Russell 2000 Uptrend Replay (1988-11-22 to 1989-10-09)
Replay a 17.3% Russell 2000 uptrend across 150 daily bars ending 175.87, with max drawdown only 3.5%. Walk through 11 decision points, face 4 critical ones, and get an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
150 daily bars · 11 decision points · 1989-01 to 1989-08 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 215 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 3.5% and a 18.3% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −3.5%
- Max run-up
- +18.3%
- Duration
- 215 days
- Largest single-day move
- −1.6%
- Bars
- 150 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
In early 1989, the Russell 2000 small-cap index entered a sustained advance within the broader 1980s equity bull market. This replay spans 150 daily bars from mid-January through mid-August, placing you inside a market environment where small-cap momentum was building. The scenario captures a period when investors had to decide how to position themselves amid steady appreciation with minimal volatility.
The index climbed from 149.93 to 175.87, delivering a 17.3% gain over the course of the replay. Remarkably, the maximum drawdown throughout this advance was only 3.5%, and the largest single-day move reached just 1.6%. These figures reflect an exceptionally smooth uptrend—characterized by consistent daily advances rather than dramatic surges—that tested participants' ability to stay engaged without overtrading.
The scenario presents 11 decision points, four of which are marked as critical moments requiring careful judgment. This structure trains you to distinguish routine market noise from pivotal inflection points. With such low volatility, the challenge shifts from surviving dramatic swings to maintaining disciplined position sizing and avoiding the psychological trap of becoming complacent in a steady market. Evaluating your simulated choices against the historical outcome sharpens risk awareness and reinforces process over prediction.