OMX Helsinki Uptrend Replay (1996-07-24 to 1997-03-11)
Replay an eight-month OMX Helsinki uptrend where the index climbed 45.7% across 150 daily bars. Step through each session, tackle 11 decision points including 4 critical calls, and receive an AI coach review on your simulated choices.
150 daily bars · 11 decision points · 1996-08 to 1997-02 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 209 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 4.4% and a 46.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −4.4%
- Max run-up
- +46.2%
- Duration
- 209 days
- Largest single-day move
- +3.3%
- Bars
- 150 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 11
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
In the summer of 1996, the OMX Helsinki index entered a sustained advance that would test every participant's ability to stay disciplined through a powerful trending market. Over the next eight months, spanning 150 daily bars, traders faced 11 decision points—four of them critical—requiring them to adapt their approach as the market evolved from cautious optimism into a full-fledged boom. The stakes were high: this was a period when Nordic equities attracted renewed global attention, and the choices made would determine whether participants captured the move or gave it back.
The numbers tell a story of remarkable consistency. The index climbed from 2004.03 to 2920, delivering a 45.7% return that rewards patience and trend-following discipline. What stands out is not the size of any single session—the largest single-bar move was just 3.3%—but the persistence of the advance. The maximum drawdown of 4.4% served as brief friction tests rather than true reversals, requiring participants to distinguish normal volatility from genuine trend breaks. Managing positions through those small pullbacks without abandoning the core thesis was the central challenge.
For decision training, this replay emphasizes process over prediction. Participants must practice sizing positions appropriately, setting stops that honor the trend's resilience without being too tight, and managing the psychological pull to take profits early. The 11 decision points—including four critical calls—force learners to articulate their reasoning before each move, then reflect on whether discipline or emotion drove the outcome. Success here is not measured by matching the 45.7% gain but by improving the consistency and quality of decision-making under the psychological pressures of a sustained advance.
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