MSCI World Uptrend Replay (2018-03-23 to 2018-09-20)
Replay six months of the MSCI World uptrend with just a 1.8% close gain and a 5.7% drawdown. Step through 150 daily bars, face 11 decision points, and receive an AI coach review on simulated educational trades.
150 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2018-03 to 2018-10 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 213 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 5.7% and a 8.5% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −5.7%
- Max run-up
- +8.5%
- Duration
- 213 days
- Largest single-day move
- +2.3%
- Bars
- 150 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 MSCI World index serves as a broad measure of global equity performance, encompassing large and mid-cap companies across developed markets. The replay covers the period from 2018-03-06 to 2018-10-05, spanning 150 daily bars across the 2010s decade. During these six months, investors navigated a complex landscape of rising interest rates, geopolitical tensions, and shifting trade rhetoric that tested conviction in risk assets.
Despite the headline challenges, the index managed a modest advance, closing at 90.51 from an opening of 88.9—a gain of just 1.8%. However, the journey was far from smooth, with the maximum drawdown reaching 5.7% at its worst point. The largest single-bar move of 2.3% underscored moments of elevated volatility that could have triggered hasty decisions. Eleven decision points peppered this period, with four deemed critical junctures where strategic choices could have meaningfully altered outcomes.
This scenario exemplifies how sideways or choppy markets can erode confidence and punish impatience. The discrepancy between the eventual 1.8% return and the psychological toll of enduring a 5.7% decline highlights the importance of predefined risk parameters and emotional discipline. Traders replaying this episode must grapple with the tension between staying positioned during drawdowns and preserving capital for better opportunities. The 11 decision points—particularly the four critical moments—serve as practical training ground for building response frameworks that don't rely on hindsight. Ultimately, the period demonstrates that surviving volatility with an intact portfolio is itself an achievement when the net result is a single-digit percentage gain.