Boom · NASDAQ Composite Index (2024)
Replay 144 daily bars of the NASDAQ Composite from July 2024 to February 2025, watching the index climb from 17147.42 to 19026.39. Step through each session, make decisions at 25 key moments, and receive an AI coach review, all in a simulated training environment.
144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2024-07 to 2025-02 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 210 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 8.0% and a 24.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −8.0%
- Max run-up
- +24.6%
- Duration
- 210 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.6%
- 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 a pivotal phase from July 2024 through February 2025, navigating a landscape shaped by policy expectations and macroeconomic crosscurrents. Over 144 daily sessions, the index moved within an environment where every data release and Fed signal carried weight. This period represented a genuine test of how traders process information under conditions where directional conviction remained elusive.
The index rose from 17147.42 to 19026.39, delivering an 11.0% return across the full window. The trajectory was anything but smooth—a maximum drawdown of 8.0% occurred at multiple junctures, while the largest single-bar move of 3.6% demonstrated that volatility clusters can emerge rapidly. Trainees confronted 25 decision points, of which 9 were flagged as critical, requiring decisive action under uncertainty.
This replay isolates the procedural and psychological demands of active management. Participants practice sizing positions relative to realistic drawdown exposure and maintaining conviction when individual sessions deviate from expectations. The distribution of critical moments across 144 days illustrates how rapidly conditions can shift, demanding adaptive responses. Success here is measured by decision rigor rather than outcome alone, making this session a valuable exercise in disciplined process under real historical conditions.
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