PSI 20 Uptrend Replay (2018-02-09 to 2018-05-22)
Replay Portugal's PSI 20 across 138 daily bars from 2017-12-19 to 2018-07-09, navigating 11 decision points through a 3.9% grind higher with an 8.6% drawdown. Step into each session, make your call, then review with the AI coach, simulated capital only.
138 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2017-12 to 2018-07 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 202 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 8.6% and a 9.3% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −8.6%
- Max run-up
- +9.3%
- Duration
- 202 days
- Largest single-day move
- −2.6%
- Bars
- 138 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 Portuguese PSI 20 index enters the spotlight across 138 daily bars spanning from December 2017 through July 2018. This period captures a grinding advance where the benchmark closed the era at 5642.86, up 3.9% from its opening close of 5431.01. For traders navigating this replay, the task is to manage 11 decision points—including 4 critical junctures—through a market that offered modest directional intent rather than explosive momentum.
The journey proved testing: an 8.6% maximum drawdown tested conviction, while the largest single-day swing of 2.6% demanded discipline during intraday volatility spikes. Those who chased strength during the brief pullbacks likely accumulated regret; those who maintained position sizing discipline could survive the grinding nature of this advance. The modest 3.9% total return masks significant psychological toll, illustrating how "not losing" can feel like losing when the grind extends.
This replay teaches that process trumps prediction. With only 3.9% gain spread across 138 days, the margin for error was razor-thin—position management and entry timing separated competent execution from costly missteps. The 8.6% drawdown warns against overconfidence; even a market that ultimately rises can punish complacency. For decision training, the value lies in building systematic responses to each of the 11 inflection points, accepting that the market offered no easy narrative—just persistent uncertainty.