PSI 20 Downtrend Replay (2016-04-28 to 2016-06-16)
Replay Portugal's PSI 20 correction across a 72-bar span ending with a peak drawdown of 16.5%. Step through each daily decision point and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
72 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2016-04 to 2016-07 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 101 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 16.5% and a 7.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −16.5%
- Max run-up
- +7.2%
- Duration
- 101 days
- Largest single-day move
- −7.0%
- Bars
- 72 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
The PSI 20, Portugal's benchmark equity index, entered a pronounced correction phase during the spring of 2016. Spanning 72 daily trading bars from early April through mid-July, this replay places participants directly into a period where European peripheral markets faced renewed uncertainty. Traders navigating this scenario confronted the challenge of managing positions through a sustained downward trend while avoiding common behavioral pitfalls that accompany extended losses.
The numbers tell a compelling story of volatility and drawdown. The index declined from 4989.78 to 4552.46, representing an overall loss of -8.8%. More striking was the peak drawdown of 16.5%, meaning participants who failed to adjust risk exposure experienced losses far exceeding the headline figure. A largest single-bar move of 7.0% underscored the market's capacity for sudden, sharp reversals that test position sizing discipline. Across the replay, 11 decision points awaited participants, with 4 flagged as critical junctures requiring decisive action or restraint.
This correction replay hones several essential skills. First, it forces disciplined position management when drawdowns approach uncomfortable thresholds. Second, the volatility spikes reveal how improperly sized positions can force premature exits at the worst moments. Third, the psychological dimension emerges clearly: holding through a 16.5% drawdown requires emotional regulation that differs fundamentally from simply analyzing charts. Participants learn that survival through corrections depends as much on process adherence and emotional control as on directional conviction.