Cocoa Historical Replay: 2021-04 to 2021-07
Cocoa futures slipped from 2354 to 2267 across 62 daily bars, a -3.7% replay with a 10.7% max drawdown and 4.8% single-bar swings. You will replay each session, navigate 11 decision points, and receive an AI coach review in a simulated educational environment.
62 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2021-04 to 2021-07 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 89 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 10.7% and a 11.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −10.7%
- Max run-up
- +11.2%
- Duration
- 89 days
- Largest single-day move
- −4.8%
- Bars
- 62 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 replay transports you to the cocoa futures market in spring 2021, a period when soft commodities faced unusual volatility. Across roughly three months of trading, 62 daily bars captured a -3.7% decline from 2354 to 2267, with single-day swings reaching 4.8% and a maximum drawdown of 10.7%. This creates a demanding decision environment where 11 choice points—4 deemed critical—test your ability to navigate shifting sentiment in a volatile soft market.
The journey from 2354 to 2267 reveals why raw price direction tells only part of the story. The 10.7% peak-to-trough drawdown means that even a modest net decline can mask periods of significant stress. Traders entering after the initial move downward would have faced the full force of those 4.8% single-bar reversals, testing stop-discipline and position sizing alike. The 11 decision points scattered through the replay require participants to act decisively when momentum shifts, with 4 critical moments demanding especially careful judgment.
This replay teaches that surviving volatile periods is less about predicting direction than about maintaining disciplined process. The focus should be on three transferable skills: building position sizes that can withstand a 10.7% drawdown without forcing early exits, respecting stop-loss logic when 4.8% bars test conviction, and keeping psychological balance when the macro picture remains unclear. Educational replays like this one let traders rehearse these responses without financial risk, building habits that matter when real capital is at stake.
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