Merval Downtrend Replay (2018-08-01 to 2018-08-28)
Replay Argentina's Merval correction as 38 daily bars unfold from a 14.8% drawdown low. You step through each session, make decisions at 7 pivotal points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
38 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2018-07 to 2018-09 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 54 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 14.8% and a 19.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −14.8%
- Max run-up
- +19.6%
- Duration
- 54 days
- Largest single-day move
- +9.5%
- Bars
- 38 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
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 mid-2018, Argentina's Merval index found itself at the epicenter of a currency crisis that rattled emerging markets. The period spanning from July to September 2018 tested investors with extreme swings in sentiment as the country navigated IMF negotiations and capital flight fears. This replay puts you inside 38 daily bars of authentic price action during one of the decade's most volatile emerging-market corrections.
The index moved from 27,045 to 29,455, recording an 8.9% gain over the full span while enduring a maximum drawdown of 14.8%. The most dramatic single session saw a 9.5% move, capturing the panic and hope that alternated with each news cycle. Seven decision points are woven throughout, three marked as critical moments where positioning could have dramatically altered outcomes.
Navigating this scenario teaches the value of process over prediction. With 14.8% drawdowns and single-day 9.5% swings, emotional discipline becomes as crucial as directional conviction. Participants learn to manage risk through volatile periods, recognizing that survival during corrections enables participation in eventual recoveries. The three critical decision points offer concrete opportunities to practice responding to sudden shifts rather than reacting emotionally, building the psychological resilience that defines long-term market participants.