FTSE MIB Downtrend Replay (2020-08-12 to 2020-09-25)
Replicate Italy's FTSE MIB correction across 66 daily bars from July to October 2020, where the index fell 6.0% to 19,374. Step through each session, tackle 11 decision points with 4 critical moments, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated, educational choices.
66 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2020-07 to 2020-10 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 91 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 9.8% and a 7.0% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −9.8%
- Max run-up
- +7.0%
- Duration
- 91 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.7%
- Bars
- 66 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 11
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 MIB, Italy's benchmark equity index, entered a pronounced correction phase during the summer and early autumn of 2020. Across a data span of 66 daily bars from mid-July through mid-October, market participants faced a sustained downward pressure that tested both directional conviction and capital preservation instincts. The scenario captures the uncertainty that gripped European equities during this transition period, where early pandemic recovery gains faced scrutiny amid shifting macro signals.
By the close of the replay window, the index retreated from 20,621 to 19,374, representing a -6.0% cumulative decline. The journey proved more volatile than the endpoint suggests: the maximum drawdown reached 9.8%, while the largest single-bar move of 3.7% underscored moments of acute intraday stress. Participants navigated 11 decision points throughout the period, with 4 flagged as critical junctures where positioning and risk management choices carried heightened consequence.
This replay hones the ability to manage positions through a grinding correction rather than a sudden crash. The 9.8% peak-to-trough slide and isolated 3.7% bars teach discipline under asymmetric conditions where downside unfolds gradually but unpredictably. Trainees learn to separate the process of signal assessment from emotional reaction to falling prices, reinforcing why pre-defined exit rules and position sizing matter more than directional conviction during drawdown phases.