S&P/BMV IPC Uptrend Replay (1995-11-08 to 1995-11-29)
Replay Mexico's IPC surging 22.3% from 2171 to 2655.4 over 30 days of 1995 recovery volatility. Walk through seven decision points, three of them critical, with an AI coach reviewing each simulated trade.
30 daily bars · 7 decision points · 1995-10 to 1995-12 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 43 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 5.7% and a 25.5% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −5.7%
- Max run-up
- +25.5%
- Duration
- 43 days
- Largest single-day move
- +4.9%
- Bars
- 30 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 7
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 late 1995, Mexico's IPC index found itself navigating the turbulent aftermath of a financial crisis that had devastated emerging markets just months earlier. The market faced a critical test: whether sustained recovery could materialize despite lingering uncertainty and volatile sentiment. Seven decision points were embedded within a 30-day replay window spanning October 26 to December 8, offering traders a concentrated test of timing and conviction in an environment where sharp reversals remained a constant threat.
The index rose 22.3% from 2171 to 2655.4 over the 30-bar period, but the journey was far from smooth. A maximum drawdown of 5.7% tested conviction during pullbacks, while the largest single-bar move of 4.9% demanded rapid adaptation to intraday volatility. These figures underscore that even a strong directional trend carries embedded friction that can unsettle Position management.
This replay teaches that process discipline matters more than outcome prediction in volatile recovery environments. Traders must calibrate position size against the 5.7% drawdown risk, distinguish temporary setbacks from structural breaks, and manage the psychological tension between holding through discomfort and cutting losses. The three critical decision points serve as pressure tests for emotional resilience, reinforcing that repeatable decisions—not heroic trades—define long-term performance in uncertain markets.
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