S&P 600 SmallCap Uptrend Replay (2017-08-21 to 2018-01-26)
Replay a five-month S&P 600 SmallCap uptrend that closed 9.1% higher across 150 daily bars from 2017-07-21 to 2018-02-23, weathering an 8.7% drawdown. Walk through 11 decision points in this educational market-replay, make your choices, and receive an AI coach review with simulated capital only.
150 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2017-07 to 2018-02 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 217 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 8.7% and a 19.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −8.7%
- Max run-up
- +19.8%
- Duration
- 217 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.9%
- Bars
- 150 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 a sustained uptrend in the latter half of 2017, a period characterized by synchronized global growth and accommodative monetary policy. This replay spans 150 trading days from July 21, 2017, through February 23, 2018—a five-month window that captured both the momentum of rising valuations and the inevitable pullbacks that test conviction. Participants face 11 decision points, 4 deemed critical, demanding disciplined engagement throughout a decade-defining market environment.
The index advanced from 71.25 to 77.76, delivering a net gain of 9.1% over the period. This seemingly modest return, however, was anything but smooth: an 8.7% maximum drawdown tested risk tolerance, while the largest single-day move of 3.9% introduced sudden volatility that could unsettle even experienced participants.
The scenario strips away hindsight and forces learners to confront ambiguity in real time. Managing a position through an 8.7% pullback while the 9.1% gain unfolds requires a predefined process, not reactive impulses. The lesson is not about predicting the next bar but about building the discipline to stay rational when the market oscillates between reward and setback. Small-cap volatility is a teacher of humility; those who survive it with intact capital and learned insight are better prepared for the next cycle.