EUR/JPY Historical Replay: 2018-09 to 2018-12
Replay 66 daily bars of EUR/JPY from September to December 2018, navigating a 4.0% drawdown and 1.3% single-day swings. Step through each authentic market day, make your own decisions at 12 checkpoints, and receive an AI coach review of your reasoning—simulated capital only.
66 daily bars · 12 decision points · 2018-09 to 2018-12 · Forex
Key facts
This window spans 92 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 4.0% and a 3.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −4.0%
- Max run-up
- +3.6%
- Duration
- 92 days
- Largest single-day move
- +1.3%
- 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 scenario recreates EUR/JPY trading during the autumn of 2018, a period when G10 forex markets experienced heightened turbulence amid shifting monetary policy expectations. The replay spans 66 daily bars from 2018-09-06 to 2018-12-07, placing traders in the 2010s era where the euro and yen reacted to diverging ECB and BoJ signals, global risk sentiment swings, and Italian budget concerns. Participants face the challenge of navigating authentic market conditions without hindsight knowledge.
Over the replay period, EUR/JPY moved from 128.391 to 128.174, representing a modest net decline of -0.2%. Yet this headline figure masks the market turmoil beneath the surface. The pair endured a maximum drawdown of 4.0% as sentiment shifted repeatedly, and traders had to contend with a largest single-bar move of 1.3%, testing position management under pressure.
The 12 decision points embedded in the replay—4 of them flagged as critical—demand disciplined analysis and clear reasoning at each turn. This scenario excels as a decision-training tool because it forces participants to confront the gap between long-term direction and short-term volatility. Managing risk during the 4.0% drawdown, sizing positions around the 1.3% intraday swings, and staying mentally composed when the path is unclear all reflect the core challenges of live trading. Simulated capital allows learners to experience these pressures and review their choices without financial consequence, building habits that transfer to real markets.
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