Russell 2000 Uptrend Replay (2012-07-24 to 2012-09-14)
Replay the 2012 Russell 2000 rally from June 25 to October 10, an 8.5% advance across 76 daily bars. Walk through each authentic trading day, make your own calls at 11 decision points, and receive AI coach feedback on every choice, simulated capital only.
76 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2012-06 to 2012-10 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 107 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 6.2% and a 13.5% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −6.2%
- Max run-up
- +13.5%
- Duration
- 107 days
- Largest single-day move
- +2.9%
- Bars
- 76 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 Russell 2000 entered the summer of 2012 at a delicate juncture. Small-cap stocks, having declined through the spring, faced mounting uncertainty as global growth concerns and European debt worries weighed on risk appetite. Between June 25 and October 10, traders and investors navigating this environment would have needed to balance cautious positioning against the potential for a sustained recovery. This 76-bar replay places you inside those authentic daily decisions.
The index rose from 761.9 to 826.75, delivering an 8.5% advance over the period. However, the path was far from straight. A maximum drawdown of 6.2% tested conviction midway through the rally, while the largest single-bar move of 2.9% demanded disciplined position sizing and clear pre-defined responses. Across 11 decision points, with 4 deemed critical, the market offered multiple inflection moments where direction and conviction mattered greatly.
This replay teaches that profitable outcomes require more than being right about direction. Managing risk through a 6.2% drawdown, sizing positions appropriately for a 2.9% intraday swing, and maintaining psychological steadiness when the market tests your thesis are equally vital skills. The educational value lies not in predicting the rally's existence in hindsight, but in practicing the disciplined process—reading price action, respecting market structure, and controlling exposure—that would allow a trader to capture such moves consistently over time.
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