Russell 2000 Uptrend Replay (2022-10-14 to 2022-12-02)
Replay 70 daily sessions of the Russell 2000 from September to December 2022, capturing a 9.0% max drawdown amid 6.1% single-bar swings. Step through each trading day, make decisions at 11 decision points, and receive an AI coach review. Simulated capital only, educational use.
70 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2022-09 to 2022-12 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 99 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 9.0% and a 14.3% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −9.0%
- Max run-up
- +14.3%
- Duration
- 99 days
- Largest single-day move
- +6.1%
- Bars
- 70 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, Wall Street's primary gauge of small-cap health, entered September 2022 confronting dual headwinds: a Federal Reserve locked into aggressive rate hikes and recessionary fears rattling investor sentiment. The index tracks 2,000 smaller publicly traded companies and serves as a barometer for domestic economic vitality. This replay spans 70 trading sessions from late September through late December, placing you at the helm during a period when every decision carried amplified consequence. The 2020s decade framing reminds us that these were not isolated conditions but part of an unfolding structural shift in market conditions.
Over this stretch, the Russell 2000 drifted from a close of 1787.5 to 1722.02, a net decline of -3.7%. The journey proved far more turbulent than the headline number suggests, with the index experiencing a maximum drawdown of 9.0% and a largest single-bar move of 6.1%. Navigating 11 decision points—4 deemed critical—demanded disciplined risk management and emotional composure amid violent intraday swings. Each session offered a fresh test of conviction versus adaptation.
This replay sharpens decision-making under sustained pressure, teaching that drawdowns exceeding 9.0% can materialize quickly even when the final outcome appears mild. Participants learn to set pre-defined risk thresholds, stick to them when volatility spikes, and resist the impulse to average down into losses. The psychological dimension looms large: managing fear during a -3.7% downturn while single-day swings reach 6.1% separates disciplined traders from reactive ones. These 70 sessions build muscle memory for navigating environments where the trend is unclear and every candle could reverse the narrative.