Merval Downtrend Replay (2008-05-22 to 2008-07-16)
Step into the 2008 Merval correction and replay a 24.0% drawdown across authentic Argentine equities. Each day you weigh exit, hold, or rebalance across 11 decision points, then receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
76 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2008-04 to 2008-08 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 110 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 24.0% and a 8.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −24.0%
- Max run-up
- +8.6%
- Duration
- 110 days
- Largest single-day move
- +3.9%
- 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 Argentine Merval index correction replay places traders in the heart of a volatile period from May 22 to July 16, 2008. The scene spans 76 daily bars of authentic market data from April 23 to August 11, 2008, capturing a significant downturn in Argentine equities. At stake was navigating a market where uncertainty was mounting and traditional assumptions were being tested by rapidly changing conditions.
The index dropped from 2140 to 1709, representing a -20.1% decline. A maximum drawdown of 24.0% tested portfolio endurance, while the largest single-bar move of 3.9% signaled that sudden reversals could strike without warning. Across the 11 decision points—four of them critical—participants faced the dilemma of when to protect capital, when to hold positions, and when to seek opportunity amid despair.
This replay teaches that process matters more than prediction. Participants must confront cognitive biases: the reluctance to admit loss, the temptation to average down, and the fear of missing recovery. Managing volatility, not avoiding it, becomes the skill being honed. The psychological dimension is inseparable from the analytical one—understanding your own decision-making patterns under a 24.0% drawdown is the lasting lesson this historical correction offers.
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