Russell 2000 Uptrend Replay (2000-04-14 to 2000-05-01)
Replay a 30-day Russell 2000 stretch that swung from 539.09 to 490.94, carving out a 16.4% drawdown. Walk through each bar, weigh 3 critical decision points, and receive an AI coach review in this simulated, educational drill.
30 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2000-03 to 2000-05 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 42 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 16.4% and a 14.4% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −16.4%
- Max run-up
- +14.4%
- Duration
- 42 days
- Largest single-day move
- −7.3%
- Bars
- 30 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 7
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 late March 2000, the Russell 2000 index stood at 539.09 as the dot-com euphoria began unraveling. The following 30 trading days, spanning March 31 to May 12, 2000, became a masterclass in market volatility as small-cap stocks faced relentless selling pressure. Seven decision points were embedded within this period, with three emerging as critical junctures where directional bias could have been tested or revised.
The index closed at 490.94, representing an -8.9% decline over the data span. However, the journey proved far more turbulent than the endpoint suggests. The maximum drawdown hit 16.4%, and individual sessions saw moves as large as 7.3%, creating an environment where position sizing and stop discipline faced extreme scrutiny. Investors navigating this stretch encountered whipsaws that demanded constant reassessment of risk exposure.
For decision training, this replay illustrates the psychological cost of volatility and the importance of pre-defining exit levels before entries. Systematically working through each bar, participants confront the tension between conviction and capitulation. The three critical moments serve as pressure points where either holding or pivoting determines cumulative outcome. This historical drill, grounded in the 2000s decade, trains practitioners to separate process from outcome and maintain discipline when drawdowns approach double digits.