ISEQ Uptrend Replay (2011-03-16 to 2011-05-11)
Replay 76 daily bars of the Irish ISEQ between February and June 2011, navigating an unsettled 9.7% drawdown along the way. Make choices at 11 decision points, including 4 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of your reasoning. Simulated capital, purely educational.
76 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2011-02 to 2011-06 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 111 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 9.7% and a 11.5% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −9.7%
- Max run-up
- +11.5%
- Duration
- 111 days
- Largest single-day move
- +2.9%
- Bars
- 76 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
The ISEQ, Ireland's flagship equity index, entered 2011 still grappling with the aftermath of a severe financial crisis. Between February and June 2011, the market presented traders with 76 daily bars of complex, range-bound price action. For participants in this replay, the challenge was to navigate an uncertain period without the benefit of hindsight, making decisions about entry, exit, and position sizing in real time while the broader economy remained fragile.
The index closed the period at 2924.76, down -2.2% from its starting level of 2989.08. Yet this modest net decline obscured considerable turbulence: the market endured a maximum drawdown of 9.7% along the way, with the largest single trading day moving 2.9%. These figures illustrate how sideways or slightly declining markets can subject portfolios to significant stress, testing the durability of any trading approach.
This replay places participants at 11 decision points, including 4 critical junctures where directional conviction matters most. The experience trains traders to manage exposure when the trend is unclear, to respect drawdown limits, and to maintain psychological discipline when positions move against them. The goal is not to predict the next move but to develop a repeatable process that survives volatility.