Wheat Historical Replay: 2018-08 to 2018-11
Replay 66 days of wheat price action from 2018-08-22 to 2018-11-23, capturing a 10.3% drawdown and a 5.5% single-day swing. Step through each daily bar, tackle 12 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
66 daily bars · 12 decision points · 2018-08 to 2018-11 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 93 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 10.3% and a 11.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −10.3%
- Max run-up
- +11.7%
- Duration
- 93 days
- Largest single-day move
- +5.5%
- 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
In the late summer of 2018, wheat markets navigated a period of intensified volatility as broader emerging-market stress cast a shadow over commodity sectors. This replay places participants in the 2010s era, confronting 66 trading days from August 22 through November 23, 2018, against a backdrop of economic uncertainty and shifting agricultural fundamentals. The scenario captures a live crisis environment where disciplined decision-making was tested daily.
The market moved from an opening of 526 to a close of 499.75, delivering a net decline of 5.0% over the period. Yet the headline figure obscures a more turbulent journey: wheat endured a maximum drawdown of 10.3% and a single-day swing of 5.5% that tested even seasoned participants. Twelve decision points were embedded throughout, four of which represented critical inflection moments demanding precise calibration of risk and conviction.
This replay sharpens skills in managing risk under sustained pressure. Participants must navigate the psychological friction of holding positions through extended drawdowns while remaining alert to sudden momentum shifts. The educational value lies in confronting the tension between process adherence and adaptive response, building resilience against the cognitive distortions that accompany volatile market environments.