Coffee Historical Replay: 2020-06 to 2020-09
Replay the 2020 coffee surge: 64 daily bars saw a 36.3% close-to-close climb with an 8.4% max drawdown. You walk through each session, face 11 decision points, and receive an AI coach review on a simulated educational market replay.
64 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2020-06 to 2020-09 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 88 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 8.4% and a 43.9% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −8.4%
- Max run-up
- +43.9%
- Duration
- 88 days
- Largest single-day move
- +7.8%
- 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
In the summer of 2020, the soft commodities market faced an extraordinary test as coffee prices embarked on a sustained rally that would demand sharp judgment from anyone tracking the sector. The period spanning June to September placed traders at the intersection of pandemic-era supply disruptions and resurgent demand, creating a high-stakes environment where each daily bar carried the potential to shift sentiment dramatically. Understanding the forces at play during these months was essential for anyone seeking to navigate what would become a notable boom cycle in the softs space.
Over the 64 daily bars from 2020-06-08 to 2020-09-04, coffee futures ascended from a close of 98.9 to 134.8, delivering a 36.3% appreciation that tested the conviction of both newcomers and seasoned participants. The journey was far from linear: an 8.4% max drawdown forced disciplined risk managers to hold their ground, while the largest single-bar move of 7.8% reminded the market that momentum can compress into explosive individual sessions. Traders encountered 11 decision points across this span, with 4 deemed critical moments where positioning and conviction were most severely evaluated.
This replay ultimately measures not profit but process. The coffee boom stripped away comfortable certainties, demanding that participants confront volatility without abandoning discipline. The interplay between max drawdown tolerance, single-bar shock absorption, and the psychology of holding through uncertainty forms the core curriculum of this scenario. For those in training, the lesson is clear: surviving a 36.3% advance requires the same emotional equilibrium as navigating any turbulent market, with the ultimate metric being whether sound decision-making prevailed over reactive impulses.
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