NZD/CHF Historical Replay: 2018-04 to 2018-07
Replay the first leg of the 2018 Turkish lira crisis through a G10 lens, a 66-bar stretch where NZD/CHF slipped 3.1% to 0.676. Step through each daily decision point, feel the volatility of crisis-era FX, and receive an AI coach review of every simulated choice.
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 6.1% and a 1.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −6.1%
- Max run-up
- +1.8%
- Duration
- 91 days
- Largest single-day move
- +1.1%
- 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
The scene transports traders to the spring and early summer of 2018, a period when the Turkish lira began its dramatic deterioration, sending shockwaves through G10 currency markets. NZD/CHF, a cross that rarely dominates headlines, found itself caught in the crosscurrents of global risk sentiment. The market backdrop was one of emerging-market contagion fears, where problems in one developing economy could ripple outward to affect even the most liquid, stable pairs. This 66-bar replay window challenged participants to navigate uncertainty without the benefit of hindsight.
Over the replay from April 8 to July 8, 2018, NZD/CHF slipped from 0.6975 to 0.676, a decline of -3.1%. The journey was anything but smooth—the pair experienced a maximum drawdown of 6.1% and its largest single daily move reached 1.1%. Twelve decision points peppered this stretch, with four flagged as critical junctures where positioning choices carried heightened consequence. The price action tested discipline at every turn, demanding clear eyes and steady hands.
This replay sharpens the ability to maintain composure when market narratives shift abruptly and volatility spikes unexpectedly. Navigating a -3.1% move through a 6.1% drawdown demands unwavering commitment to risk protocols and clear thinking under pressure. Participants learn to distinguish between temporary fluctuations and genuine trend changes, building the psychological resilience essential for surviving and adapting during crisis periods in FX markets.
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