PSI 20 Downtrend Replay (2014-05-06 to 2014-05-21)
Portugal’s PSI 20 slid 3.4% across 30 daily bars in spring 2014, drawing into a 9.2% drawdown. Replay each trading day step by step, face seven decision points with three critical, and receive an AI coach review in a simulated, educational environment.
30 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2014-04 to 2014-06 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 46 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 9.2% and a 4.4% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −9.2%
- Max run-up
- +4.4%
- Duration
- 46 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.4%
- Bars
- 30 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 7
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
Portugal's PSI 20, the benchmark equity index of the Euronext Lisbon exchange, faced a critical test in spring 2014. The market had been navigating post-debt-crisis recovery when sentiment began to shift. Over the window from early to mid-May 2014, traders and investors confronted mounting uncertainty about the sustainability of recent gains. The stage was set for a correction that would test risk management protocols and decision-making discipline across seven distinct moments.
The index closed the period at 7160.61, down from 7410.05 at the start—a decline of -3.4% across 30 daily bars. Beneath the headline figure lay more turbulent conditions. The maximum drawdown reached 9.2%, meaning participants who entered near local peaks endured nearly triple the headline loss percentage. The largest single-bar move hit 3.4%, illustrating how sudden sentiment shifts can overwhelm position sizing assumptions. Three of the seven decision points were flagged as critical, where directional conviction faced its sternest evaluation.
This replay sharpens several essential skills. First, it forces precise tracking of cumulative damage versus peak-to-trough exposure. Second, it reveals how a 9.2% drawdown can emerge from multiple smaller moves of 3.4%, reinforcing position sizing discipline. Third, navigating seven decision points—three critical—trains the ability to reassess thesis under pressure. The psychological dimension looms equally large: maintaining composure when drawdowns approach double digits, avoiding reactive decisions near market extremes, and recognizing that corrections test character as much as strategy.