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China National (Real Estate Climate Index, 1998+) Historical Replay: 2007-09 to 2010-04

PropertyNational IndexCNCrash2007-09 to 2010-04Difficulty 1/5FreeView charts

Replay China's national housing index from September 2007 across 30 monthly bars, an era capped by an 11.1% drawdown. Walk through each decision point in this simulated historical market crash, then review your choices with the AI coach.

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6Decision points
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30 monthly bars · 6 decision points · 2007-09 to 2010-04 · Property

Key facts

Peak-to-trough drawdown of 11.1% with a 11.8% run-up.

Max drawdown
−11.1%
Max run-up
+11.8%
Largest single-month move
+2.1%
Bars
30 Monthly bars
Decision points
6

Every figure above is computed programmatically from this replay’s own candle series — no editorial input, no LLM. Methodology: Methodology

How to play
  1. The market advances day by day. You only see candles up to the current day — as if you were really there.

  2. At key decision points choose Buy / Trim / Exit / Hold. Each decision advances the timeline by one day.

  3. 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

In September 2007, China's national housing prosperity index entered a treacherous thirty-month period that would test even the most seasoned property market participants. The index, spanning the late 2000s and early 2010s, faced an unprecedented shock as the global financial crisis rippled through real estate markets worldwide. Investors navigating this simulated scenario had to contend with the fundamental tension between China's unique economic structure and global financial contagion—a period where the stakes extended beyond portfolio returns to broader questions about systemic risk exposure.

The index closed this historical window at 105.66, a mere 0.6% above its September 2007 starting point of 104.99, yet this deceptively flat headline figure concealed significant turbulence beneath the surface. Throughout the thirty monthly bars, the market experienced an 11.1% maximum drawdown, with the largest single-month move reaching 2.1%, creating moments of acute stress that demanded disciplined risk management. Six decision points peppered this period, with two emerging as critical junctures where positioning choices could mean the difference between preservation of capital and significant impairment.

This replay ultimately serves as a masterclass in the psychology of loss and the discipline required to maintain process during market dislocations. The 11.1% drawdown, while not catastrophic in absolute terms, represented a meaningful test of conviction and risk tolerance within a market segment often perceived as a national economic pillar. Trainees confronting these simulated conditions must grapple with the challenge of distinguishing between structural deterioration and temporary liquidity-driven dislocations—a distinction that separates reactive panic from principled adaptation. The six decision points, including the two critical moments, become training grounds for building the emotional equilibrium necessary to execute pre-defined strategies when market narratives turn hostile.