Commodity Shock · Nikkei 225 Index (2022)
The Nikkei 225 fell 5.7% from 29,507.05 to 27,824.29 between November 2021 and June 2022 as commodity shocks roiled Japanese stocks. Replay each authentic trading day, face 25 decision points, and receive an AI coach review in this simulated educational environment.
144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2021-11 to 2022-06 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 214 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 17.1% and a 14.3% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −17.1%
- Max run-up
- +14.3%
- Duration
- 214 days
- Largest single-day move
- +3.9%
- 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 Nikkei 225 entered November 2021 near historic highs, but Japanese equities faced mounting pressure from global commodity shocks that would test investor conviction through the first half of 2022. Japan, heavily reliant on imported raw materials, found its markets uniquely vulnerable to supply disruptions and price volatility emanating from geopolitical tensions. This period became a crucible for understanding how commodity-driven inflation could reshape equity valuations across sectors.
Between November 2021 and June 2022, the index retreated from 29507.05 to 27824.29, representing a decline of 5.7% as the market navigated extraordinary uncertainty. The journey proved far more turbulent than the headline figure suggests, with the index experiencing a maximum drawdown of 17.1% and confronting its most severe daily swings reaching 3.9% in magnitude. Across 144 trading sessions, investors confronted 25 decision points, including 9 critical junctures that demanded clear strategic thinking under pressure.
This replay scenario strips away hindsight to reveal the genuine difficulty of navigating commodity-driven volatility. Participants must grapple with incomplete information, manage positions through sharp drawdowns, and avoid reactive decisions during the largest single-bar moves. The educational value lies not in predicting outcomes but in building discipline, testing risk management frameworks, and developing the psychological resilience required when macro forces reshape markets faster than fundamentals can adapt.