.1% reminded participants that policy-driven volatility could strike without warning. Navigating this terrain demanded decisions at 26 points, with 9 deemed critical to outcomes.
This replay isolates the core tension between patience and responsiveness that defines slow-bull environments. Traders confronting 11.9% drawdowns must separate temporary weakness from structural deterioration, a distinction that separates disciplined process from reactive panic. The 3.1% single-bar episodes underscore how policy statements can generate sudden momentum that challenges position sizing and risk thresholds. By working through all 26 decision points, participants sharpen the psychological resilience needed to hold conviction through intermittent turbulence while avoiding the trap of complacency that a gentle 4.5% return can foster.
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