Soybean Historical Replay: 2020-06 to 2020-09
Replay 64 daily bars of soybean pricing from June 8 to September 4, 2020, capturing a 12.1% advance. Walk through each session, make choices at 11 decision points, then receive an AI coach review of your simulated decisions.
64 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2020-06 to 2020-09 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 88 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 4.0% and a 12.3% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −4.0%
- Max run-up
- +12.3%
- Duration
- 88 days
- Largest single-day move
- +2.0%
- Bars
- 64 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 11
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 soybean contract on Chinese commodities markets entered a significant advance during the summer of 2020. From June 8 through September 4, traders faced a complex environment where agricultural fundamentals, seasonal patterns, and macroeconomic forces intersected. The 64 daily bars of pricing data created 11 decision points—four of them critical moments where directional conviction was tested. What was at stake was not merely profit, but the discipline to navigate a trending market without losing composure.
The numbers tell a story of steady appreciation with controlled volatility. The contract climbed from 864.75 to 969.5, delivering a solid 12.1% return over the 64-session span. A maximum drawdown of just 4.0% demonstrated how the advance was remarkably smooth, with the largest single daily move reaching only 2.0%. This combination—respectable gains paired with contained downside—defined the period's character and presented traders with both opportunity and challenge.
This replay teaches that process matters more than prediction. With a maximum drawdown of only 4.0%, the scenario rewards position management and the resolve to stay the course through minor pullbacks. The relatively modest single-bar volatility of 2.0% suggests that patience and disciplined risk control can capture meaningful trends. Four critical decision points demand participants balance conviction with flexibility, making this exercise as much about trading psychology as market analysis.
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