USD/CHF Historical Replay: 2023-02 to 2023-05
Replay the dollar-franc slide from 0.9263 to 0.8912 across 66 daily bars capturing the 2023 banking turmoil. Work through 12 decision points day by day, with critical calls reviewed by an AI coach on simulated capital.
66 daily bars · 12 decision points · 2023-02 to 2023-05 · Forex
Key facts
This window spans 90 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 6.2% and a 2.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −6.2%
- Max run-up
- +2.6%
- Duration
- 90 days
- Largest single-day move
- +1.8%
- 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 US dollar versus the Swiss franc represents one of forex trading's most watched currency pairs, combining the world's reserve currency with Switzerland's legendary safe-haven franc. In early 2023, this pairing entered a period of acute tension as banking instability rippled through global markets. The replay spans 66 trading days from February 6 to May 7, challenging traders to navigate a landscape reshaped by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the subsequent turbulence surrounding Credit Suisse. The stakes were considerable: rapid policy responses, flight-to-safety dynamics, and fragile interbank market confidence all demanded disciplined decision-making under uncertainty.
What unfolded was a sustained dollar weakening against the franc. USD/CHF declined from 0.9263 to 0.8912, a 3.8% depreciation over the 66-bar series. The journey proved volatile, with the largest single session delivering a 1.8% move and peak-to-trough drawdown reaching 6.2%. These figures conceal the psychological toll of navigating 12 distinct decision points, four of which the scenario designates as critical junctures where positioning and risk management choices carried amplified consequence.
The scenario's value lies not in predicting direction but in exposing the cognitive demands of crisis-era trading. Process discipline becomes paramount when headlines shift sentiment daily. Risk calibration must account for tail moves that standard models underestimate. Emotionally, the replay forces participants to confront the discomfort of holding losing positions during flight-to-safety flows and the temptation to chase momentum after large bars. Practicing these decisions with simulated capital builds the neural patterns that distinguish resilient traders when real stakes apply.
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