Russell 2000 Downtrend Replay (2015-06-23 to 2015-08-25)
Replay a 14.8% drawdown through the Russell 2000 correction across 90 daily bars. Walk through each session, face 11 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
90 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2015-05 to 2015-09 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 128 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 14.8% and a 6.9% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −14.8%
- Max run-up
- +6.9%
- Duration
- 128 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.9%
- Bars
- 90 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 index tracks small-cap U.S. equities, a segment known for elevated volatility and sensitivity to domestic economic shifts. During the summer of 2015, small-cap stocks faced mounting uncertainty as the market moved from late June through late August. The scenario spans 90 daily bars, presenting participants with 11 decision points, 4 of which carry critical weight for portfolio outcomes.
Over this period, the index declined from 1257.74 to 1122.79, representing a 10.7% closing price retreat. The journey proved even more turbulent than the endpoint suggests: maximum drawdown reached 14.8%, and the largest single session swing measured 3.9%. These figures capture a sustained correction rather than a sharp crash, testing participants ability to manage risk across multiple weeks of grinding downward pressure.
The scenario exposes the psychological challenge of staying disciplined during extended drawdowns. Participants must practice sizing positions appropriately when volatility spikes, deciding whether to add risk or reduce exposure as the index makes successive lower lows. Four critical decision points force explicit choices about capital preservation versus staying invested, mirroring real dilemmas investors face when portfolios drift into deep red territory. This replay trains the habit of following process over emotion, a distinction that separates long-term success from reactive decision-making.