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S&P/BMV IPC Uptrend Replay (2020-05-21 to 2020-06-08)

StocksIPC (BMV)MXRally2020-05 to 2020-06Difficulty 2/5FreeView charts

Replay 30 daily bars of Mexico's IPC from May 8 to June 18, 2020, a stretch that saw a 7.8% drawdown and a 4.0% single-session swing. You step through each session, tackle 7 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.

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30 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2020-05 to 2020-06 · Stocks

Key facts

This window spans 41 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 7.8% and a 12.4% run-up.

Max drawdown
−7.8%
Max run-up
+12.4%
Duration
41 days
Largest single-day move
+4.0%
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

How to play
  1. The market advances day by day. You only see candles up to the current day — as if you were really there.

  2. At key decision points choose Buy / Trim / Exit / Hold. Each decision advances the timeline by one day.

  3. 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 S&P/BMV IPC, Mexico's benchmark equity index, faced a volatile recovery test from May 8 to June 18, 2020. Thirty daily bars would define this stretch, as investors navigated an environment where optimism about reopening economies competed with persistent economic uncertainty. The stakes were clear: positions taken during this period would either capture a nascent recovery or suffer painful reversals as sentiment shifted.

The period delivered precisely that volatility. The index essentially flatlined over the full span, closing at 37623.68 on May 8 and barely moving to 37632.89 by June 18—a nominal 0.0% gain. Yet beneath that placid surface lurked a 7.8% maximum drawdown and a 4.0% single-session swing that could devastate the undiscplined. The flat return masked a turbulent internal journey that tested every trader's conviction and risk management.

This scenario teaches that market surface can deceive. A 0.0% net return accompanied by a 7.8% drawdown demands robust position sizing and stop-loss discipline. The 4.0% intraday move tests emotional control when positions move sharply against you. With 7 decision points—3 deemed critical—participants learn that surviving drawdowns requires process, not prediction. The lesson for decision training: outcomes in uncertain markets depend more on how you manage risk than on directional accuracy.