Commodity Shock · FTSE 100 Index (2014)
Between August 2014 and March 2015, the FTSE 100 index weathered a 10.1% drawdown as oil prices collapsed. Replay 144 daily bars, face 25 decision points, and receive an AI coach review in this simulated training environment.
144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2014-08 to 2015-03 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 205 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 10.1% and a 12.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −10.1%
- Max run-up
- +12.6%
- Duration
- 205 days
- Largest single-day move
- −2.8%
- 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
In the summer of 2014, global markets entered a period of mounting uncertainty as major oil-producing nations signaled a shift toward production increases. The FTSE 100, a barometer of European equities, faced a test that would unfold over the coming months. This replay scenario covers 144 daily bars from August 2014 to March 2015, placing traders at the heart of a structural commodity shock that rippled through equity markets worldwide.
The index opened the period at 6656.7 and closed at 6911.8, delivering a modest 3.8% gain over the full span. Yet this headline number masks the turbulence within: a maximum drawdown of 10.1% tested portfolio resilience, while the largest single-day swing of 2.8% reminded participants that volatility can erupt without warning. Navigating this environment required confronting 25 decision points, nine of which the simulation designates as critical junctures where directional conviction and risk management were most severely examined.
This episode sharpens decision-training instincts across three dimensions. Process discipline demands that traders adhere to their methodology regardless of headline news about oil policy shifts. Risk management becomes concrete when confronting a 10.1% drawdown in real time: position sizing, stop-loss discipline, and portfolio correlation all demand active evaluation. Psychological resilience is perhaps the deepest lesson—staying rational when commodities and equities move in tandem against prevailing positions separates disciplined practitioners from reactive ones. The AI coach review that follows each replay helps traders identify where emotion or methodology faltered, turning historical volatility into structured learning.