S&P 600 SmallCap Uptrend Replay (2002-10-09 to 2002-11-06)
Replay 42 daily bars of S&P 600 SmallCap history from 2002-09-24 to 2002-11-20, watching a climb from 15.16 to 16.4. Work through 8 decision points, including 3 critical ones, with an AI coach reviewing each call in this simulated training environment.
42 daily bars · 8 decision points · 2002-09 to 2002-11 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 57 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 11.5% and a 17.4% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −11.5%
- Max run-up
- +17.4%
- Duration
- 57 days
- Largest single-day move
- +4.1%
- Bars
- 42 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 8
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 S&P 600 SmallCap index enters this replay in late September 2002, a period still raw from the dot-com wreckage and searching for stability. Over the next 42 trading days, from 2002-09-24 to 2002-11-20, participants navigate an 8.2% climb from 15.16 to 16.4 through 8 decision points, including 3 the platform flags as critical. This simulated stretch tests whether trainees can hold course through a market still finding its footing in the 2000s decade.
The actual price path reveals the challenge: despite an 8.2% net gain, the journey included an 11.5% max drawdown—a meaningful pullback that would test conviction. The largest single-bar move of 4.1% shows momentum can shift quickly, making each decision point consequential. For those replaying this scenario, the gap between starting and ending prices tells only part of the story; the volatility between them is where decisions matter most.
This replay sharpens decision-making by confronting trainees with realistic market conditions: navigating drawdowns while preserving capital, interpreting whether price surges signal sustainability or exhaustion, and maintaining discipline through periods of heightened uncertainty. The 3 critical points serve as checkpoints for evaluating whether risk management and process hold when volatility increases. Small-cap volatility demands both patience and precision—qualities honed only through deliberate practice against authentic historical stretches like this one.