S&P/BMV IPC Uptrend Replay (1996-12-16 to 1997-02-25)
Mexico's IPC index climbed 13.6% from 3293.2 to 3741.3 over 98 days ending April 1997. Step into a daily-bar replay, tackle 4 critical decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
98 daily bars · 11 decision points · 1996-11 to 1997-04 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 147 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 6.6% and a 24.0% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −6.6%
- Max run-up
- +24.0%
- Duration
- 147 days
- Largest single-day move
- +2.8%
- Bars
- 98 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
Mexico's IPC index surged 13.6% over 98 trading days from late 1996 to early 1997, climbing from 3293.2 to 3741.3 in an emerging-market uptrend. The replay spans that entire data window while zeroing in on the core acceleration phase between December 1996 and February 1997. Stepping into a daily-bar simulation, you confront the challenge of capturing a sustained advance without being whipsawed by normal pullbacks.
Price moved steadily overall, yet the journey included a maximum drawdown of 6.6% and a largest single-bar swing of 2.8%. Eleven decision points punctuate the replay, four flagged as critical moments where your positioning choices most affected outcomes. Navigating this market tested whether participants could stay disciplined during the largest intraday spikes without abandoning a sound directional thesis.
The scenario sharpens risk management and emotional control. A 2.8% single-day move feels threatening in real time, yet it was noise within a broader 13.6% gain. Practicing here builds the habit of sizing positions appropriately and tolerating normal volatility. The 6.6% drawdown reminds us that even winning trades require patience. This 1990s boom offers a pure training ground for traders refining their process in trending markets.
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