Corn Historical Replay: 2021-11 to 2022-05
Replay corn futures from November 2021 through May 2022, when prices climbed 39.1% amid rising inflation fears. Make day-by-day decisions across 21 historical points, receive AI coaching feedback, and explore the market mechanics in a fully simulated environment.
124 daily bars · 21 decision points · 2021-11 to 2022-05 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 178 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 5.1% and a 44.3% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −5.1%
- Max run-up
- +44.3%
- Duration
- 178 days
- Largest single-day move
- +6.1%
- 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
This scenario replays US corn futures from November 2021 through May 2022, a period when commodity markets faced mounting inflation pressures. The 2020s era saw unprecedented monetary policy responses to economic disruption, and agricultural commodities became a key arena where these forces played out. Traders navigating this environment had to balance persistent bullish themes against sudden volatility spikes. The stakes were high: misjudging the timing or magnitude of moves could mean significant unrealized losses or missed opportunities in a market that rewards disciplined process over intuition.
Between 2021-11-16 and 2022-05-13, corn prices climbed from 571 to 794.5, representing a 39.1% gain over 124 trading days. The journey was not linear—a maximum drawdown of 5.1% tested conviction, while the largest single session move of 6.1% demanded rapid adaptation. The market presented 21 decision points, with 7 designated as critical junctures that could dramatically alter outcomes. Each day required participants to assess whether the inflation narrative remained intact or showed signs of exhaustion.
This replay sharpens decision-making by exposing participants to realistic market conditions. Managing through a 5.1% drawdown requires disciplined position sizing and emotional control. The 6.1% single-bar volatility tests whether traders can maintain strategy without impulsive reactions. Seven critical points demand clear thinking under pressure, while the overall trend management determines long-term success. The core lesson: in trending markets driven by macroeconomic forces, process discipline and risk awareness matter more than prediction accuracy.
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