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Merval Downtrend Replay (2014-11-03 to 2014-11-19)

StocksMERVALARCorrection2014-10 to 2014-12Difficulty 3/5FreeView charts

Replay Argentina's Merval index falling 15.5% across 30 daily bars from October to December 2014 in this interactive correction scenario. You step through each session, face seven decision points including three critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of every simulated trade.

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30 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2014-10 to 2014-12 · Stocks

Key facts

This window spans 43 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 17.6% and a 11.2% run-up.

Max drawdown
−17.6%
Max run-up
+11.2%
Duration
43 days
Largest single-day move
+4.6%
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

Argentina's Merval index entered October 2014 against a backdrop of emerging-market unease. The Buenos Aires-based benchmark, which tracks the country's most liquid equities, had been riding a multi-year ascent, but macro headwinds were beginning to unsettle regional confidence. For investors and analysts training to navigate turbulent periods, this window represented a textbook correction scenario unfolding in real time, complete with the psychological pressures that accompany sustained price erosion.

The replay captures the Merval retreating from 11093 to 9378, a 15.5% decline executed across 30 daily bars. The index experienced a maximum drawdown of 17.6% during this stretch, while the largest single session move registered 4.6%. Participants faced seven decision points throughout the period, with three flagged as critical junctures where positioning choices carried heightened consequence. The correction unfolded over roughly six weeks, testing both technical discipline and emotional resilience.

This scenario trains decision-makers to confront the unique pressures of shorting, hedging, or simply holding through a sustained downtrend. The 17.6% peak-to-trough drawdown provides a realistic anchor for stress-testing position sizing, while the 4.6% single-bar volatility reveals how momentum can accelerate unexpectedly. By working through each of the seven decision points, learners practice calibrating conviction against market signal, building the metacognitive awareness that separates measured responses from reactive ones. The correction format removes the comfort of an obvious directional bias, forcing engagement with the full decision cycle.