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Inflation · FTSE 100 Index (2023)

StocksFTSE 100GBPolicy2023-03 to 2023-10Difficulty 1/5FreeView charts

Replay 150 trading days of the FTSE 100 from March to October 2023, when the index drifted from 7403.9 to 7374.8 amid an 8.3% drawdown. Step through daily decisions across 26 points and let the AI coach review your reasoning in this simulated training session.

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150 daily bars · 26 decision points · 2023-03 to 2023-10 · Stocks

Key facts

This window spans 217 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 8.3% and a 6.9% run-up.

Max drawdown
−8.3%
Max run-up
+6.9%
Duration
217 days
Largest single-day move
−2.2%
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

How to play
  1. The market advances day by day. You only see candles up to the current day — as if you were really there.

  2. At key decision points choose Buy / Trim / Exit / Hold. Each decision advances the timeline by one day.

  3. 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 from March to October 2023 represented a test of investor nerve in a period of stubborn core inflation and monetary policy uncertainty. The index began at 7403.9 as central banks wrestled with balancing inflation control against economic growth risks. For traders and investors, this six-month window of 150 trading days encapsulated the policy entanglement defining the early 2020s, where every data release and central bank signal demanded careful interpretation.

Over the course of the replay period, the index drifted to 7374.8, a modest -0.4% decline that masked considerable intra-period turbulence. The 8.3% maximum drawdown revealed the stress beneath the surface calm, while the largest single-bar move of 2.2% demonstrated how policy announcements could trigger sharp reactions. Against this backdrop, 26 decision points—9 of them critical—offered multiple moments to test positioning strategies across different market regimes.

This replay session hones the ability to maintain discipline when headlines scream urgency. The real challenge lies in adhering to risk management protocols when volatility spikes and in recognizing that policy uncertainty can produce sideways markets punctuated by sudden moves. Trainees learn to separate signal from noise, manage drawdown risk, and build psychological resilience for navigating ambiguous policy environments where conventional wisdom constantly shifts.