GBP/USD Historical Replay: 2018-04 to 2018-07
Sterling slid from 1.4092 to 1.3298 across 66 turbulent daily bars as emerging-market contagion gripped the G10 FX market. Replay each session step by step, navigate twelve decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your risk calls in a simulated, educational environment.
66 daily bars · 12 decision points · 2018-04 to 2018-07 · Forex
Key facts
This window spans 91 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 8.8% and a 1.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −8.8%
- Max run-up
- +1.8%
- Duration
- 91 days
- Largest single-day move
- −1.2%
- Bars
- 66 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 12
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 spring 2018, the GBP/USD cross entered a turbulent phase as emerging-market contagion began reshaping the G10 FX landscape. The Turkish lira's sharp depreciation sent shockwaves through global currency markets, leaving sterling exposed to shifting risk appetites and divergent monetary policy expectations. Over the subsequent three months, twelve pivotal trading decisions would define outcomes—four of them reaching critical juncture.
Sterling descended from 1.4092 to 1.3298 across sixty-six daily bars, a decline of -5.6%. The journey proved far rougher than the closing figure suggests, with maximum drawdown reaching 8.8% and the largest single-day move hitting 1.2%. These figures capture the persistent volatility that characterised each session and the psychological toll of navigating such terrain without clear reference points.
This replay challenges participants to confront the decision process under conditions where news flow shifts rapidly and correlations break down. The emphasis falls not on predicting direction but on managing risk exposure, sizing positions appropriately, and maintaining psychological equilibrium when drawdowns exceed expectations. Twelve decision nodes test whether one can distinguish signal from noise, adjust to evolving narratives, and avoid the cognitive traps that compound losses during crises.
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