Regulation · KOSPI Index (2025)
South Korea ended its short-selling ban as the KOSPI climbed 29.6% across 144 days ending July 23, 2025. Replay each session, navigate 25 decision points, and receive an AI coach review in this simulated training environment.
144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2024-12 to 2025-07 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 218 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 14.1% and a 40.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −14.1%
- Max run-up
- +40.2%
- Duration
- 218 days
- Largest single-day move
- +6.6%
- Bars
- 144 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 25
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
South Korea entered a pivotal moment in December 2024 when authorities announced the removal of short-selling restrictions on the KOSPI index. The market, which had operated under regulatory constraints, faced an uncertain transition period where traders and investors had to reassess positioning strategies. Over the next several months, the entire ecosystem—from retail participants to institutional managers—would need to navigate a fundamentally changed regulatory landscape while managing the inherent volatility of a major Asian equity market.
The outcome was striking: by July 23, 2025, the KOSPI had climbed from 2456.81 to 3183.77, representing a gain of 29.6% across 144 trading days. The journey, however, was far from linear. The index endured a maximum drawdown of 14.1% during this period and witnessed single sessions that moved as dramatically as 6.6% in one day. These figures capture the intense price action that accompanied the regulatory shift, creating both opportunities and pitfalls for anyone attempting to trade through the transition.
This replay presents 25 decision points, 9 of which are critical, offering a rich training ground for understanding market dynamics under structural change. Navigating such periods requires disciplined risk management, emotional composure when volatility spikes, and intellectual humility about the limits of prediction. The scenario reminds participants that regulatory shifts create conditions where historical patterns may offer limited guidance, and success depends on process rather than outcome certainty. It is a historical case study, not a roadmap for future trading.
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