Corn Historical Replay: 2018-06 to 2018-09
When US-China trade tensions escalated in June 2018, corn futures posted a 9.7% drawdown across 68 daily bars before recovering 2.7%. Step into this replay, confront 12 decision points including 4 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
68 daily bars · 12 decision points · 2018-06 to 2018-09 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 97 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 9.7% and a 12.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −9.7%
- Max run-up
- +12.7%
- Duration
- 97 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.9%
- Bars
- 68 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 grain markets entered a tense summer in 2018 as trade disputes between the United States and China reshaped agricultural commodity flows. Corn futures, a cornerstone of global agriculture, became a focal point as tariff threats disrupted established supply chains and buyer expectations. This replay captures 68 daily bars from June 20 to September 25, 2018, placing traders in the crossfire of geopolitical uncertainty and commodity market volatility.
The numbers tell a story of compression and recovery. Over the data span, corn closed at 363.75, a modest 2.7% gain from the 354.25 opening—yet this headline figure obscures the journey. The market experienced a 9.7% maximum drawdown and a largest single-bar move of 3.9%, creating multiple high-stress decision points. Across the period, traders faced 12 decision points including 4 critical moments where positioning and risk management determined outcomes.
This replay sharpens skills in managing trades under geopolitical pressure. The gap between maximum drawdown and final return underscores why process matters more than prediction. Traders learn to size positions for resilience, maintain discipline through extended volatility, and recognize that survival through drawdown is a prerequisite for capturing eventual recovery.