MSCI ACWI Downtrend Replay (2018-09-21 to 2018-10-29)
Replay 54 daily bars of the MSCI ACWI correction from August to November 2018, with a 10.3% peak drawdown. Step through each session, navigate ten decision points, and receive an AI coach review of simulated trades for educational practice.
54 daily bars · 10 decision points · 2018-08 to 2018-11 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 76 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 10.3% and a 6.5% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −10.3%
- Max run-up
- +6.5%
- Duration
- 76 days
- Largest single-day move
- −2.9%
- Bars
- 54 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 10
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 MSCI ACWI entered a pronounced correction during the 2010s, specifically over the data span from 2018-08-31 to 2018-11-15. This 54-daily-bar window captured a significant risk-off episode in global equities, where investors faced the challenge of navigating deteriorating market conditions without the benefit of hindsight. The period represented a test of portfolio discipline as sentiment shifted across multiple markets simultaneously.
The index closed at 73.81 and descended to 69.4, recording a -6.0% decline. The max drawdown reached 10.3%, meaning anyone holding through the worst point faced double-digit losses before any recovery. The largest single-bar move of 2.9% signaled sudden sentiment shifts that could easily trigger emotional decisions. Ten decision points punctuated the replay, four of which were flagged as critical junctures where directional conviction was most severely tested.
This replay teaches that surviving corrections requires process over prediction. The 10.3% max drawdown reminds us that drawdowns feel larger than statistics suggest, and the 2.9% single-bar moves show how quickly noise can masquerade as signal. Decision training in this environment hones the ability to distinguish between rational risk management and reactive fear, building the psychological resilience necessary for long-term market participation.