S&P 600 SmallCap Uptrend Replay (2016-11-03 to 2017-02-21)
Replay 148 daily bars of the S&P 600 SmallCap from September 2016 to April 2017, when the index climbed 10.1% from 61.49 to 67.69. Walk through 11 decision points (4 critical) day by day, face each choice under simulated capital, and receive an AI coach review of your reasoning.
148 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2016-09 to 2017-04 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 212 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 8.1% and a 22.5% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −8.1%
- Max run-up
- +22.5%
- Duration
- 212 days
- Largest single-day move
- +3.1%
- Bars
- 148 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 offered traders a textbook case study in riding a sustained uptrend during the late 2016 to early 2017 period. This small-cap benchmark had been building momentum as the broader market digested post-election uncertainty, creating an environment where patient positioning was rewarded but required discipline through pullbacks. Participants in this replay faced the challenge of capturing a steady advance while managing the inherent volatility that characterizes smaller-capitalization stocks.
Between September 2016 and April 2017, the index climbed 10.1% from 61.49 to 67.69 over 148 trading days. The journey included an 8.1% maximum drawdown and occasional single-day swings of 3.1%, reminding participants that even orderly trends contain noise and reversals. Navigating 11 decision points—four of them critical—demanded continuous evaluation of position sizing, trend integrity, and risk exposure rather than passive holding.
This replay sharpens the ability to distinguish corrections from breakdowns, a skill that separates disciplined trend followers from reactive traders. The 8.1% drawdown tested emotional composure—those who maintained their process survived the pullback; those who panicked often locked in losses. For decision training, the lesson is clear: volatility is the environment, not the enemy. Master the process, respect the risk parameters, and let the historical record do the teaching.