S&P 600 SmallCap Uptrend Replay (2014-02-05 to 2014-03-18)
Replay 58 daily bars of the 2014 S&P 600 SmallCap uptrend and feel a 3.1% single-day jolt. Step through each session, make your calls at 11 decision points, and receive an AI coach review in a fully simulated, education-only environment.
58 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2014-01 to 2014-04 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 83 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 7.1% and a 10.3% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −7.1%
- Max run-up
- +10.3%
- Duration
- 83 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.1%
- Bars
- 58 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 entered early 2014 navigating a fragile post-holiday landscape where small-cap stocks faced shifting sentiment around monetary policy and economic growth expectations. The scenario spans 58 daily bars from January 14 to April 7, 2014, with traders confronting a period characterized by modest overall performance despite meaningful internal volatility. Eleven decision points punctuate the replay, four of them flagged as critical junctions where directional conviction was tested.
The replay captures a net decline of -0.5% over the full span, with the index closing at 53.78 from an opening of 54.06. This seemingly muted headline figure conceals a more turbulent journey: a maximum drawdown of 7.1% tested risk tolerance, while the largest single session delivered a 3.1% move that demanded real-time composure. The gap between the headline result and the actual trading experience—calm statistics versus nerve-wracking moments—defines the educational core of this scenario.
This replay sharpens decision training across three dimensions: process discipline under uncertainty, risk calibration when volatility exceeds expectations, and psychological resilience when small-cap exposure generates intra-swing pain before any recovery materializes. The 11 decision points function as deliberate friction, forcing participants to articulate entries, exits, and position adjustments rather than drifting through a passive simulation. Encountering a 7.1% drawdown while the index ultimately closes near breakeven teaches that survival and accuracy require managing the space between what markets show and what they feel like in motion.