Russell 2000 Uptrend Replay (1994-12-09 to 1995-09-14)
Replay the 1995 Russell 2000 uptrend across 150 daily bars from January to August, watching small-caps climb 21.0% under tight 3.0% drawdowns. Step through 11 decision points (4 critical) to practice your reads, then receive an AI coach review of every simulated choice.
150 daily bars · 11 decision points · 1995-01 to 1995-08 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 215 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 3.0% and a 21.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −3.0%
- Max run-up
- +21.8%
- Duration
- 215 days
- Largest single-day move
- −2.2%
- 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 1995, the Russell 2000 small-cap index was attracting renewed attention as the 1990s bull market took hold. After a cautious 1994, investors were reassessing their exposure to smaller companies that had lagged the broader rally. The period from January through August represented a test of small-cap leadership, with traders weighing whether this segment could finally deliver the outperformance long hoped for.
The answer came in measured fashion. Across 150 trading days from January 11 to August 14, 1995, the index rose from 248.16 to 300.27, generating a 21.0% return. The advance was striking for its discipline: maximum drawdown reached only 3.0%, and the largest single-bar move measured just 2.2%. In this environment, shallow pullbacks were quickly reversed, rewarding those who maintained conviction rather than those who reacted to every wiggle.
This replay challenges participants to practice trend-following discipline under favorable conditions. With 11 decision points including 4 critical junctures, trainees must decide when to add exposure, when to protect gains, and when to trust the tape. The low-volatility character of this move teaches that not all uptrends require constant intervention; sometimes the hardest decision is to simply let profits run. The psychological lesson is clear: disciplined process matters more than prediction when the market is cooperating.
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