War · FTSE 100 Index (2014)
The Crimean crisis hammered the FTSE 100 over 144 trading days, capping a 5.7% drawdown with sharp single-day shocks. Replay this 2013–2014 episode day by day, navigate 25 decision points, and receive an AI coach review in a simulated, educational environment.
144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2013-12 to 2014-07 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 210 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 5.7% and a 6.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −5.7%
- Max run-up
- +6.8%
- Duration
- 210 days
- Largest single-day move
- +1.7%
- 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 FTSE 100 entered December 2013 at 6559.5 points, navigating a landscape shadowed by intensifying geopolitical tensions surrounding the Crimean Peninsula. Over the following months, international relations would be tested as diplomatic standoffs gave way to sanctions and counter-sanctions, creating an environment where policy uncertainty became a dominant market force. For investors and analysts, this seven-month crucible demanded constant reassessment of geopolitical risk exposure as headlines shifted daily.
The index ultimately closed at 6823.5 on July 7, 2014, delivering a 4.0% return across 144 trading days. Beneath that modest headline gain lay a turbulent journey, with a maximum drawdown of 5.7% testing portfolio resilience. The period was punctuated by sharp single-day moves reaching 1.7%, moments when headlines translated instantly into price action. Participants faced 25 decision points throughout the replay, nine of which were flagged as critical junctures where positioning and conviction were most severely examined.
This episode teaches that geopolitical risk demands a structured decision process rather than reactive trading. The gap between 5.7% peak-to-trough pain and a final 4.0% gain underscores how short-term volatility can obscure long-term outcomes. Trainees learn to monitor headlines without acting on noise, size positions before volatility strikes, and maintain emotional composure when markets swing 1.7% in a single session. The 25 decision points serve as training milestones, each requiring students to articulate whether current prices adequately compensate for political risk.