S&P 600 SmallCap Downtrend Replay (2001-02-15 to 2001-03-22)
Replay a textbook small-cap correction as the S&P 600 slides from 18.92 to 16.64, a 12.1% drop across 50 daily bars. Step through the tape, make calls at 9 decision points, and receive AI coach feedback in a simulated, educational environment.
50 daily bars · 9 decision points · 2001-01 to 2001-04 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 70 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 17.0% and a 5.4% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −17.0%
- Max run-up
- +5.4%
- Duration
- 70 days
- Largest single-day move
- +5.2%
- Bars
- 50 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 9
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 early 2001 the S&P 600 small-cap index entered a correction phase that would test the resolve of any participant tracking this segment of the market. The replay spans 50 daily bars from late January through early April, with the designated decision window running from mid-February through late March. Nine decision points punctuate the tape—three flagged as critical—giving traders structured moments to act or stand aside as the market narrative unfolds.
What unfolds is a textbook small-cap correction: the index slides from 18.92 to 16.64, a decline of 12.1% measured from close to close. The journey is not smooth; the maximum drawdown reaches 17.0%, and the largest single session volleys 5.2%, underscoring the elevated volatility that characterizes smaller companies under pressure. These are the numbers the replay encodes, and they set the stage for every judgment call.
For decision training this scenario distills essential lessons around process, risk, and psychology. Participants must navigate a declining tape without the benefit of hindsight, learning to size positions appropriately for a market that can lurch 5.2% against them in a single session. The 17.0% peak-to-trough drawdown forces honest reckoning with risk tolerance, while the cadence of nine decision points—three critical—cultivates the discipline of waiting for high-probability entries rather than chasing price. This replay is a laboratory for building the emotional resilience that distinguishes disciplined traders from impulsive ones when markets do not cooperate.