Live Cattle Historical Replay: 2005-11 to 2006-05
Replay 124 daily bars of live cattle from November 2005 through May 2006, when prices climbed 33.1% from 360.75 to 480.25. Step through each authentic session, navigate 21 decision points, and receive AI coach feedback on a simulated training platform.
124 daily bars · 21 decision points · 2005-11 to 2006-05 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 181 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 11.1% and a 38.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −11.1%
- Max run-up
- +38.2%
- Duration
- 181 days
- Largest single-day move
- +4.7%
- Bars
- 124 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 21
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
From late 2005, live cattle entered a powerful multi-month advance driven by tightening supply and robust demand fundamentals. The 124-session replay spans 2005-11-15 to 2006-05-15, placing traders inside a sustained commodity boom where every session brought fresh positioning decisions. The scenario captures the dilemma of entering a trend already in motion versus waiting for pullbacks that may never materialize.
The price rose from 360.75 to 480.25, delivering a 33.1% gain across the six-month window. Yet the path was far from smooth: a maximum drawdown of 11.1% tested conviction, while the largest single-bar move of 4.7% demanded real-time risk judgment. Navigating 21 decision points—including 7 critical junctures—required traders to balance staying power against drawdown tolerance throughout the advance.
The episode sharpens several core competencies for decision training. Position sizing becomes vital when a single volatile session can offset days of gains. Trend-following discipline clashes with the psychological pull to lock profits near swing highs. Trainees learn that a 33.1% nominal gain does not equal steady returns; managing the journey—through volatility, fear, and greed—is the actual task. This replay is a sandbox for testing entry discipline, risk calibration, and emotional composure under extended trending conditions.
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