Crash · NASDAQ Composite Index (2015)
Replay 144 daily bars from April 13 to November 3, 2015, when the NASDAQ Composite swung through a 13.6% drawdown after a sudden policy shock. Step through each session, face 25 decision points including 9 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2015-04 to 2015-11 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 204 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 13.6% and a 14.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −13.6%
- Max run-up
- +14.2%
- 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 entered the spring of 2015 at 4988.25, a level reflecting years of steady gains through the 2010s bull market. From April 13 through November 3, 2015, this benchmark would traverse 144 daily bars containing a policy shock that tested every investor's conviction. With 25 decision points embedded in the replay, including 9 deemed critical, participants face the challenge of navigating a 13.6% drawdown while the index ultimately closed the period at 5145.13, a modest 3.1% gain.
The period delivered sharp volatility, most notably a single session that moved 4.2%, illustrating how policy surprises can create sudden dislocation in equity markets. The 13.6% peak-to-trough decline occurred against a backdrop of evolving macroeconomic signals, forcing participants to weigh whether deterioration was structural or temporary. Such moves underscore that even in a decade defined by rising prices, drawdowns of this magnitude can materialize within months, transforming confidence into caution.
This replay hones decision-making under pressure, placing traders at each of the 25 decision points where conviction meets uncertainty. The 9 critical moments demand clear thinking on position sizing, risk tolerance, and the willingness to act when consensus fractures. What this period teaches above all is that surviving a 13.6% drawdown requires a disciplined process rather than prediction. Psychology becomes the ultimate test: holding course through a 4.2% single-day swing tests emotional regulation as much as analytical skill. The goal is not to call tops or bottoms but to build a framework that endures volatility without abandoning sound risk management.