Russell 2000 Uptrend Replay (2001-04-04 to 2001-05-22)
Replay a 4.6% Russell 2000 climb across 68 daily bars from March to June 2001, navigating 11 decision points including 4 critical ones. Step through each session, make your calls, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated reasoning.
68 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2001-03 to 2001-06 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 97 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 10.1% and a 21.5% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −10.1%
- Max run-up
- +21.5%
- Duration
- 97 days
- Largest single-day move
- +4.5%
- Bars
- 68 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 the spring of 2001, the Russell 2000 was navigating the treacherous aftermath of the dot-com collapse. Small-cap stocks had been battered by the tech wreck, and market participants faced a landscape where traditional certainties had evaporated. This scenario replays 68 daily bars from March to June 2001, presenting traders with 11 decision points—including 4 critical ones—as they attempt to navigate what would become a tentative recovery in the small-cap space.
The index closed the period at 495.38, up from 473.65, representing a modest 4.6% gain. Beneath that headline figure lay considerable turbulence: a maximum drawdown of 10.1% tested positions severely, while the largest single-bar move of 4.5% could have shaken less disciplined traders. The journey was neither straight nor forgiving, rewarding those who could read evolving market dynamics rather than simply extrapolating trends.
This replay teaches that survival in volatile markets demands more than directional conviction. Participants must grapple with position sizing under uncertainty, the discipline to hold through drawdowns without panic, and the judgment to distinguish genuine breakouts from noise. The 11 decision points simulate the psychological crucible traders actually faced—moments where process, not prediction, determined outcomes. For training purposes, the value lies not in anticipating every bar but in building the systematic approach that makes sustained participation possible.