Silver Historical Replay: 2018-08 to 2018-11
Replay 66 turbulent daily bars of silver from August 22 to November 23, 2018, when the metal slid 3.5% amid emerging-market stress. Step through each session, face 12 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated trades.
66 daily bars · 12 decision points · 2018-08 to 2018-11 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 93 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 6.0% and a 4.9% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −6.0%
- Max run-up
- +4.9%
- Duration
- 93 days
- Largest single-day move
- +3.5%
- Bars
- 66 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 12
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 scene opens on a silver market navigating one of the more turbulent stretches of the 2010s. From August 22 to November 23, 2018, the metal faced headwinds from an emerging-market crisis that rippled across commodities. Sixty-six daily bars of price action await replay, each session a decision point in a market where confidence was being tested and safe-haven flows were in flux. The stakes were clear: participants had to read evolving macro signals while managing exposure in a market that could shift without warning.
The numbers tell a story of grinding pressure. Silver closed the period at 14.22, down from 14.73 at the open, a decline of 3.5%. The journey was not smooth; the market experienced a maximum drawdown of 6.0% and endured its largest single-bar move of 3.5%. Across these 66 sessions, traders faced 12 decision points, four of which were critical junctures where positioning and risk management could mean the difference between weathering the storm or accumulating losses. The combination of steady erosion and sudden spikes created an environment demanding both discipline and adaptability.
For decision training, this replay strips away hindsight and forces participants to act in real time. The value lies not in predicting the exact bottom but in refining process: how to size positions when drawdowns can reach 6.0%, how to stay disciplined through 3.5% intraday swings, and how to identify which of the 12 moments truly warrant action versus restraint. AI coach review of simulated trades then illuminates the psychological traps that emerge under sustained pressure, making this scenario a laboratory for hardening both analytical skill and emotional resilience.