S&P 600 SmallCap Uptrend Replay (2020-05-13 to 2020-06-08)
Replay 36 daily bars of the S&P 600 SmallCap from April 29 to June 18, 2020, capturing a 3.0% close-to-close move with an 8.2% single-bar swing. Walk through 7 decision points, including 3 critical ones, and receive AI coach feedback on your simulated choices.
36 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2020-04 to 2020-06 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 50 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 13.7% and a 31.1% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −13.7%
- Max run-up
- +31.1%
- Duration
- 50 days
- Largest single-day move
- −8.2%
- Bars
- 36 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 7
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
In late April 2020, the S&P 600 SmallCap index entered a period of renewed investor attention as markets attempted to recover from the sharp volatility of the preceding weeks. Over the next six weeks, spanning from April 29 to June 18, 2020, the small-cap segment presented traders and investors with a complex environment requiring careful position management and disciplined decision-making. The period covered 36 daily bars, offering a comprehensive view of how this asset class behaved during a post-shock recovery phase.
The data reveals a modest but meaningful net advance, with the index moving from 66.07 to 68.06, representing a 3.0% close-to-close gain over the full period. However, the journey was far from linear. The largest single-bar move reached 8.2%, underscoring the lingering volatility in small-cap names during this era. The maximum drawdown of 13.7% tested even patient participants, creating multiple inflection points where directional conviction was essential. Seven decision points punctuated this stretch, three of which proved critical for those navigating the volatility.
This replay hones the ability to manage risk through periods of deceptive quietude and sudden turbulence alike. Participants must confront the psychological tension between protecting capital during drawdowns and maintaining sufficient exposure to capture genuine advances. The 8.2% single-bar swings demand clear pre-commitment to entry and exit logic, while the 13.7% peak-to-trough decline forces honest assessment of position sizing. Working through 7 decision points sharpens the habit of separating signal from noise, a skill that transfers across market environments and time frames.