ISEQ Downtrend Replay (2002-05-15 to 2002-07-24)
Re-live a brutal 2002 Irish market stretch as the ISEQ slid from 5163.02 to 4478.72, a 13.3% decline. Walk through daily bars, tackle 11 decision points, and receive AI coach feedback in a fully simulated training environment.
100 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2002-04 to 2002-08 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 144 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 25.4% and a 14.1% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −25.4%
- Max run-up
- +14.1%
- Duration
- 144 days
- Largest single-day move
- −4.1%
- Bars
- 100 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 the spring of 2002, Ireland's ISEQ index navigated one of the decade's most treacherous stretches for equity markets. The period arrived in the shadow of the dotcom collapse and a wave of corporate governance scandals that had shattered investor confidence worldwide. For market participants, the question was not merely about returns but about survival—the ability to preserve capital while the broader market ground lower through a climate of economic uncertainty and diminished growth expectations.
The ISEQ descended from 5163.02 to 4478.72, a decline of 13.3%, across the 100 daily bars from early April through late August. The journey proved far more turbulent than the headline number suggested. Maximal drawdown reached 25.4%, exposing positions to severe intra-period losses. The most violent single session produced a 4.1% move, a stark reminder of how quickly sentiment could shift. Throughout this descent, participants confronted 11 decision points, 4 of which were critical, demanding continual reassessment of strategy and risk exposure.
This replay sharpens decision-making under sustained pressure—perhaps the most demanding skill in markets. Managing through a 25.4% drawdown while preserving capital teaches the danger of reflexive averaging and the discipline required to size positions appropriately. The 11 decision points serve as checkpoints: Was the process sound? Were risk parameters respected? Psychology emerges as the central lesson here. Fear, denial, and capitulation are natural responses, yet this training environment isolates those impulses, allowing participants to practice responses that are methodical rather than emotional.