S&P/BMV IPC Uptrend Replay (1995-05-31 to 1995-07-13)
Mexico's IPC index rallied from 2014.9 to 2492.2 across a 64-bar daily replay of the 1995 boom. Step into eleven decision points, navigate a 5.2% single-day swing, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
64 daily bars · 11 decision points · 1995-05 to 1995-08 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 87 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 8.4% and a 33.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −8.4%
- Max run-up
- +33.7%
- Duration
- 87 days
- Largest single-day move
- +5.2%
- 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
In May 1995, Mexico's IPC index entered a critical recovery phase following the financial turbulence that had shaken the country earlier that year. The replay covers 64 daily bars from May 8 to August 3, 1995, placing you at the center of a market seeking stability. Eleven decision points, four of them critical, will test your ability to read shifting momentum in a high-stakes environment where the 1990s emerging-market crisis was still fresh.
Over this stretch, the IPC surged from 2014.9 to 2492.2, delivering a 23.7% return. Yet the journey was far from smooth—a maximum drawdown of 8.4% and a single-day swing of 5.2% tested every position entered. The lesson here is not about predicting the direction but about disciplined execution when volatility spikes. Navigating this market required clear entry rules, position sizing respect for the 8.4% downside, and the patience to hold through drawdowns that looked ominous in real time.
For decision training, this replay emphasizes process over prediction. You will face eleven decision points where your pre-defined rules are the only anchor against market noise. The four critical moments demand disciplined risk management—sizing positions so that the largest single-day move does not derail your portfolio. Psychologically, the scenario teaches emotional regulation: distinguishing between temporary pullbacks and structural breaks is the difference between holding a winning setup and panic-exiting at the worst moment.
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