S&P 600 SmallCap Uptrend Replay (2011-11-25 to 2012-02-03)
Replay the S&P 600 SmallCap uptrend spanning 96 daily bars from October 2011 to March 2012, a 16.6% climb with an 11.7% drawdown. Step through each trading day, face 11 decision points including 4 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
96 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2011-10 to 2012-03 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 140 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 11.7% and a 24.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −11.7%
- Max run-up
- +24.7%
- Duration
- 140 days
- Largest single-day move
- +5.9%
- Bars
- 96 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 S&P 600 SmallCap index traced a compelling uptrend during the final months of 2011 and early 2012, a period when small-cap stocks were attracting renewed institutional interest amid improving economic sentiment. This 96-bar daily replay immerses you in a market that moved from October 20, 2011 to March 8, 2012 — a span that captured both the momentum of recovery and the inevitable pullbacks that test conviction. Eleven decision points are embedded throughout, four of them critical junctions where a single choice could meaningfully alter the trajectory of a simulated portfolio. The stakes are clear: learning to navigate a trending market without abandoning discipline when volatility intrudes.
What unfolded over those 96 trading sessions was a 16.6% advance from 31.67 to 36.93, yet this ascent was far from a straight line. The journey included a maximum drawdown of 11.7%, meaning the market not only paused but reversed meaningfully enough to challenge even early positions. The largest single-day move reached 5.9%, a reminder that momentum-driven sessions can produce outsized daily ranges that stress position sizing and emotional composure. Each decision point forces a reckoning with the tension between staying aligned with the trend and protecting capital from sharp reversals.
This replay is designed to sharpen the decision-making process rather than produce a particular outcome. The interplay between a 16.6% gain and an 11.7% drawdown illustrates why disciplined risk management matters more than directional accuracy. The 11 decision points, with four marked as critical, are deliberate calibrations that train you to act with conviction when evidence supports a position and to pull back when circumstances shift. Psychological resilience — the ability to endure an 11.7% drawdown without abandoning a sound thesis — often distinguishes competent simulation participants from those who repeat common behavioral errors. Use this historical small-cap episode to internalize process discipline, not to chase prediction certainty.