Gold Historical Replay: 2005-11 to 2006-05
Replay a six-month gold surge from 468.2 to 683.6 in this historical market replay. Step through 124 daily bars, tackle 21 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated trading choices.
124 daily bars · 21 decision points · 2005-11 to 2006-05 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 182 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 6.7% and a 53.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −6.7%
- Max run-up
- +53.8%
- Duration
- 182 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.8%
- Bars
- 124 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 21
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 late 2005, gold entered a powerful multi-year bull market that would reshape the commodities landscape throughout the 2000s. This historical replay spans 124 trading days from November 14, 2005 to May 15, 2006, placing you at the heart of a 46.0% surge that pushed gold from 468.2 to 683.6. The task: navigate a booming market where the rewards were substantial but the path was far from straight.
The numbers reveal a market defined by conviction and volatility in equal measure. Across 124 daily bars, participants confronted a maximum drawdown of 6.7%—a reminder that even the most powerful trends punish impatience. The largest single-bar move of 3.8% could have shaken weaker hands from their positions. Throughout this period, 21 decision points awaited, with 7 critical moments demanding the clearest judgment. The trader who held through the turbulence was rewarded with a 46.0% gain; the one who reacted to short-term noise paid the price.
This replay teaches that process matters more than prediction in boom markets. Staying rational during a 3.8% single-day swing, maintaining position sizing discipline through a 6.7% drawdown, and knowing which of the 7 critical decision points warrant different responses—these are the skills this scenario develops. The gold boom of 2006 was not a straight line higher, and neither will your path through this replay be without tension between patience and prudence.
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