Russell 2000 Uptrend Replay (2014-10-13 to 2014-12-29)
Replay the Russell 2000 from September 2014 to February 2015, when the index climbed 3.1% across 108 daily bars. You walk through each session, face 4 critical decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
108 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2014-09 to 2015-02 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 155 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 10.5% and a 16.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −10.5%
- Max run-up
- +16.2%
- Duration
- 155 days
- Largest single-day move
- +3.1%
- Bars
- 108 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 small-cap index entered the fall of 2014 as markets digested mixed signals from the U.S. economy. The period from October 2014 through December 2014 became a proving ground for traders navigating a modest but persistent uptrend. The challenge was clear: capture directional moves while managing the inevitable pullbacks that accompany any multi-month rally in volatile equity markets.
Across 108 daily bars spanning September 2014 to February 2015, the index climbed from 1172.2 to 1208.71, delivering a 3.1% net gain. Beneath that steady advance lay a more turbulent reality: a maximum drawdown of 10.5% tested positions, while the largest single-bar move of 3.1% could suddenly swing sentiment. Traders faced 11 decision points, of which 4 proved critical to outcomes. The lesson embedded in every session was that directional calls matter less than the discipline applied when markets move against you.
This replay trains the process of staying systematic when drawdowns approach your pain threshold and of recognizing when volatility itself signals opportunity rather than danger. The educational value lies in confronting the psychology of patience versus premature exit, and in refining risk frameworks that keep decisions grounded rather than reactive.