Russell 2000 Uptrend Replay (2020-10-30 to 2021-02-09)
Replay 138 daily bars of a Russell 2000 surge that climbed 46.7% from late 2020 into early 2021. You move day-by-day through 11 decision points, including 4 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of each simulated choice.
138 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2020-09 to 2021-03 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 200 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 9.6% and a 62.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −9.6%
- Max run-up
- +62.6%
- Duration
- 200 days
- Largest single-day move
- +4.0%
- Bars
- 138 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 autumn of 2020, the Russell 2000 small-cap index entered a pivotal phase of recovery following the pandemic-induced selloff. This replay spans 138 daily bars from September 11, 2020 to March 30, 2021, immersing you in a period where small-cap stocks were regaining momentum and investor sentiment was shifting from fear to optimism. The stakes were significant: positioning decisions made during this transition could define portfolio outcomes for the quarters ahead.
The index surged 46.7%, climbing from 1497.27 to 2195.8. Yet the journey was not linear. A maximum drawdown of 9.6% tested conviction, and the largest single-day move of 4.0% demanded discipline. Across 11 decision points—including 4 critical ones—you navigate the tension between capturing upside and managing exposure during a sustained uptrend.
This scenario sharpens skills in trend-following discipline, drawdown tolerance, and conviction management. The 9.6% retracement reminds us that even in powerful trends, volatility is inevitable. Decision training here focuses on process over outcome: Did you define entry and exit rules before momentum accelerated? Did you adjust position sizing after large single-bar swings? The psychology of holding through pullbacks while avoiding overexposure is the central lesson of this boom-era replay.