Commodity Shock · NASDAQ Composite Index (2015)
Replay 144 daily bars on the NASDAQ Composite from April 7 to October 28, 2015, when a 3.8% climb masked a 13.6% drawdown. Step through each session, navigate 25 decision points, and receive an AI coach review on your simulated choices.
144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2015-04 to 2015-10 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 204 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 13.6% and a 13.1% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −13.6%
- Max run-up
- +13.1%
- Duration
- 204 days
- Largest single-day move
- +4.2%
- 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 a policy-sensitive period from April 7 to October 28, 2015, as RMB reform spillover effects rippled across global markets. This 144-bar daily replay placed traders inside a market environment shaped by currency policy shifts, where 25 decision points—9 of them critical—demanded careful navigation of shifting sentiment and volatility.
The index rose from 4910.23 to 5095.69, delivering a modest 3.8% return. Yet this surface-level gain concealed a 13.6% maximum drawdown, with the largest single-bar move reaching 4.2%. The gap between headline performance and actual volatility became the central challenge for anyone managing risk through this era.
This replay trains participants to act on process rather than outcomes. The disconnect between a positive close and a turbulent internal journey tests risk discipline, emotional control, and the ability to maintain strategic clarity when the headline number misleads. Navigating 25 decision points under these conditions builds the psychological resilience necessary for sustained performance in volatile policy-driven markets.