Russell 2000 Downtrend Replay (2021-11-08 to 2021-12-01)
Replay the Russell 2000 slide from 2296.08 to 2180.5, a 5.0% correction across 34 daily bars. Step through each session, face 7 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your choices in this simulated market-training scenario.
34 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2021-10 to 2021-12 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 48 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 12.1% and a 8.4% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −12.1%
- Max run-up
- +8.4%
- Duration
- 48 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.7%
- Bars
- 34 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, Wall Street's primary gauge of small-cap health, entered a testing period in late October 2021. Small-cap indices often serve as economic sentiment proxies, and by autumn 2021, investors were navigating post-pandemic recovery dynamics, inflation concerns, and shifting Federal Reserve signals. This replay places you at the threshold of a notable correction, where every session demands disciplined analysis over impulse.
The scenario unfolds across 34 daily bars, with the index sliding from 2296.08 to 2180.5—a -5.0% correction. The journey proved harsher than the headline figure suggests, as maximum drawdown reached 12.1%, and volatility produced a largest single-bar move of 3.7%. Participants navigate 7 decision points, including 3 critical junctures where directional conviction was essential. The data window spans 2021-10-26 to 2021-12-13, capturing the full arc of this downturn.
Trading this correction demands confronting core market psychology: the pull of capitulation during drawdowns, the temptation to call bottoms prematurely, and the discipline to execute plans under pressure. The 12.1% peak-to-trough decline tests risk calibration—how much exposure feels appropriate when momentum is unfavorable. Seven decision points, three of them critical, simulate real-time permission to act or hold. The replay does not promise outcomes but sharpens the process of evaluating evidence, managing position size, and maintaining composure when a -5.0% headline masks steeper interim pain. Historical accuracy grounds the simulation; the learning belongs entirely to the participant.