Russell 2000 Downtrend Replay (2020-02-20 to 2020-03-12)
Replay the Russell 2000's brutal 41.6% drawdown over 32 volatile daily bars. Step through the 7 decision points with simulated capital and receive an AI coach review of your risk management choices.
32 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2020-02 to 2020-03 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 46 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 41.6% and a 7.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −41.6%
- Max run-up
- +7.8%
- Duration
- 46 days
- Largest single-day move
- −14.3%
- Bars
- 32 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
The Russell 2000 entered February 2020 as a barometer of American small-cap health, still elevated after a decade-long bull run. By mid-month, mounting uncertainties—corporate earnings pressures, global supply chain disruptions, and lofty valuations—had begun eroding the complacency that had defined the prior years. This scenario recreates that fragile moment and asks participants to navigate what would become one of the swiftest bear market declines in modern memory.
What followed was a 32-trading-day collapse that wiped 40.2% from the index, closing at 1002.4 from an open near 1677.46. Maximum drawdown reached 41.6%, while individual sessions produced moves as severe as 14.3%—volatility typically reserved for single equities, not broad benchmarks. Seven decision points punctuate this descent, each demanding participants reassess their risk posture as conditions deteriorated day by day.
This replay distills a stark lesson: in accelerating selloffs, the gap between analysis and action often defines survival. Position sizing, predetermined exit levels, and the discipline to execute under psychological duress become the decisive factors. The scenario trains participants to treat volatility not merely as noise, but as a signal requiring immediate, structured response.