Commodity Shock · Nikkei 225 Index (2008)
Replay the Nikkei 225's 36.5% drawdown across 144 turbulent daily bars from March to October 2008. Step through 25 decision points to practice crisis-era choices and receive an AI coach review in this simulated, educational replay.
144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2008-03 to 2008-10 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 210 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 36.5% and a 22.9% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −36.5%
- Max run-up
- +22.9%
- Duration
- 210 days
- Largest single-day move
- −9.4%
- 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
From March 12 to October 8, 2008, the Nikkei 225 Index endured 144 daily bars of relentless pressure. This was the era of commodity price surges colliding with monetary policy uncertainty, creating an environment where conventional wisdom faltered and decisive action became paramount. Practitioners entering this replay step into a market where the stakes extended beyond portfolio performance to fundamental survival in rapidly deteriorating conditions.
The index collapsed from 12,861.13 to 9,203.32, delivering a 28.4% loss over the span. Maximum drawdown reached 36.5%, and the largest single-day move hit 9.4%—a figure that could wipe out weeks of careful planning in hours. Across 25 decision points, with 9 flagged as critical, participants confronted the full force of a market unwinding in real time.
This replay trains the decision process under crisis conditions. Risk management becomes visceral when positions move 9.4% in a single session, exposing the gap between theoretical limits and actual psychological tolerance. Participants practice maintaining discipline when the Nikkei 225 loses more than a third of its value, building the composure necessary for high-stakes environments where emotional reactions amplify losses rather than contain them.
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