Silver Historical Replay: 2013-02 to 2013-08
Relive 128 days of silver volatility from February to August 2013, when the metal plunged -30.9% in a brutal drawdown. Replay each session, face decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated trades.
128 daily bars · 22 decision points · 2013-02 to 2013-08 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 183 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 40.2% and a 15.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −40.2%
- Max run-up
- +15.2%
- Duration
- 183 days
- Largest single-day move
- −11.3%
- Bars
- 128 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 22
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
Silver entered 2013 under pressure as markets anticipated the unwinding of extraordinary monetary stimulus. From February to August, traders faced 128 daily bars of escalating volatility in the precious metals complex, with 22 decision points—8 deemed critical—testing every entry, exit, and risk calculation. The scenario captures a pivotal moment when silver's decade-long bull run showed unmistakable signs of exhaustion.
The numbers tell a stark story: silver fell from 30.9 to 21.34, a decline of -30.9%, while peak-to-trough drawdown reached 40.2%. Perhaps most instructive for training purposes, individual sessions produced moves of 11.3%, exposing positions to sudden, severe reversals. A holder who entered early in the period faced not merely a gradual erosion but repeated shocks that challenged every assumption about risk tolerance.
For decision trainers, this period distills essential lessons about managing through extended losses, sizing positions against intraday shock risk, and navigating the psychological strain of watching a once-reliable trend unwind. The scenario's 8 critical decision points serve as focused moments to practice disciplined risk management when volatility exceeds normal expectations.