Russell 2000 Uptrend Replay (1992-07-08 to 1993-02-04)
Replay a 150-day Russell 2000 uptrend where the index climbed 23.7% from 187.77 to 232.36. Walk through each trading session, face 11 decision points, and receive AI coach feedback in this simulated, educational market replay.
150 daily bars · 11 decision points · 1992-07 to 1993-02 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 213 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 4.6% and a 25.1% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −4.6%
- Max run-up
- +25.1%
- Duration
- 213 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
The early 1990s marked an important chapter in American small-cap investing. The Russell 2000 index, tracking the performance of small-cap stocks, entered a sustained upward phase between July 1992 and February 1993. This replay places you inside the market that defined a generation of traders, where every session demanded careful evaluation of an emerging trend. Small-cap stocks were gaining attention as the economy transitioned from recession toward expansion, and understanding how to position oneself during such transitions proved valuable for developing traders.
The index climbed steadily over 150 trading days, moving from 187.77 to 232.36 for a total return of 23.7%. The journey was not linear; the maximum drawdown reached 4.6%, and the largest single-bar move was just 1.6%. These figures reveal a market that advanced with unusual discipline and controlled volatility. Trainees face 11 decision points throughout the replay, with 4 marked as critical, requiring participants to demonstrate timing judgment and conviction management under evolving conditions.
This scenario teaches that sustainable trends reward process over prediction. A 4.6% maximum drawdown reminds us that even healthy uptrends produce discomfort that tests discipline. The modest single-bar moves indicate a market that rewarded patience rather than dramatic positioning. Trainees learn to distinguish between normal fluctuation and meaningful signals, cultivate conviction without overconfidence, and build the psychological resilience necessary to hold winning positions through inevitable periods of doubt.
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