Default · NASDAQ Composite Index (2008)
Step into a NASDAQ replay where the index fell 42.1% from 2495.12 to 1445.56 across 144 daily bars of 2008. You move bar-by-bar through 25 decision points and receive an AI coach review after each simulated choice.
144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2008-05 to 2008-12 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 205 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 48.4% and a 18.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −48.4%
- Max run-up
- +18.2%
- Duration
- 205 days
- Largest single-day move
- +11.8%
- Bars
- 144 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 25
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 NASDAQ Composite Index entered May 2008 at the tail end of a years-long bull market, with the financial system beginning to show cracks from the subprime mortgage crisis. The period from May 13 to December 4, 2008 represents a critical window in market history, when policy responses to the unfolding credit crunch were being debated while investor confidence deteriorated rapidly. Participants in this replay face the challenge of navigating an environment where the rules of engagement were shifting under their feet.
The index plummeted from 2495.12 to 1445.56 over 144 daily bars, a cumulative decline of -42.1%. The journey was anything but smooth, with the maximum drawdown reaching 48.4% and the largest single-bar move hitting 11.8%, underscoring the violent volatility that characterized this era. Such swings tested even the most experienced investors, as news flow shifted sentiment dramatically from day to day.
This replay places participants at 25 decision points, of which 9 are marked as critical, forcing them to confront the psychological toll of sustained losses. The scenario emphasizes process over prediction, risk management over conviction, and emotional discipline over reactive thinking. Completing this replay helps build the decision-making frameworks needed when markets behave unpredictably and historical certainties dissolve.
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