AUD/USD Historical Replay: 2013-11 to 2014-05
Replay 130 daily bars of AUD/USD from November 2013 to May 2014, navigating a 7.9% drawdown in one of the most volatile emerging-market stress periods. Step through 23 decision points, including 8 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
130 daily bars · 23 decision points · 2013-11 to 2014-05 · Forex
Key facts
This window spans 180 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 7.9% and a 8.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −7.9%
- Max run-up
- +8.2%
- Duration
- 180 days
- Largest single-day move
- +1.9%
- Bars
- 130 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 23
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 replay covers AUD/USD from November 2013 to May 2014, a 130-daily-bar span that places participants squarely in one of the most challenging emerging-market stress periods of the 2010s. This was a time when currency markets faced heightened uncertainty, with broader G10 FX dynamics creating complex signals for traders. The scenario captures 23 decision points, including 8 critical moments that could determine whether a trading approach survives or breaks under pressure.
Over the data span from 2013-11-15 to 2014-05-14, the AUD/USD pair moved from 0.931 to close at 0.9371, representing a modest 0.7% gain. However, this seemingly benign net outcome masks significant turbulence: the maximum drawdown reached 7.9%, and individual daily bars showed volatility with the largest single-bar move hitting 1.9%. For traders navigating this period, the challenge was not simply picking a direction but managing through extended adverse phases before any sustainable move materialized.
This scenario strips away hindsight to expose the core tensions in trading decisions. Participants must grapple with maintaining conviction through a 7.9% drawdown while confronting daily swings that could easily derail emotional discipline. The 8 critical decision points scattered throughout this period will test whether traders can execute a consistent process when every bar feels like it demands immediate reaction. Success here depends less on predicting market direction and more on building the psychological resilience to stick with a well-defined approach during periods of maximum uncertainty.