Coffee Historical Replay: 2020-02 to 2020-05
Replay 64 days of 2020 coffee futures from February 5 to May 6, capturing an 11.9% close-to-close swing and a 20.2% drawdown. Step through each session, tackle 11 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
64 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2020-02 to 2020-05 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 91 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 20.2% and a 32.9% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −20.2%
- Max run-up
- +32.9%
- Duration
- 91 days
- Largest single-day move
- +8.0%
- Bars
- 64 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
Coffee futures in early 2020 found themselves at the epicenter of an unprecedented global disruption. The period from February 5 to May 6, 2020 spans 64 daily bars as the world grappled with the emerging pandemic. This wasn't just another volatility episode—it was a fundamental shock to supply chains, demand patterns, and market psychology simultaneously.
The close moved from 97.75 to 109.35, an 11.9% swing over the full period. Yet this headline number obscures the true character of the move: the market experienced a 20.2% max drawdown at its worst point, and individual sessions saw moves as large as 8.0% in a single bar. The path from start to finish was anything but straight.
This replay offers 11 decision points—4 marked as critical—where traders had to navigate extreme uncertainty with incomplete information. The 20.2% drawdown reminds us that even soft commodities aren't immune to systemic shocks, and the 8.0% single-bar moves test position sizing and emotional discipline. Training here focuses on process over prediction: how you size positions, manage risk, and maintain composure when the market moves in ways that challenge conventional wisdom.
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