S&P 600 SmallCap Downtrend Replay (2021-06-08 to 2021-07-19)
Replay 58 daily bars of a small-cap correction from May to August 2021, with prices closing nearly flat at 111.49 after a 10.0% drawdown. Step through 11 decision points and receive an AI coach review of each simulated choice.
58 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2021-05 to 2021-08 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 81 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 10.0% and a 6.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −10.0%
- Max run-up
- +6.6%
- Duration
- 81 days
- Largest single-day move
- +3.0%
- 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 replay captures the S&P 600 SmallCap index navigating a correction phase from May 17 to August 6, 2021. Over 58 daily bars, traders faced the challenge of maintaining discipline during a period marked by increased volatility and a significant drawdown. The scenario tests participants' ability to implement sound risk management protocols while avoiding emotional responses to short-term price fluctuations characteristic of small-cap equities.
The index opened at 111.51 and closed at 111.49, virtually unchanged at -0.0%. Yet the journey was anything but flat: a maximum drawdown of 10.0% tested portfolio endurance, with the largest single-day move reaching 3.0%. Eleven decision points punctuated this correction, four of which were deemed critical, demanding participants either commit to positions or adjust their exposure under pressure.
This replay teaches that surviving a correction requires separating outcome from process. Prices may ultimately return to where they started, yet portfolios can suffer lasting damage if position sizing and risk controls fail during the drawdown. Participants learn to recognize that volatility itself is not the enemy; uncontrolled volatility combined with poor decision-making is. The psychological discipline to hold or reduce exposure during a 10.0% decline, rather than capitulate, defines the difference between learning and simply enduring.